L.P. v. STATE

No. 5D08-844.

995 So.2d 1140 (2008)

L.P., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

December 5, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Wesley, Public Defender, and Rosemarie Farrell, Assistant Public Defender, Orlando, for Appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee and Gerald D. Siebens, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


PALMER, C.J.

L.P. appeals the order entered by the trial court which involuntarily committed her for mental health treatment for a period of six months. Although we find L.P.'s claims of error to be moot, we write to address one issue which is likely to recur.

A notice of petition for involuntary placement was filed by the State with regard to L.P. pursuant to section 394.463, Florida Statutes (2007), Florida's Mental Health Act (commonly referred to as the...

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