GATLIN v. STATE

No. 2D11-5722.

79 So.3d 202 (2012)

Lewis GATLIN, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 10, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julianne M. Holt , Public Defender, and Michael Peacock , Assistant Public Defender, Tampa, for Petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Joseph H. Lee , Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

Lewis Gatlin filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging the trial court's order finding him incompetent to proceed in a criminal case and directing that he be involuntarily committed to the Department of Children and Family Services (DCF). By order, we treated the petition as a petition for writ of certiorari1 and granted relief. We write to explain our decision.

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