HORTON v. JUDD

No. 2D11-4365.

80 So.3d 439 (2012)

Thomas R. HORTON, Petitioner, v. Grady JUDD, Sheriff of Polk County, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 22, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman , Public Defender, and Debra L. Munchel , Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Petitioner.

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


PER CURIAM.

Thomas R. Horton, a criminal defendant in circuit court who was previously adjudicated incompetent to proceed to trial, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in this court seeking review of the order of the trial court committing him to the state hospital. Horton alleges that he is being illegally detained because he does not meet the criteria for involuntary commitment as outlined in section 916.13(1), Florida Statutes (2011). We previously granted...

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