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DOE v. STATE

No. SC16-1852.

217 So.3d 1020 (2017)

John DOE, Petitioners, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

May 11, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard L. "Rex" Dimmig, II , Public Defender, and Robert A. Young , General Counsel, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bartow, Florida, for Petitioners.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida; and Caroline Johnson Levine , Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, Florida, for Respondent.

Peter P. Sleasman and Kristen Cooley Lentz of Disability Rights Florida, Gainesville, Florida, for Amicus Curiae Disability Rights Florida.

Amy Singer Borman , General Counsel, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, West Palm Beach, Florida, for Amicus Curiae Honorable Jeffrey J. Colbath, Chief Judge of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit.

At the heart of this case is the right of an individual to have a judicial officer physically present at hearings held to determine whether the individual may be involuntarily committed to a mental health facility or hospital pursuant to section 394.467, Florida Statutes (2016) ("the Baker Act"). Doe v. State...

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