District Court of Appeal of Florida

An order authorizing appellant's continued involuntary placement in a mental hospital is affirmed where the state showed that appellant was incapable of surviving alone and was likely to neglect himself, and that this posed a threat of substantial harm to his well-being.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/21/2006
• Published 06/21/2006

Judges

• SHAHOOD, J.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Ellen Griffin, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Charles M. Fahlbusch, Assistant Attorney General, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.