Taylor v. State, 536 So. 2d 1050

WENTWORTH, Judge.

Appellant asserts that the trial court erred in involuntarily committing ‍​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‍appellant to Florida State Hospital as the section 394.467, Florida Statutes, criteria were not proven by clear and convincing evidence. By ‍​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‍motion to dismiss appellee states that this appeal is moot in that appellant was released from Florida State Hospital on November 12, ‍​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‍1987. This court on March 28, 1988 entered an order denying the motion without prejudice to dismissal of the appeal as ‍​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‍moot upon consideration of the parties’ briefs.

Because no collateral legal consequence of the involuntary commitment is shown, this appeal appears to ‍​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‍be moot and is therefore dismissed.

SMITH, C.J., and WIGGINTON, J., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Taylor v. State

Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida

Date Published: Sep 8, 1988

Citations: 536 So. 2d 1050; 13 Fla. L. Weekly 2094; 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 4039; 1988 WL 92982; No. 87-1180

Docket Number: No. 87-1180

Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.