Case Name: Natsuko ZUMALT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2001-08-21
Citations: 791 So. 2d 592
Docket Number: No. 1D01-29
Parties: Natsuko ZUMALT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: BOOTH, KAHN and PADOVANO, JJ., CONCUR.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 791
Pages: 592–592

Head Matter:
Natsuko ZUMALT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 1D01-29.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Aug. 21, 2001.
Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, Attorneys for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Joy A. Stubbs, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, Attorneys for Appel-lee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant appeals the denial of her petition for writ of habeas corpus, claiming a petition for involuntary placement filed by West Florida Community Care Center was untimely filed. Appellant also appeals the order for involuntary placement, claiming her detention is illegal and the State failed to establish by clear and convincing evidence that she met the criteria for involuntary placement pursuant to section 394.467(1), Florida Statutes (2000).
We affirm the denial of the petition for writ of habeas corpus. However, we reverse the order for involuntary placement, and remand for further proceedings. At best, the State presented only conclusory evidence that Appellant met the requirements of section 394.467(l)(a)2 and (b), which was insufficient to meet the clear and convincing standard required for involuntary placement. The trial court is hereby ordered to elicit further testimony to establish the statutory criteria, or otherwise order Appellant discharged. See Boiler v. State, 775 So.2d 408 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000); Smith v. State, 508 So.2d 1292 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987).
REVERSED and REMANDED.
BOOTH, KAHN and PADOVANO, JJ., CONCUR.