Case Name: John UNGERBUEHLER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1998-11-12
Citations: 729 So. 2d 954
Docket Number: No. 98-959
Parties: John UNGERBUEHLER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: BARFIELD, C.J., and DAVIS, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 729
Pages: 954–955

Head Matter:
John UNGERBUEHLER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 98-959.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Nov. 12, 1998.
Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender; P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.
M. Gene Stephens of Florida State Hospital, Chattahoochee, for appellee.

Opinion:
WOLF, J.
The appellant challenges an order authorizing medical treatment without his consent for a period of time while he was confined in Florida State Hospital. We reverse.
The state presented absolutely no evidence that the multidisciplinary team deemed the treatment to be necessary, as required by section 916.107(3)(a), Florida Statutes. The psychiatrist, the only person who testified in the instant case, did not indicate that she spoke on behalf of the multidisciplinary team, nor was there testimony that the psychiatrist had discussed the necessity of medication with the treatment team. Cf. Dinardo v. State, 23 Fla. L. Weekly D1343, — So.2d -, 1998 WL 282795 (Fla. 1st DCA June 3, 1998) (affirming where psychiatrist specifically testified that medication had been discussed with and found necessary by treatment team). We therefore reverse. See Vaughn v. State, 705 So.2d 951 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998).
BARFIELD, C.J., and DAVIS, J., concur.