Case Name: Jerry O'NEAL, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1995-07-05
Citations: 657 So. 2d 930
Docket Number: No. 95-1797
Parties: Jerry O’NEAL, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: GUNTHER, C.J., and DELL and WARNER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 657
Pages: 930–931

Head Matter:
Jerry O’NEAL, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 95-1797.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
July 5, 1995.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Cherry Grant, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for petitioner.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and John Tiedemann, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Petitioner seeks habeas corpus review of an order committing him to the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services. Appellant's involuntary commitment followed a finding that he is incompetent to proceed in his pending violation of probation hearing. Petitioner argues that the trial court's findings and the underlying evidence do not fulfill the criteria of section 916.13(1), Florida Statutes (1993), and of Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.211 and 3.212(e)(1) (1993). The state correctly contends, however, that petitioner's failure to cooperate during the competency examinations substantially contributed to any inadequacies in the evidence and the trial court's findings. See generally Muhammad v. State, 494 So.2d 969 (Fla.1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1101, 107 S.Ct. 1332, 94 L.Ed.2d 183 (1987).
Accordingly, we deny the petition for writ of habeas corpus seeking release from the court's order of involuntary commitment. Our denial is without prejudice to petitioner to seek another hearing for determination of his competency and the need for involuntary commitment.
PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS DENIED.
GUNTHER, C.J., and DELL and WARNER, JJ., concur.