Case Name: James GARDNER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1979-03-22
Citations: 368 So. 2d 674
Docket Number: No. MM-220
Parties: James GARDNER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: MILLS, Acting C. J., BOOTH, J., and MASON, ERNEST E., Associate Judge, concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 368
Pages: 674–674

Head Matter:
James GARDNER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. MM-220.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
March 22, 1979.
James Gardner, in pro. per.
No appearance for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant, a patient at Florida State Hospital, filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus to the Circuit Court for Gadsden County. The trial judge denied the petition on the ground that since the petitioner was committed by the Circuit Court of Leon County, jurisdiction did not lie in Gadsden County in the habeas action. We reverse.
Section 394.459(10), Florida Statutes (1977), provides that a patient may file a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus "in the circuit court in the county where the patient is hospitalized . . ." Since appellant is a patient at Florida State Hospital and that hospital is in Gadsden County, jurisdiction for the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is in Gadsden County.
Accordingly, this cause is reversed and remanded with directions that the petition be considered on the merits.
MILLS, Acting C. J., BOOTH, J., and MASON, ERNEST E., Associate Judge, concur.