In re of Santiago v. State

Full title: In re the Commitment of LOUIS SANTIAGO, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA…

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Feb 19, 2003

839 So. 2d 788 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

Opinion

Case No. 2D02-2194

Opinion filed February 19, 2003 Rehearing Denied March 20, 2003.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Sarasota County; Stephen L. Dakan, Judge.

Elliott C. Metcalfe, Jr., Public Defender, and Christopher E. Cosden, Assistant Public Defender, Sarasota, for Appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Jennifer R. Haymes and Marilyn Muir Beccue, Assistant Attorneys General, Tampa, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

The issues raised in Louis Santiago's petition for writ of certiorari are controlled by this court's recent opinion in Smith v. State, 827 So.2d 1026 (Fla.2d DCA 2002). In accord with Smith, we grant the petition, vacate the trial court's order, and remand for further proceedings.

DAVIS and COVINGTON, JJ., and GREEN, OLIVER L., SENIOR JUDGE, Concur.