Singletary v. State

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• holding the State failed to prove less restrictive treatment alternatives were unavailable when Ms. Singletary's mother testified that she would take care of her daughter and would move away from their harmful environment
• holding the State failed to prove less restrictive treatment alternatives were unavailable when Ms. Singletary's mother testified that she would take care of her daughter and would move away from their harmful environment
• “The state has the burden to establish the criteria for involuntary placement set out in [section 394.467] by clear and convincing evidence. . . . The mere fact of mental illness is insufficient justification for involuntary commitment.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

8 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Boller v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2000-12-29· cited 17×
• D.F. v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2018-06-05· cited 3×
• D.F. v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2018-07-06· cited 2×
• Lischka v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2005-05-25· cited 2×
• D.F. v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2018-06-04
• D. F. v. STATE OF FLORIDA
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2018-07-06
• JENNIFER BESS v. STATE OF FLORIDA
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2022-01-05
• P.B. v. State of Florida
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2025-10-22

Cites

13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• In Re Beverly
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1977-01-27· cited 97×
• Lyon v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1999-01-27· cited 13×
• Schexnayder v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1986-10-07· cited 12×
• Williams v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1988-03-23· cited 11×
• Jones v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1992-12-31· cited 11×
• Smith v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1987-06-12· cited 10×
• Neff v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1978-03-23· cited 8×
• Welk v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1989-04-21· cited 7×
• Braden v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1991-03-05· cited 7×
• Adams v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1998-07-09· cited 7×
• Archer v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1996-09-04· cited 4×
• Salter v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1993-05-17· cited 4×
• In the Interest of L.A. v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1988-09-01· cited 1×