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DEPT. OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES v. LOTTON

No. 5D15-2251.

172 So.3d 983 (2015)

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Petitioner, v. Becky Anette LOTTON and State of Florida, Respondents.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

August 28, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. Shane DeBoard , Regional Counsel, DCF, for Petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Carmen F. Corrente , Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for State of Florida, Respondent.

No appearance for Becky Anette Lotton, Respondent.

The Department of Children and Families ("DCF") seeks a writ of certiorari to quash the trial court's orders adjudicating a criminal defendant, Becky Lotton ("Defendant"), incompetent and committing her to DCF's custody. After Defendant repeatedly exhibited very unusual behavior in court, in jail, and in communication with her appointed attorney, the trial court entered a detailed order that adjudicated her incompetent to proceed and ordered her committed to DCF's care. The...

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