Terrel McClam v. State of Florida

Terrel McClam appeals a final judgment entered' after a jury trial determining him to be a sexually violent predator ánd indefinitely-- committing him to the "custody of the Department of Children and Families (“DCF”). We reverse because the trial court erroneously sustained the state’s hearsay objection to a DCF-commissioned report critical of the accuracy of a test used to predict his.likelihood of reoffend-ing.

The state petitioned for a probable cause determination that McClam was a sexually violent predator pursuant to sections 394.910-394.932, Florida Statutes (2014), also known as the…