Washington v. State

Isaac Washington appeals the trial court’s final judgment of adjudication and order of commitment as a sexually violent predator under the Jimmy Ryce Act. We affirm because we conclude that the trial *612court did not abuse its discretion in admitting deposition testimony during Washington’s civil commitment as a sexually violent predator under the Jimmy Ryce Act.

Washington challenged the Jimmy Ryce Act on due process and equal protection grounds, arguing that the statute imper-missibly allowed the admission of hearsay evidence. He also argued that the admission of the deposition testimony…