Legal Opinion
Harden v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 28, 2006No. 3D06-647PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CORTIÑAS, Judge.
The Jimmy Ryce Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators Act (“Jimmy Ryce Act”), sections 394.910-930, Florida Statutes (2004), passed by the legislature in 1998, was aimed at “a small but extremely dangerous number of sexually violent predators.” § 394.910, Fla. Stat. (2004). The legislature was concerned with the “likelihood of sexually violent predators engaging in repeat acts of predatory sexual violence” and created a “civil commitment procedure for the long-term care and treatment of sexually violent predators.” Id.
*1154The Jimmy Ryce Act requires that the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Combs v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
- In Re Commitment of FisherTexas Supreme Court · 2005
- Green v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
- SE FISHERIES v. Dept. of Nat. ResourcesSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
- State v. GoodeSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
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3Cited by2 opinions
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- Blanco v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006