Tedesco v. State

The appellant appeals the circuit court’s order committing him as a sexually violent predator pursuant to the Jimmy Ryce Act, section 394.910 et seq., Florida Statutes (2009). The appellant primarily argues that the circuit court denied him due process by compelling him to go to trial without any notice of the trial date. The record supports the appellant’s argument. Therefore, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

On September 14, 2009, near the end of the appellant’s prison sentence, the state filed a petition seeking to have the appellant committed as a sexually violent predator. On…