Rodriguez v. State

In 1983, Rodriguez was convicted and imprisoned for raping a 15-year old victim; he was released in 1988. Days after his release from prison he violently attacked two more women, and was charged with attempted kidnapping and aggravated battery (victim K), and attempted first degree murder (victim E). After trial in 2012, the jury returned a verdict finding Rodriguez a sexually violent predator. The trial court adjudicated him as such and committed him to the Florida Civil Commitment Center.

On appeal, Rodriguez argued that 1) the trial court erred in denying his motion for mistrial and…