Legal Opinion
Morel v. Wilkins
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided March 8, 2012No. SC10-2293PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
This case involves an application of Florida’s Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators Act, commonly known as the Jimmy Ryce Act, to Ronald Morel, who has been detained by the State of Florida and awaiting a civil commitment trial pursuant to that Act since April 2002. After nearly seven years of pretrial detention at the Florida Civil Commitment Center (FCCC) in DeSoto County, Morel filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the circuit court, seeking full access to the comprehensive sexual offender treatment program (SOTP) made available only to those persons…
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3Cited by11 opinions
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