Legal Opinion
Finfrock v. Florida Civil Commitment Center
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 5, 2010No. 2D09-2683PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Judge.
Joseph W. Finfrock challenges the trial court’s order dismissing his emergency pe tition for writ of habeas corpus. We reverse.
Finfrock is a detainee of the Florida Civil Commitment Center (FCCC) and is awaiting involuntary civil commitment proceedings pursuant to sections 394.910-.932, Florida Statutes (2009), formerly referred to as the Jimmy Ryce Act. 1 In his Emergency Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Relief, he alleged that he “is being illegally detained in F Unit as Punishment” and stated that he was “[s]eeking a hearing before this Court to gain his immediate release…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- James Carl Higgs v. William E. Carver and James M. WolfeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- ST. v. Falls Chase Spec. Taxing Dist.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
- In Re Florida Rules of Civil Procedure for Involuntary Commitment of Sexually Violent PredatorsSupreme Court of Florida · 2009
- Santana v. HenryDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Morel v. WilkinsSupreme Court of Florida · 2012
- McKee v. JacoboDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013