Boatman v. State

The question presented in this case is whether an individual who has been tried and determined to be a sexually violent predator under the Jimmy Ryce Act1 is entitled to release and dismissal of the Jimmy Ryce proceedings on the grounds that he was not brought to trial within thirty days as required by the Act, where the individual objects in the trial court but waits until after trial to seek relief in the appellate courts. In Boatman v. State, 39 So.3d 391, 394 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010), the First District Court of Appeal determined that Boatman had waived the remedy of *1244dismissal without…