Legal Opinion
In Re Commitment of Goode
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided November 18, 2009No. 2D08-4705PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS, Judge.
The State appeals an order dismissing an involuntary civil commitment petition against Darren Goode as a sexually violent predator. Because the trial court erred by applying the doctrine of res judicata to the State’s petition, we reverse and remand.
I. Background
In 1999, the State filed its original petition for civil commitment. However, that petition was dismissed due to the State’s failure to bring Goode to trial within thirty days as required by section 394.916(1), Florida Statutes (1999). 1 The State appealed, and on a certified question from this court, the Florida Supreme…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2006
- State v. GoodeSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
- Osborne v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2005
- Ward v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2008
3Cited by4 opinions
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- CERTEX USA, INC. v. VidalDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2010
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