Taylor v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the CourtPadovano, J.
Brian Taylor seeks a writ of prohibition to prevent further proceedings in the trial court on the state’s petition to have him involuntarily committed as a sexually violent predator. We conclude that Mr. Taylor was not in lawful custody at the time the petition was filed and that the circuit court therefore lacks jurisdiction to proceed with the case. Accordingly, we grant the petition.
Mr. Taylor was convicted in 1988 of armed sexual battery and sentenced to a term of fifteen years. On May 30, 2002, approximately one week before he was scheduled to be released from the Department of…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Kansas v. HendricksSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- English v. McCrarySupreme Court of Florida · 1977
- Westerheide v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
- Larimore v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2009
- State Ex Rel. B. F. Goodrich Co. v. TrammellSupreme Court of Florida · 1939
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by8 opinions
- Anderson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
- Boatman v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2011
- Victor Reed v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
- State v. HamiltonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
- Anderson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.