Legal Opinion

Kakuk v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 8, 2005No. 5D04-795Published

1Opinion of the Court

SHARP, W., J.

Kakuk appeals from an order of indefinite commitment, following a jury trial pursuant to the Jimmy Ryce Act, sections 394.910 to 394.932, Florida Statutes (now renamed the Sexual Predator Act, SPA).1 He was found to be a sexually violent predator because he suffers from a mental disorder which causes him serious difficulty in controlling his aberrant sexual behavior, and which predisposes him to commit sexually violent offenses in the future.2 In *1090this appeal, Kakuk argues he was entitled to a different jury instruction,3 a point we find without merit, and that his videotaped…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Kansas v. HendricksSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  2. Westerheide v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
  3. Hudson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  4. Osborne v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2005
  5. In Re Commitment of BranchDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004

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