District Court of Appeal of Florida

An individual's involuntary civil commitment as a sexually violent predator pursuant to the "Jimmy Ryce Act" is reversed where, at the time of the commitment trial, defendant was mentally incompetent under the standards governing competency in criminal cases, and he was unable to appreciate the nature of the proceedings, to assist his counsel, or to manifest appropriate courtroom behavior.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/28/2006
• Published 07/28/2006

Judges

• FULMER, Chief Judge.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Debra K. Brueckheimer, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Diana K. Bock, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.