Supreme Court of Florida

Under the Jimmy Ryce Act, a probable cause petition accompanied by an affidavit, similar to that found in an arrest warrant, is sufficient for involuntary civil commitment proceedings.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/24/2005
• Published 03/24/2005

Judges

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Diamond R. Litty, Public Defender and Russell L. Akins, Assistant Public Defender, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Fort Pierce, FL and Juan F. Torres, III of Blake, Torres and Mildner, P.A., Fort Pierce, FL, for Petitioners/Respondents., Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL and Richard L. Polin, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Miami, FL, for Respondents/Petitioners.