Supreme Court of Florida
Ward v. State of Florida, SC06-1764
A person who was not in custody on January 1, 1999 is eligible for civil commitment under the Jimmy Ryce Act even if that person was sentenced to total confinement after January 1, 1999 but the qualifying conviction occurred before January 1, 1999.
Appellate Information
- Decided 01/17/2008
- Published 01/17/2008
Judges
- QUINCE, J.
Court
- Supreme Court of Florida
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Roy A. Heimlich, Assistant Public Defender, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami, FL, for Petitioner.
- For Appellees:
- Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, and Celia Terenzio, Bureau Chief, and Sue-Ellen Kenny, Assistant Attorneys General, West Palm Beach, FL, for Respondent.