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IN RE WILLIAMS

No. 2D00-5373.

841 So.2d 531 (2003)

In re Commitment James WILLIAMS. James Williams, Appellant, v. State of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 28, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elliott C. Metcalfe, Jr., Public Defender, and Christopher E. Cosden, Assistant Public Defender, Sarasota, for Appellant.

Charlie Crist, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Jennifer R. Haymes, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

James Williams appeals the order of commitment entered under the Jimmy Ryce Act (the Act).1 Of the six issues raised, we affirm three of these with discussion and affirm the other three without comment.

The first issue we address is Williams' claim that the Act violates the substantive due process requirements of the Florida and federal constitutions. The supreme court has rejected this argument in Westerheide v...

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