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BRANCH v. STATE

No. 2D03-1617.

874 So.2d 708 (2004)

Raymond BRANCH, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida; The Florida Civil Commitment Center; Robert Broidy, Director, Florida Civil Commitment Center; Department of Children and Family Services; and Jerry Regier, Secretary, Department of Children and Family Services, Respondents.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

June 2, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julianne M. Holt, Public Defender, and Jeanine Cohen, Assistant Public Defender, Tampa, for Petitioner.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Janet A. McDonald, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Respondents.

SILBERMAN, Judge.

Raymond Branch, a committed person under part V of chapter 394, Florida Statutes (2000), entitled "Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators" (the Act), seeks a writ of habeas corpus ordering his immediate release from confinement. Alternatively, he seeks a writ of mandamus ordering the trial court to comply with section 394.918(3) of the Act.

This case is governed by our holding in Allen v. State,

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