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ELMAN v. STATE

No. 1D03-1433.

877 So.2d 782 (2004)

James K. ELMAN, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied July 28, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender; A. Victoria Wiggins, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Charlie Crist, Attorney General; Thomas H. Duffy, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for appellee.

WOLF, C.J.

Appellant raises five issues challenging his civil commitment under part V of chapter 394, Florida Statutes (commonly referred to as the "Jimmy Ryce Act"). We find none of the issues raised have merit, but we briefly comment on one: whether Florida's Jimmy Ryce Act which provides for involuntary civil commitment of sexually violent predators violates the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to include the least restrictive alternatives to qualified...

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