HAWKER v. STATE

No. 4D05-808.

951 So.2d 945 (2007)

Ralph HAWKER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied April 16, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Ian Seldin, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Sue-Ellen Kenny, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


GUNTHER, J.

Ralph Hawker was found to be a sexually violent predator and was civilly committed under the Jimmy Ryce Act1 following a jury trial. Hawker challenges the admission of expert testimony at the trial, both on grounds of relevance and discovery violation. We affirm.

In 1988, Hawker pleaded guilty to two counts of lewd assault on minors and was placed on community control for one year followed by probation for ten years...

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