FRANTZIS v. STATE

No. 1D11-2034.

80 So.3d 1133 (2012)

Joseph FRANTZIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

March 2, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels , Public Defender, and Richard M. Summa , Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, and Charlie McCoy , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


WOLF, J.

Appellant challenges a final order of civil commitment under the Jimmy Ryce Act, sections 394.910-932, Florida Statutes (2007). Section 394.916(1) provides the court shall conduct a trial within 30 days after the determination of probable cause. Section 394.916(2) states the court may grant one continuance for "not more than 120 days." Appellant argues the limit on continuances in subsection (2) is jurisdictional. He asserts that because he was not brought...

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