WARD v. STATE

No. 2D12-848.

111 So.3d 225 (2013)

Michael WARD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

April 10, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Ward, pro se.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Timothy R.M. Thomas , Assistant Attorney General, Miami, for Appellee.


MORRIS, Judge.

Michael Ward appeals the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus, which he filed in DeSoto County seeking his release from civil commitment under the Jimmy Ryce Act. We write to explain the reasons we affirm the denial of Ward's petition.

I. Background

The early procedural history of this case is set out in Ward v. State, 986 So.2d 479, 480 (Fla.2008):

Michael Ward pled guilty...

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