JACKSON v. STATE

No. 4D00-951.

833 So.2d 243 (2002)

Tywaun JACKSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

December 26, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, Ellen Griffin and Peggy Natale, Assistant Public Defenders, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Richard E. Doran, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Richard I. Polin, Assistant Attorney General, Miami, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Tywaun Jackson appeals a final judgment of involuntary commitment to a secure mental health facility under section 394.917, Florida Statutes (1999), the "Jimmy Ryce Act" (the Ryce Act). We affirm, addressing only appellant's constitutional challenges to the Ryce Act and his contention that certain evidence presented to the jury failed to satisfy the Frye test.

In challenging the judgment of commitment entered after a jury verdict, appellant...

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