The Fifth Appellate District granted a petition for writ of habeas corpus. The court held that a prisoner whose felony conviction was reversed on an appeal that was final before a petition for his civil commitment as a sexually violent predator was filed was not statutorily subject to commitment on that petition.

Edwin Franklin was committed as a sexually violent predator (SVP) in 2001. His recommitment as an SVP commenced on August 28, 2003.