Legal Opinion

In Re COMMITMENT OF Lonnie VANZANDT

Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)

Decided February 3, 2005No. 09-03-00466-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

STEVE McKEITHEN, Chief Justice.

The State of Texas filed a petition to commit Lonnie VanZandt as a sexually violent predator. See Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. §§ 841.001-.147 (Vernon 2003 & Supp.2005). A jury found VanZandt suffers from a behavioral abnormality making him likely to engage in a predatory act of sexual violence, and the appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict. VanZandt presents five issues in his appeal from the judgment and order of civil commitment. We find no error and affirm the judgment.

In his first issue, VanZandt…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Dow Chemical Co. v. FrancisTexas Supreme Court · 2001
  2. Word of Faith World Outreach Center Church, Inc. v. Oechsner, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1984
  3. In Re the Commitment of Lowe, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2004
  4. In Re Commitment of Johnson, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2004
  5. In Re Commitment of Castillo, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2004

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. in Re Commitment of Dennis Ray StutevilleCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  2. in Re Commitment Stoney Raymond Fontenot, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2017
  3. in Re Commitment of Albert Joseph Mailhot, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2015
  4. in Re Commitment of Dennis Ray StutevilleCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  5. in Re Commitment of Johnny Lee Lemmons, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2014

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