Legal Opinion
In Re Commitment of Melvin Lee Allen v. the State of Texas
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided August 29, 2024No. 03-24-00099-CVPublished
1Opinion of the Court
TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-24-00099-CV In re Commitment of Melvin Lee Allen FROM THE 403RD DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY NO. D-1-GN-23-000813, BRANDY MUELLER, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION In three issues, Melvin Lee Allen challenges the trial court’s final judgment in this civil-commitment case. See generally Tex. Health & Safety Code §§ 841.001–.209. We affirm. BACKGROUND The State filed a petition seeking civil commitment of Allen based on the allegation that he is a sexually violent predator. See id. §§ 841.003(a) (defining “sexually violent…
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- Texas Department of Public Safety Officers Ass'n v. DentonTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- In Re the Commitment of Browning, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2003
- in Re: The Commitment of Maurice Bluitt, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2018