Legal Opinion
In Re Commitment of Miller
Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Decided August 28, 2008No. 09-07-062 CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HOLLIS HORTON, Justice.
In 2006, a jury determined that Wesley Miller was a sexually violent predator. See Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. § 841.003 (Vernon 2003). Miller appeals from the trial court’s judgment and order of civil commitment. Among other issues, he challenges the constitutionality of amendments to the Texas Sexually Violent Predator Act (“SVPA” or “Act”) that allow a crime “based on sexually motivated conduct” to serve as a predicate offense. See Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. § 841.002(7-a), (8)(D) (Vernon Supp.2007). We affirm.
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3Cited by12 opinions
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