Legal Opinion
In Re Commitment of Morales
Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Decided January 23, 2003No. 09-01-535 CVPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
The State of Texas filed a petition to civilly commit Jose Morales as a sexually violent predator under the Sexually Violent Predator Act (“Act”). See Tex. Health <& Safety Code Ann. §§ 841.001-841.147 (Vernon Supp.2003). A jury found Morales to be a repeat sexually violent predator who suffers from a behavior abnormality making him likely to engage in a predatory act of sexual violence. The trial court entered a final judgment and order of civil commitment under the Act. Id.
Bringing five issues, Morales appeals. In issues one, two, three, and four, Morales challenges the…
3Cases cited10 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Kansas v. HendricksSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Kansas v. CraneSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Pharo v. Chambers County, Tex.Texas Supreme Court · 1996
- Dreyer Ex Rel. A.D.D. v. GreeneTexas Supreme Court · 1994
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4Cited by29 opinions
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