Legal Opinion

In re Commitment of Bohannan

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 22, 2010No. 09-09-00165-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

HOLLIS HORTON, Justice.

A jury determined that Michael Wayne Bohannan is a sexually violent predator *295under Texas law. See Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. §§ 841.001-.150 (Vernon 2010) (SVP statute). The jury found that Bohannan suffers from a behavioral abnormality that predisposes him to engage in a predatory act of sexual violence. Bohan-nan presents seven issues in his appeal from the trial court’s judgment and order of civil commitment. In issue three, Bo-hannan complains that the trial court erred in excluding his sole expert witness. Because we find the trial court erred…

2Cases cited12 opinions

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  2. Downer v. Aquamarine Operators, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  3. EI Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. RobinsonTexas Supreme Court · 1996
  4. City of Brownsville v. AlvaradoTexas Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Broders v. HeiseTexas Supreme Court · 1996

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. in Re Commitment of Michael BohannanTexas Supreme Court · 2012
  2. Bohannan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2017
  3. Bohannan, Michael WayneCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  4. Michael Wayne Bohannan v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2014
  5. in Re Commitment of Michael Wayne Bohannan, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2021

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