In Re Commitment of Stephen Lee Hale v. the State of Texas

Affirmed and Memorandum Opinion filed February 28, 2023. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-22-00257-CV IN RE COMMITMENT OF STEPHEN LEE HALE On Appeal from the 179th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 1571886Z MEMORANDUM OPINION In this appeal from a judgment ordering the civil commitment of a sexually violent predator, the sole question presented is whether the trial court reversibly erred when it admitted evidence of unadjudicated bad acts, which indicated that appellant had been sexually deviant as a juvenile. Because the evidence was admitted for the purpose…