Legal Opinion
Tex. Civil Commitment Office v. Hartshorn
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 4, 2018No. 03-17-00181-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJeff Rose, Chief Justice
The Texas Civil Commitment Office (TCCO) filed this appeal from the district court's amended order denying a plea to the jurisdiction and motion to transfer venue and transferring to Travis County the underlying cause involving John H. Hartshorn's civil commitment under the sexually violent predator (SVP) statute. See Tex. Health & Safety Code §§ 841.001 -.153. In three issues, the TCCO contends that the Montgomery County district court that committed Hartshorn did not lose jurisdiction over his cause and that the order transferring his cause from the 345th District Court of Travis County to…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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