In Re the Commitment of Paul Pawlak v. the State of Texas

NUMBER 13-24-00143-CV COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG IN RE THE COMMITMENT OF PAUL PAWLAK ON APPEAL FROM THE 347TH DISTRICT COURT OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Contreras and Justices Benavides and Silva Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Contreras The trial court found appellant Paul Pawlak to be a sexually violent predator (SVP) and ordered him indefinitely committed for sex-offender treatment and supervision. See TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE ANN. ch. 841 (SVP Act). On appeal, Pawlak argues there was legally insufficient…