Gibson v. Commonwealth

Present: All the Justices DONALD GIBSON OPINION BY v. Record No. 131256 CHIEF JUSTICE CYNTHIA D. KINSER April 17, 2014 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF FAIRFAX COUNTY Jan L. Brodie, Judge The Commonwealth filed a petition for the civil commitment of Donald Gibson as a sexually violent predator pursuant to the Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators Act (SVPA), Code §§ 37.2-900 through -921. After the fact finder determined that Gibson is a sexually violent predator, the circuit court shifted to Gibson the burden of proof to establish that he satisfies the criteria for…