In Re Commitment of Louis Gutierrez v. the State of Texas

Affirmed and Opinion filed February 13, 2024 In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-22-00814-CV IN RE COMMITMENT OF LOUIS GUTIERREZ On Appeal from the 262nd District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 860003Z OPINION The State of Texas filed a petition to civilly commit appellant, Louis Gutierrez, as a sexually violent predator under the Sexually Violent Predator Act. See Tex. Health & Safety Code §§ 841.001–.051 (SVP statute). A jury unanimously found beyond a reasonable doubt that Gutierrez is a sexually violent predator. See id. §§ 841.003, 841.062(b). The trial court…