Legal Opinion
In re State
Texas Supreme Court
Decided April 27, 2018No. 16-0829PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lehrmann
*822The overarching issue in this mandamus is whether the relator, designated a sexually violent predator and civilly committed pursuant to the Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators Act, was entitled to appointed counsel in proceedings on the State's motion to amend his civil commitment order to conform to the Act's 2015 amendments. Among other things, the amended Act requires commitment to a tiered treatment program that includes the possibility of "total confinement," while the Act's previous version provided for outpatient treatment only. The trial court denied the relator's request…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Vitek v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Johnson v. Fourth Court of AppealsTexas Supreme Court · 1985
- In Re Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.Texas Supreme Court · 2005
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- E. N. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2021
- Gerard Matzen v. Marsha McLane, Director of the Texas Civil Commitment Office, and the Texas Civil Commitment OfficeTexas Supreme Court · 2021
- Gerard Matzen// Marsha McLane, in Her Official Capacity as Director of Texas Civil Commitment Office, and the Texas Civil Commitment Office v. Marsha McLane, in Her Official Capacity as Director of Texas Civil Commitment Office, and the Texas Civil Commitment Office// Cross-Appellee, Gerard Matzen, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2020
- In RE THE COMMITMENT OF MAURICE BLUITT v. the State of TexasTexas Supreme Court · 2020
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