Legal Opinion
in Re Commitment of Kevin Wayne Edwards
Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Decided September 4, 2014No. 09-13-00575-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEVE McKEITHEN, Chief Justice.
The State of Texas filed a petition to commit appellant Kevin Wayne Edwards as a sexually violent predator. See Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. §§ 841.001-.151 (West 2010. & Supp. 2018). A jury found that Edwards is a sexually violent predator, and the trial court signed a final judgment and an order of civil commitment. In four appellate issues, Edwards challenges the constitutionality of Chapter 841 of the Texas Health and Safety Code as applied to him, the exclusion of evidence concerning lack of treatment for his mental illness during civil commitment,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Kansas v. HendricksSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Horizon/CMS Healthcare Corporation v. AuldTexas Supreme Court · 2000
- Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool v. Texas Workers' Compensation CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- In Re Commitment of FisherTexas Supreme Court · 2005
- Beasley v. Molett, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2002
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3Cited by9 opinions
- in the Interest of K.J.S., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2009
- In Re JJC, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2010
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- Oscar Ortega, Roggie Law, Steven Murdock, and Don Egdorf v. Alan Pean, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2019
- The State of Texas v. Rodney Dean Wigley, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2025
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