Legal Opinion
in Re Commitment of John James Smith Jr.
Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Decided January 23, 2014No. 09-13-00100-CVPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHARLES KREGER, Justice.
The State of Texas filed a petition to civilly commit John James Smith Jr. as a sexually violent predator under the Sexually Violent Predator Act. See Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. §§ 841.001-151 (West 2010 & Supp.2013) (the SVP statute). A jury found Smith suffers from a behavioral abnormality that makes him likely to engage in a predatory act of sexual violence. See id. § 841.003. The trial court entered a final judgment and an order of civil commitment under the Act. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
Smith argues on appeal that the trial court…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Villegas v. CarterTexas Supreme Court · 1986
- Purtell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
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3Cited by27 opinions
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