Legal Opinion
in Re the Commitment of Joel Scott Clark
Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Decided December 7, 2006No. 09-05-00526-CVPublished
1Opinion of the Court
In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-05-526 CV
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IN RE THE COMMITMENT OF JOEL SCOTT CLARK
On Appeal from the 221st District Court
Montgomery County, Texas
Trial Cause No. 05-04-03172 CV
MEMORANDUM OPINION
A jury found Joel Scott Clark suffers from a behavioral abnormality that makes him likely to engage in a predatory act of sexual violence. The trial court committed Clark to a program of outpatient treatment and supervision to protect the community.
After perfecting appeal, appointed counsel certified that the appeal is frivolous. The…
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