In Re Commitment of Adams

OPINION

STEVE McKEITHEN, Chief Justice.

The State of Texas filed a petition to commit Curtis L. Adams as a sexually violent predator. See Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. §§ 841.001-.147 (Vernon 2003). A jury found Adams suffers from a behavioral abnormality making him likely to engage in a predatory act of sexual violence. The trial court entered a final judgment and order of civil commitment. Adams raises five issues on appeal. He does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury’s finding.

Adams presents constitutional challenges in his first three issues. Adams first issue…