O'Hara v. State

DANIEL E. SCOTT, Chief Judge.

Charles O’Hara challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his commitment under the sexually violent predator (“SVP”) law. 1 We affirm.

The State’s two-pronged burden at trial was to show that O’Hara (1) has a congenital or acquired condition affecting his emotional or volitional capacity that predisposes him to commit sexually violent offenses to a degree that causes him serious difficulty controlling his behavior; and (2) is more likely than not to engage in predatory acts of sexual violence if not confined. Martineau v. State, 242 S.W.3d 456, 458…