Legal Opinion

In re the Commitment of Short

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 8, 2017No. 02-16-00179-CVPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MARK T. PITTMAN, JUSTICE

A jury found that Appellant Von Michael Short is a sexually violent predator (SVP), and, accordingly, the trial court ordered him to be civilly committed in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code section 841.081. See Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. § 841.081 (West Supp. 2016). In two issues, Short challenges the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence supporting the jury’s verdict. We affirm the trial court’s judgment of civil commitment.

*910I. Procedural History

The State of Texas filed a petition to have Short civilly committed as a SVP. See id, §…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Arkoma Basin Exploration Co. v. FMF Associates 1990-A, Ltd.Texas Supreme Court · 2008
  2. in Re Commitment of Dennis Ray StutevilleCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  3. in Re Commitment of Charles Philip Anderson, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2013
  4. in Re: The Commitment of Charles Ray DeverCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. in Re: The Commitment of Gregory A. Jones, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2019
  2. In Re the Commitment of Edward Lincoln Goff v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2026
  3. In Re the Commitment of George Dyer v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2023
  4. In Re the Commitment of Paul Pawlak v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2024
  5. In Re: The Commitment of Dennis Larry Parish v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2025

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