In RE THE COMMITMENT OF MAURICE BLUITT v. the State of Texas

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS ══════════ No. 18-1053 ══════════ IN RE COMMITMENT OF MAURICE BLUITT ══════════════════════════════════════════ ON PETITION FOR REVIEW FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS ══════════════════════════════════════════ Argued January 7, 2020 JUSTICE DEVINE delivered the opinion of the Court. Chapter 841 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, also known as the Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators Act, grants a person accused of being a sexually violent predator “the right to appear at the trial” that will determine whether the person is a…