Legal Opinion
In Re the Commitment of Lowe
Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Decided December 9, 2004No. 09-03-475 CVPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVID GAULTNEY, Justice.
The State of Texas filed a petition to commit George Lowe as a sexually violent predator. See Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. §§ 841.001-.147 (Vernon 2003 and Supp.2004-05). A jury found Lowe suffers from a behavioral abnormality making him likely to engage in a predatory act of sexual violence, and found Lowe has serious difficulty in controlling his sexually violent behavior. The trial court entered a final judgment and order of civil commitment. Lowe presents four issues for appellate review.
In his first issue, Lowe contends the SVP statute is punitive. We…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Acker v. Texas Water CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1990
- National Endowment for the Arts v. FinleySupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- McCarthy v. ArndsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
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3Cited by24 opinions
- In Re Commitment of Johnson, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2004
- In Re COMMITMENT OF Lonnie VANZANDT, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2005
- In Re Commitment of Larkin, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2005
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- In Re COMMITMENT OF Michael McKINNEY, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2004
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