Legal Opinion
In Re Commitment of Shaw.
Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Decided September 25, 2003No. 09-02-530 CVPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEVE McKEITHEN, Chief Justice.
The State of Texas filed a petition to civilly commit Christopher Shaw as a sexually -violent predator (SVP). See Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. §§ 841.001-841.147 (Vernon 2003).1 A jury found that Shaw suffers from a behavioral abnormality that makes him likely to engage in a predatory act of sexual violence. The trial court entered a final judgment and order of civil commitment from which Shaw appeals. Shaw raises five issues.
In his first issue, Shaw contends the Texas SVP statutory scheme is unconstitutional because it is punitive in nature and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Kennedy v. Mendoza-MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Kansas v. HendricksSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Mayhew v. Town of SunnyvaleTexas Supreme Court · 1998
- Kansas v. CraneSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Barshop v. Medina County Underground Water Conservation DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 1996
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Adams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2007
- in Re Commitment of Norman Lewis Evers, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2012
- In Re Commitment of Adams, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2003
- In Re Commitment of Petersimes, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2003
- In Re Commitment of Castillo, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2004
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