Legal Opinion
In Re the Commitment of Browning
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided August 14, 2003No. 03-02-00661-CVPublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BEA ANN SMITH, Justice.
William P. Browning was civilly committed as a sexually violent predator pursuant to title 11, chapter 841 of the health and safety code. See Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. §§ 841.001-.147 (West 2003). A jury found that Browning 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. Browning appeals, claiming the commitment proceedings established by the statute are punitive rather than civil in nature. He reasons that his commitment is…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Kansas v. HendricksSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- City of Brownsville v. AlvaradoTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- Kansas v. CraneSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
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3Cited by64 opinions
- In Re Commitment of FisherTexas Supreme Court · 2005
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- Adams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2007
- Garcia v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2006
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