IN RE COMMITMENT OF MARKS

No. 09-06-180 CV.

230 S.W.3d 241 (2007)

In re COMMITMENT OF Michael MARKS.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Opinion Delivered July 12, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennie L. Schiro, State Counsel for Offenders, Huntsville, for appellant.

Kerrie Hergenrader, Special Prosecution Unit, Civil Division, Huntsville, for appellee.

Before McKEITHEN, C.J., GAULTNEY and HORTON, JJ.


OPINION

HOLLIS HORTON, Justice.

The Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA)1 provides for the involuntary civil commitment of an offender to outpatient treatment and supervision if the offender is found to be a sexually violent predator. See TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE ANN. § 841.081 (Vernon Supp.2006).2 A jury determined that Michael Marks was a sexually violent predator under Texas law...

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