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IN RE COMMITMENT OF DODSON

No. 09-09-00053-CV.

311 S.W.3d 194 (2010)

In re COMMITMENT OF David DODSON.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Decided April 22, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George W. Lang II, State Counsel for Offenders, Huntsville, for appellant.

Melinda Fletcher, Special Prosecution Unit, Amarillo, for appellee.

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

OPINION

HOLLIS HORTON, Justice.

A jury determined that David Dodson is a sexually violent predator under Texas law. See TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE ANN. §§ 841.001-.150 (Vernon 2003 & Supp. 2009) (SVP statute). The jury found that Dodson suffers from a behavioral abnormality that predisposes him to engage in a predatory act of sexual violence. In two issues, Dodson appeals the trial court's judgment and order of civil commitment. We...

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