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IN RE COMMITMENT OF WINKLE

No. 09-10-00109-CV.

362 S.W.3d 241 (2012)

In Re COMMITMENT OF Lester WINKLE.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Decided March 8, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Elliott McKetta , Kenneth D. Nash , State Counsels for Offenders, Huntsville, for appellant.

Catherine Palmore , Special Prosecution Unit, Huntsville, for appellee.

Before GAULTNEY, KREGER, and HORTON, JJ.

OPINION

CHARLES KREGER, Justice.

A jury found beyond a reasonable doubt that Lester Winkle suffers from a behavioral abnormality that predisposes him to engage in a predatory act of sexual violence. The trial court committed Winkle to outpatient treatment as a sexually violent predator. See Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. § 841.081 (West 2010). On appeal, we hold that the trial court erred in excluding the testimony of Winkle's sole expert...

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