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IN RE COMMITMENT OF BOHANNAN

No. 10-0605.

388 S.W.3d 296 (2012)

In re COMMITMENT OF Michael BOHANNAN.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided August 31, 2012.

Rehearing Denied January 18, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine Anne Palmore , Erin Kupcunas Faseler , Special Prosecution Unit, Sean Matthew Fifield , Special Prosecution Unit-Civil Division, Huntsville, TX, Melinda Mayo Fletcher , Special Prosecution Unit, Amarillo, TX, for The State of Texas.

Andrea La Shawn Medley , IRS, Milwaukee, WI, George W. Lang II , Kenneth D. Nash , Mary Elliott McKetta , State Counsel for Offenders' Office, Huntsville, TX, Rebecca Rae Malek , Dallas County Public Defender's Office, Dallas, TX, for Michael Bohannan.

Justice HECHT delivered the opinion of the Court.

We consider in this case what qualifications an expert must have to testify regarding whether a person is a sexually violent predator and therefore subject to civil commitment for outpatient treatment and supervision. Like the court of appeals,1 though for different reasons, we conclude that the exclusion of expert testimony in this case requires a new trial.

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