IN RE COMMITMENT OF DODSON

No. 09-13-00222-CV.

434 S.W.3d 742 (2014)

In re COMMITMENT OF David DODSON.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Decided May 29, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Brewer III , 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.

David Dodson appeals from a civil commitment order, rendered by the trial court following a trial1 in 2013. At the trial's conclusion, the jury found Dodson to be a sexually violent predator. See Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. §§ 841.001-.151 (West 2010 & Supp.2013) (SVP statute). In eight issues, Dodson challenges the constitutionality of the SVP statute, complains that...

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