Second Court of Appeals

Summaries of Civil Opinions and Published Criminal Opinions Issued - Week of August 14, 2017.

NOTE: Summaries are prepared by the court's staff attorneys and law clerks for public information only and reflect his or her interpretation alone of the facts and legal issues. The summaries are not part of the court's opinion in the case and should not be cited to, quoted, or relied upon as the opinion of the court.

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In re the Commitment of Michael Edward Perdue, No. 02-17-00017-CV (Aug. 17, 2017) (Kerr, J., joined by Walker and Meier, JJ.).

Held:  In proceedings to commit a person as a sexually violent predator under health and safety code chapter 841, the person’s right to a jury trial does not preclude a trial court from granting a partial directed verdict on the issue of whether that person is a repeat sexually violent offender when that issue has been conclusively established and is undisputed.