Texas Supreme Court
In Re Commitment of Michael Bohannan
August 31, 201255 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 1337
Summary
The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals, holding that the trial court abused its discretion by excluding a non‑physician expert's testimony in a civil commitment proceeding, and clarified that the statutory definition of "behavioral abnormality" is a single unified issue and that expert qualifications are not limited to physicians or psychologists.