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.