Directed-verdict ruling in jury charge

In the case of In re Commitment of Robinson, a civil-commitment case about a sexually violent individual, the trial court granted a directed verdict that the defendant was a “repeat sexually violent offender” and included an instruction to that effect in the jury charge. In a holding that likely has little effect outside this specific procedural setting, the Fifth Court found no plain error from that particular instruction in this specific case. No. 05-21-00795-CV (Feb. 23, 2023).