In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-12-00408-CV
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IN RE COMMITMENT OF GERALD WILSON
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On Appeal from the 435th District Court
Montgomery County, Texas
Trial Cause No. 07-02-02127 CV
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
In an appeal from an order entered in a sexually-violent-predator proceeding,
we are asked to address whether we possess appellate jurisdiction over an order
changing the entity that approves where Gerald Wilson is required to reside. We
conclude that the trial court’s order is not appealable, and we also conclude that
mandamus relief on the issues Wilson raises is not warranted. Accordingly, we
dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
Recently, in In re Commitment of Cortez, we addressed the same issues as
set forth in Wilson’s brief and concluded that we did not have appellate jurisdiction
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over his issues. No. 09-12-00385-CV, 2013 WL 3270613, at *2 (Tex. App.—
Beaumont June 27, 2013, no pet. h.). We also considered whether Cortez raised
issues entitling him to mandamus relief. See id. at **2-6.
For the same reasons stated in Cortez, we conclude that we lack appellate
jurisdiction to review the trial court’s order dated July 26, 2012, and that Wilson
has not demonstrated that he should receive mandamus relief. Accordingly, we
dismiss Wilson’s appeal.
APPEAL DISMISSED.
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HOLLIS HORTON
Justice
Submitted on July 10, 2013
Opinion Delivered August 15, 2013
Before McKeithen, C.J., Gaultney and Horton, JJ.
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