In re Commitment of Tenorio

After trial, Respondent was found by jury to be a sexually violent person (SVP) under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act and ordered committed to institutional care in a secure facility. State focused on the fact that experts had relied on existence of a pattern of behavior and recited details of Respondent's prior offenses in context of describing that pattern. State did not make it appear as though Respondent was on trial for his past offenses. State did not use basis of its experts' testimony as substantive evidence in its opening, closing, or rebuttal and thus did not deprive Respondent of a fair trial. Evidence was not closely balanced; State presented testimony of 2 experts who both concluded that Respondent met criteria of being an SVP. (REYES and BURKE, concurring.)