RITTERBUSCH v. SPEAKS

No. WD 30988.

602 S.W.2d 937 (1980)

James K. RITTERBUSCH, (Fulton State Hospital), Respondent, v. Clell Omar SPEAKS, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

August 4, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. James Mariea of Whitlow, Riley, Mariea & Dunlap, Fulton, for appellant.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Teresa Aloi Angle, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

Before TURNAGE, P. J., and SHANGLER and MANFORD, JJ.


MANFORD, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment in the form of an order for involuntary detention and treatment following a jury finding of mental illness. The proceedings, civil in nature, were initiated pursuant to Chapter 202, RSMo 1978. Motion for new trial was timely filed and overruled. The judgment is affirmed.

Appellant presents one point for review. In this point, he alleges the trial court erred in admitting the opinion of the medical expert witness...

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