JENSEN v. STATE

No. 68921.

926 S.W.2d 925 (1996)

Denis JENSEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Defendant-Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Four.

July 30, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Attorney General, Jefferson City, Teresa Mayhew Hess, Assistant Attorney General, St. Louis, for plaintiff-appellant.

H. Morley Swingle, Prosecuting Attorney, Cape Girardeau County, Jackson, for defendant-respondent.


HOFF, Judge.

Denis Jensen appeals an order denying his unconditional release from the custody of the Department of Mental Health pursuant to § 552.040 RSMo 1994. We reverse with instructions.

Mr. Jensen was committed to Southeast Missouri Mental Health Center (SEMMHC) on October 9, 1990, after pleading not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect to the charge of attempted robbery in the first degree. He was an inpatient at SEMMHC until October 25...

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