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IN RE CARE AND TREATMENT OF NORTON

No. SC 85538.

123 S.W.3d 170 (2003)

In the Matter of the CARE AND TREATMENT OF Michael G. NORTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Modified Concurring Opinion January 27, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emmett D. Queener, Public Defender, Columbia, Nancy L. Vincent, Public Defender, St Louis, for Appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., James H. Klahr, Asst. Atty. Gen., Steven C. Reed, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for Respondent.

RONNIE L. WHITE, Chief Justice.

I.

The State of Missouri petitioned the probate division of the circuit court seeking to confine Mr. Norton as a sexually violent predator (SVP).1 The court found probable cause to believe that Mr. Norton might be a SVP, and following a jury trial he was committed to the Department of Mental Health (DMH) for control, care, and treatment as a SVP. Mr. Norton appealed claiming due process and equal...

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