GODDARD v. STATE

No. 25799.

144 S.W.3d 848 (2004)

In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Michael GODDARD, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division Two.

Motion for Rehearing and Transfer Denied August 31, 2004.

Application for Transfer Denied October 26, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emmett D. Queener, Columbia, for appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Amy E. Randles, Office of Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.


KENNETH W. SHRUM, Judge.

This is a "Sexually Violent Predator" commitment case, authorized via sections 632.480 to 632.513 (the "Act").1 In accord with a jury verdict, Michael Goddard ("Appellant") was adjudged to be a sexually violent predator and was ordered confined by the Department of Mental Health ("DMH").

On appeal, Appellant argues that the trial court made a prejudicially erroneous...

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