NELSON v. STATE

No. SC 95975.

521 S.W.3d 229 (2017)

In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Jay NELSON, a/k/a Jay T. Nelson, a/k/a Jay T. Nelson, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, en banc.

Opinion issued June 27, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nelson was represented by Chelsea R. Mitchell of the public defender's office in Columbia, (573) 777-9977.

The state was represented by Gregory M. Goodwin of the attorney general's office in Jefferson City, (573) 751-3321.


Following a jury trial, Jay Nelson ("Nelson") was committed to the custody of the Department of Mental Health under the Sexually Violent Predator Act, sections 632.480 through 632.525 (the "SVPA").1 Nelson appealed, and the court of appeals transferred the case to this Court prior to opinion on...

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