Legal Opinion
Croxton v. State
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided August 18, 2009No. ED 90808PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLIFFORD H. AHRENS, Judge.
Richard Croxton appeals from the judgment of the trial court following a jury verdict that committed him to custody of the Missouri Department of Mental Health (“MDMH”) as a sexually violent predator. Finding no error, we affirm.
Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence is as follows. Crox-ton was convicted of sexually molesting a child in Texas around 1982. Croxton had his probation transferred to Missouri in 1989. He was arrested for molesting a child in Missouri in 1992. He had first convinced the child’s family that it would make financial…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- In Re Detention of PalmerSupreme Court of Iowa · 2005
- In Re the Care & Treatment of Van OrdenSupreme Court of Missouri · 2008
- Gallagher v. DaimlerChrysler Corp.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2007
- State v. NortonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1997
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by5 opinions
- In re the Care & Treatment of CozartMissouri Court of Appeals · 2014
- Esters v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2018
- State v. ByersMissouri Court of Appeals · 2018
- In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Ralph Booker A/K/A Ralph F. Booker, A/K/A Ralph Freeman Booker, Jr. v. State of MissouriMissouri Court of Appeals · 2015
- In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Carl CozartMissouri Court of Appeals · 2014