In Re the Care & Treatment of Lieurance

Robert L. Lieurance (“Appellant”) appeals from the judgment of the trial court finding that he is a sexually violent predator (“SVP”) as defined by Missouri’s SVP statute, and committing him involuntarily to the Missouri Department of Mental Health (“DMH”) pursuant to that statute. See Sections 632.480-513. 1 In two points on appeal, Appellant argues that his commitment as an SVP violated his constitutional rights to due process and equal protection in that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to commit him under the SVP statute because of the applicability of the doctrine of concurrent…