Legal Opinion
In Re Care and Treatment of Coffman
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided June 12, 2007No. SC 87803PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHAEL A. WOLFF, Chief Justice.
Introduction
In January 2004, a St. Louis jury found that Larry Coffman suffered from pedophilia and a personality disorder and determined that he was a sexually violent predator. Based on this finding, Coffman was committed to a secure Missouri Department of Mental Health facility.
Coffman petitioned for release based on his assertion that he was no longer a sexually violent predator because he was not more likely than not to commit a sexually violent offense if released. The circuit court, probate division, denied his petition without a hearing.
Coffman…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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