Legal Opinion
In Re the Care & Treatment of Norton
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided January 27, 2004No. SC 85538PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONNIE L. WHITE, Chief Justice.
I
The State of Missouri petitioned the probate division of the circuit court seeking to confine Mr. Norton as a sexually violent predator (SVP).1 The court found probable cause to believe that Mr. Norton might be a SVP, and following a jury trial he was committed to the Department of Mental Health (DMH) for control, care, and treatment as a SVP. Mr. Norton appealed claiming due process and equal protection violations, and the Court of Appeals, Eastern District, transferred the case to this Court pursuant to article V, section 11.
II
Mr. Norton asserts that he was…
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