State ex rel. Michael Kelly v. Julie Inman

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc STATE ex rel. ) Opinion issued January 14, 2020 MICHAEL KELLY, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. SC97744 ) JULIE INMAN, ) ) Respondent. ) ORIGINAL PROCEEDING IN HABEAS CORPUS Michael Kelly seeks a writ of habeas corpus on the ground his due process rights were violated as a result of the circuit court exceeding its authority pursuant to section 552.020. 1 The circuit court accepted his not guilty by mental disease or defect (“NGRI”) plea after finding he lacked competence to continue with the criminal proceedings. Kelly argues that, pursuant to section 552.020.8,…