Legal Opinion

Care & Treatment of Barlow v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided June 24, 2003No. WD 61778PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES M. SMART, JR., Judge.

The State of Missouri appeals the decision of the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Jackson County dismissing for lack of jurisdiction the Attorney General’s Petition filed against William Barlow under the Sexually Violent Predator Act, §§ 632.480 through 632.513, RSMo 2000. We vacate the dismissal and remand the case.

Statement of Facts

William T. Barlow (also formerly known as William T. Stitt) 1 has an extensive history of violent crimes against women. A brief history of his major offenses will suffice for present purposes. Barlow stabbed a girl, but did not…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Farinella v. CroftSupreme Court of Missouri · 1996
  2. State Ex Rel. General Dynamics Corp. v. LutenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1978
  3. State Ex Rel. Baumruk v. BeltSupreme Court of Missouri · 1998
  4. State Ex Rel. Standefer v. EnglandMissouri Court of Appeals · 1959
  5. Wood v. WoodMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. In Re the Care & Treatment of NortonSupreme Court of Missouri · 2004
  2. In Re Estate of ForhanMissouri Court of Appeals · 2004
  3. State v. MoadMissouri Court of Appeals · 2009
  4. In Re the Detention of PierceSupreme Court of Iowa · 2008
  5. State v. PeeryMissouri Court of Appeals · 2010

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