State v. Will

MAUS, Judge.

An information filed on November 13, 1978, alleged the appellant, Leon R. Will, committed felonious assault in Dent County. He entered a plea of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. The plea was accepted by the state. Pursuant to § 552,040.2, the appellant was committed to the Director of the Department of Mental Health.

On July 21, 1987, the appellant filed in the Circuit Court of Dent County the last of a series of applications for release under § 552.040.4. In a manner not disclosed by the record, a copy of the application was served on that date on the prosecuting…