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Care & Treatment of Morgan v. State

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided January 6, 2009No. WD 68634PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES M. SMART, JR., Judge.

John Morgan appeals the judgment of the Jackson County Circuit Court committing him to secure confinement in the custody of the Department of Mental Health as a sexually violent predator. Morgan asserts on appeal that the trial court erred in failing to submit two of his offered instructions to the jury. The judgment is affirmed.

Facts

Morgan pleaded guilty on January 21, 1993, to one count of sodomy and three counts of first-degree sexual abuse involving minor girls. He was sentenced to seven years in prison. Shortly before he was scheduled to be released from…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Harvey v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Missouri · 2003
  2. In Re the Care & Treatment of Van OrdenSupreme Court of Missouri · 2008
  3. State v. GoodmanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1973
  4. Lewis v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2004
  5. Care & Treatment of Smith v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2004

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Pool v. Farm Bureau Town & Country Insurance Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2010
  2. State v. SwartzMissouri Court of Appeals · 2017
  3. State v. WileyMissouri Court of Appeals · 2011
  4. Horning v. WhiteMissouri Court of Appeals · 2010
  5. In Re the Care & Treatment of GinneryMissouri Court of Appeals · 2009

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