State ex rel. Hawley v. Heagney

Introduction

This is an original proceeding in certio-rari to review the St. Louis circuit court’s grant of habeas corpus relief discharging George Fisher from the custody of the Department of Mental Health (“DMH”). The St. Louis circuit court found Fisher’s commitment was based on deficient pleas of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect (“NGRI”)1 in two separate cases, one originating in Audrain County and the other in Jackson County. The record granting habeas relief regarding the Au-drain County case is moot and the record granting habeas relief regarding the Jackson County case…