Legal Opinion
State v. Kee
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided May 13, 1974No. 58317PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARDGETT, Judge.
The question to be decided is whether section 552.040, RSMo 1969,1 which requires commitment to the director of the division of mental diseases of a defendant who is found not guilty of a criminal offense by reason of mental disease or defect excluding responsibility, is facially unconstitutional.
The defendant-appellant Joseph Senion Kee filed an application in circuit court for release from the custody of the director of the division of mental diseases pursuant to section 552.040(4). Appellant’s application alleged (1) that he did not have a mental disease or defect rendering…
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