Legal Opinion
In Re the Care & Treatment of Johnson
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 6, 2005No. 26023PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JEFFREY W. BATES, Chief Judge.
This is the second appeal arising from the State’s effort to have Joseph Johnson (“Johnson”) confined to a secure facility for treatment pursuant to the Sexually Violent Predators Civil Commitment Act (“SVPCCA”), §§ 632.480-.513. 1 In March 1999, the State filed a petition in the probate division of the Circuit Court of Newton County, Missouri, alleging that Johnson was a sexually violent predator (“SVP”). In September 1999, a jury returned a unanimous verdict finding that Johnson was a SVP. This verdict was based on expert testimony given by Gerald Hoeflein…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
- Fischer v. City of WashingtonMissouri Court of Appeals · 2001
- Reis v. Peabody Coal Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1996
- Parker v. WallaceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
- Nodaway Valley Bank v. E.L. Crawford Construction, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2004
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3Cited by9 opinions
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