Legal Opinion
State v. Hoover
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided September 9, 1986No. WD 36913PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHANGLER, Judge.
The movant Hoover appeals from the denial of an application for unconditional— or, alternatively, conditional — release from the Director of the Department of Mental Health, to whose custody and care he was committed under § 552.040.2, RSMo Cum. Supp. 1985, upon acquittal of first degree burglary by reason of mental disease or defect excluding responsibility.
The movant Hoover was committed to the Director by order of the circuit court on August 26, 1982, as a diagnosed schizophrenic paranoid. The procedures of statute then, as now, enable the person under such a commitment to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Kansas City v. J. I. Case Threshing MacHine Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1935
- State v. WynnMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
- Garzee v. SauroSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
- State Ex Rel. Rogersville Reorganized School District No. R-4 v. HolmesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1952
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