State of Missouri, ex rel. Chris Koster v. The Honorable Gary Oxenhandler, Circuit Judge of Callaway County, and Judy Groner, Circuit Clerk Callaway County Circuit Court

This is an original proceeding in certio-rari to review the grant of a writ of habeas corpus to habeas petitioner Shanon Swick-heimer (“Swickheimer”) by the Callaway County Circuit. Court (“habeas court”). Swickheimer was committed to the custody of the Department of Mental Health by an order of commitment issued on July 9, 2007 by the Polk County Circuit Court (“underlying trial court”) following a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity (“NGRI”) to the class A felony of Assault 1st Degree — Serious Physical Injury (the “underlying charge”). The writ of habeas corpus set aside Swickheimer’s…