In Re the Care & Treatment of Van Orden

271 S.W.3d 579 (2008)

In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of John R. VAN ORDEN.

In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Richard Wheeler, a/k/a Richard D. Wheeler, a/k/a Richard Dale Wheeler.

Nos. SC 89224, SC 89408.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

December 16, 2008.

Emmett D. Queener, Columbia, for Appellant.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Alana M. Barragan-Scott, for Respondent.

WILLIAM RAY PRICE, JR., Judge.

Richard Wheeler and John Van Orden previously were convicted of sexually violent offenses. Because of their previous convictions, the state filed a petition for civil commitment…