Care & Treatment of Bradshaw v. State

WILLIAM W. FRANCIS, JR., J.

James A. Bradshaw (“Bradshaw”) appeals the judgment of the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Howell County (“the trial court”) committing him to the custody of the Missouri Department of Mental Health (“MDMH”), pursuant to the Sexually Violent Predator Act (“SVP Act”), sections 632.480-.513, after a jury found he was a “sexually violent predator” (“SVP”), as defined in section 632.480(5).1 We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Factual and Procedural Background

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict and disregarding all…