Legal Opinion
In Re the Care & Treatment of Cokes
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided March 18, 2003No. WD 60062PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWIN H. SMITH, Presiding Judge.
Andre Cokes appeals from the judgment of the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Jackson County committing him to the custody of the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH), pursuant to the Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVP Act), §§ 6S2.480-.513, 1 after a jury had found, beyond a reasonable doubt, that he was a “sexually violent predator” (SVP), as defined in § 632.480(5) of the SVP Act.
The appellant raises three points on appeal. In Point I, he claims that the trial court erred in overruling his motion for a directed verdict because the State did not…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Kansas v. CraneSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- In Re LinehanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1999
- Care & Treatment of Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2002
- Steward v. GoetzMissouri Court of Appeals · 1997
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3Cited by11 opinions
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