Matter of Handy v. Holcomb

LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order granting Richard Handy a conditional release from the Fulton State Hospital. Handy was in that mental health facility because of pleas of not guilty because of mental disease or *863defect to first degree assault charges. Section 552.030.2, RSMo.1986 (All further statutory references will be to RSMo.1986). Mr. Holcomb, the Superintendent of the Fulton State Hospital (appellant), contends that the trial court erred in granting the respondent Handy’s conditional release because it failed to determine that Handy was not likely to be dangerous to…