Care and Treatment of Morgan v. State

EDWIN H. SMITH, Chief Judge.

John W. Morgan 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), §§ 632.480-.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).

The appellant raises four points on appeal. In Point I, he claims that the probate court erred in overruling his motion for a directed verdict, at the close of the State’s and all the…