Legal Opinion
In re the Care & Treatment of Perkins
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided November 1, 2005No. ED 85247PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MARY K. HOFF, Presiding Judge.
Gerald Perkins (Offender) appeals the judgment of the Circuit Court of Franklin County, probate division (probate division), probate court’s judgment and order committing Offender to secure confinement in the custody of the Department of Mental Health (DMH) as a sexually violent predator, pursuant to Section 632.480 et seq., RSMo 2004.1 We affirm.
In his sole point on appeal, Offender claims the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction the State’s petition (petition) to commit Offender to DMH as a sexually violent…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Care & Treatment of Barlow v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2003
- Wibberg v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1997
- In Re the Care & Treatment of LieuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 2004