State v. Terry

In 1979 Norman Terry was charged in Henry County with the second-degree murder of his ex-wife. By order of December 14, 1979, the trial court found Terry not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect excluding responsibility and ordered that he be committed to the Missouri Department of Mental Health for custody, care and treatment in a state mental hospital, § 552.040.1, RSMo 1978.

On May 10, 1983, Terry filed an application for release from custody, § 552.040, RSMo Supp.1982. The prosecuting attorney of Henry County filed an objection to the defendant’s release. After a hearing on…