Spencer v. State

JAMES K. PREWITT, Presiding Judge.

Following a bench trial, Troy Spencer (“Appellant”) was found to be a sexually *409violent predator pursuant to § 632.480, RSMo 2000, and ordered committed to the custody of the Director of the Department of Mental Health for “care and treatment until such time as [Appellant’s] mental abnormality has so changed that he is safe to be at large.”

Appellant raises five points relied on, including that the trial court erred by entering judgment without first considering whether, as a result of a mental abnormality, Appellant had serious difficulty controlling his…