{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"in-the-matter-of-the-care-and-treatment-of-kenneth-smith","displayName":"In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Kenneth Smith","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd82180:2020-01-21","opinionId":"18f6d9ec-5da2-5ec1-a8ae-3592b2d88c81","slug":"in-the-matter-of-the-care-and-treatment-of-kenneth-smith-v-state-of-misso-d82180","caseName":"In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Kenneth Smith\nvs.\nState of Missouri","caseNumber":"WD82180","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2020-01-21","year":2020,"display_summary":"Kenneth Smith, civilly committed as a sexually violent predator, petitioned for conditional release from the Department of Mental Health. The trial court denied his petition, finding he failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that he no longer suffered from a mental abnormality making him likely to commit acts of sexual violence if conditionally released. On appeal, Smith contended the trial court erred in denying him a trial on his petition. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, concluding that its finding was supported by the weight of the evidence, particularly given the State's vigorous cross-examination of Smith's expert witnesses.","primaryTopic":"administrative-law","topicSlugs":["administrative-law","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure","evidence","other"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=149193","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/in-the-matter-of-the-care-and-treatment-of-kenneth-smith-v-state-of-misso-d82180","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}