{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"state-of-missouri-petitioner","displayName":"State of Missouri, Petitioner-","totalCases":4},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36302:2020-12-21","opinionId":"b1445eba-1509-54b8-a4cf-f6d5ba9cc58f","slug":"in-the-matter-of-the-care-and-treatment-of-donald-peckham-aka-donald-d-pe-d36302","caseName":"IN THE MATTER OF THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF DONALD PECKHAM, a/k/a DONALD D. PECKHAM, a/k/a DONALD DEAN PECKHAM, Respondent-Appellant\nv.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Petitioner-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD36302","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2020-12-21","year":2020,"display_summary":"Donald Peckham was committed as a sexually violent predator, and his commitment was affirmed on appeal. 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JONES, A/KA EVERETT CHRISTOPH JONES, Respondent-Appellant\nvs.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Petitioner-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD34681","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2018-12-05","year":2018,"display_summary":"Everett Jones appealed a judgment committing him to the Department of Mental Health as a sexually violent predator (SVP) after a jury trial. He argued the trial court erred by denying his timely application for a change of judge under Rule 51.05. 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BERG, AARON BERG, Respondent-Appellant\nvs.\nSTATE OF MISSOURI, Petitioner-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD34087","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2017-02-24","year":2017,"display_summary":null,"primaryTopic":null,"topicSlugs":[],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=110236","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/in-the-matter-of-the-care-and-treatment-of-aaron-berg-aka-aaron-e-berg-aa-d34087","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":20,"source":"tag","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"}],"role":"respondent"},{"caseId":"moappsd:doc-24059:undated","opinionId":"3a35d0b8-2875-54af-aedd-bc370b2af545","slug":"in-the-matter-of-the-care-and-treatment-of-clifford-scates-aka-clifford-m-24059","caseName":"In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Clifford Scates, a/k/a Clifford M. 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