{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"state-of-miswsouri","displayName":"State of Miswsouri","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd80992:2018-05-29","opinionId":"d19dd64a-c8c1-53f6-a0c0-7d640f837d33","slug":"state-of-miswsouri-v-william-billy-carter-d80992","caseName":"State of Miswsouri\nvs.\nWilliam (Billy) Carter","caseNumber":"WD80992","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2018-05-29","year":2018,"display_summary":"William Carter, committed to the Department of Mental Health after pleading not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect (NGRI) and also as a sexually violent predator (SVP), appealed the trial court's denial of his application for conditional release under section 552.040.10 as moot. The trial court reasoned that any relief granted would be ineffectual due to his concurrent SVP commitment. The appellate court reversed and remanded, holding that an application for conditional release from an NGRI commitment is not moot simply because of a concurrent SVP commitment, as removing one basis for confinement provides effectual relief.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=125800","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-miswsouri-v-william-billy-carter-d80992","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}