{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official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":"the-honorable-wendy-wexlerhorn-judge-of-the-circuit-court-of-the-county-of-st-francois-24th-judicial-circuit","displayName":"The Honorable Wendy Wexler-Horn, Judge of the Circuit Court of the County of St. Francois, 24th Judicial Circuit","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc97469:2019-04-30","opinionId":"fcd28a44-254d-5b99-a89b-3224e5db5b05","slug":"anthony-caruthers-relator-v-the-honorable-wendy-wexler-horn-judge-of-the-c97469","caseName":"Anthony Caruthers, Relator, vs. The Honorable Wendy Wexler-Horn, Judge of the Circuit Court of the County of St. Francois, 24th Judicial Circuit, Respondent.","caseNumber":"SC97469","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2019-04-30","year":2019,"display_summary":"Anthony Caruthers, facing murder and other charges, sought a writ of prohibition to prevent the circuit court from ordering a mental evaluation under Chapter 552. Caruthers intended to present a diminished capacity defense, not a not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect (NGRI) defense. The Missouri Supreme Court made the preliminary writ of prohibition permanent, holding that Chapter 552 does not authorize a mental evaluation for a diminished capacity defense, nor does it allow the court to order an opinion on whether the defendant lacked a state of mind that is an element of the charged offense.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=139775","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/anthony-caruthers-relator-v-the-honorable-wendy-wexler-horn-judge-of-the-c97469","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":32,"source":"tag","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}