Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Mar 5, 2019
Mark Wagner vs. Missouri State Board of Nursing
Mark Wagner, a registered nurse, appealed the Missouri State Board of Nursing's decision to suspend his license for six months and place him on probation. The Board disciplined Wagner after he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery in Kansas for offensively touching a coworker. The circuit court affirmed the Board's decision. On appeal, the Western District affirmed the circuit court's judgment, holding that the battery involved moral turpitude, the Board properly took judicial notice of the Kansas statute, and the Board's disciplinary sanctions did not exceed its authority over Wagner's Missouri license.