Where appellant, who was civilly committed as a sexually violent predator, argued that the trial court abused its discretion during voir dire by prohibiting him from informing the panel about the young ages of the two children involved and from ...

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Where an appellant who challenged his civil commitment as a sexually violent predator argued that he was entitled to but deprived of the effective assistance of counsel, sexually violent predators have a fundamental liberty interest at stake, and the court ...

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Where an appellant who challenged his civil commitment as a sexually violent predator argued that he received ineffective assistance of counsel at his commitment trial, the appellant had a due process right to effective assistance, and his counsel exercised reasonable ...

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In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of: P.L. (MLW No. 72026/Case No. ED105930 – 9 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Robert G. Dowd Jr., J.)

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