Criminal Law: Mandatory Surcharges-Constitutionality
Ramirez v. Missouri Prosecuting Attorneys’ & Circuit Attorneys’ Retirement System (MLW No. 81776/Case No. SC100376 – 9 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Gooch, J.) Appealed from circuit court,...
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Salamun v. The Camden County Clerk (MLW No. 81775/Case Nos. SC100076 & SC100083 – 14 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Russell, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Camden County, Daniels, J. (Matthew...
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Courtois v. State (MLW No. 81778/Case No. SD38185 – 16 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Growcock, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Greene County, Harmison, J. (Arthur Ellis Allen,...
View ArticleCriminal Law: Voluntary Manslaughter-Cross-Examination of Defendant
State v. Guest (MLW No. 81777/Case No. SD37691 – 16 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Growcock, J.) Appealed from circuit court, New Madrid County, Reeves, J. (Ellen H. Flottman,...
View ArticleAdministrative: Securities Regulation-Unregistered Securities
Di Ricco v. Missouri Commissioner of Securities (MLW No. 81772/Case No. WD86327 – 32 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ahuja, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Cole County, Beetem, J....
View ArticleCivil Practice: Default Judgment-Revival of Judgment
Allen v. X & F Enterprise Corp. (MLW No. 81771/Case No. WD86536 – 17 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Sutton, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Jackson County, Seaton, J. (Don...
View ArticleCriminal Law: Expungement-Same Course of Conduct
D.B. v. Missouri State Highway Patrol Criminal Justice Information Services (MLW No. 81770/Case No. WD86542 – 43 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Thomson, J.) Appealed from circuit...
View ArticleSupreme Court grants stay less than an hour before man’s scheduled execution
The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for a Texas man 20 minutes before he was to receive a lethal injection Tuesday evening. The post Supreme Court grants stay less than an hour before...
View ArticleScott Mueller, Capes Sokol
Capes Sokol welcomes attorney Scott B. Mueller as counsel. The post Scott Mueller, Capes Sokol first appeared on Missouri Lawyers Media.
View ArticleCriminal Law: Conspiracy to Distribute Drugs-Dismissal of Venireperson-Prior...
U.S. v. Whitworth (MLW No. 81781/Case No. 22-3453 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Grasz, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Kays, J. (Rebecca L. Kurz,...
View ArticleCriminal Law: Drug and Firearms Offenses-Motion to Suppress-Vehicle Search
U.S. v. Ashmore (MLW No. 81796/Case No. 23-2641 – 3 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, Rose, J. The post Criminal Law:...
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U.S. v. Collins (MLW No. 81806/Case No. 22-3120 – 3 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, Moody, J. The post Criminal...
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U.S. v. Sledge (MLW No. 81807/Case Nos. 23-1096 & 23-1099 – 17 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Shepherd, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota, Hovland, J....
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U.S. v. Murriel (MLW No. 81786/Case No. 23-3679 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa, Williams, J. The post Criminal...
View ArticleCriminal Law: Failure to Register as Sex Offender-Substantive Reasonableness...
U.S. v. Villasenor (MLW No. 81787/Case No. 24-1188 – 3 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, Locher, J. The post Criminal...
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U.S. v. Sanford (MLW No. 81808/Case Nos. 23-2108 & 23-2186 – 5 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa, Williams, J....
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U.S. v. Robinson (MLW No. 81803/Case No. 23-3782 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Schlep, J. The post...
View ArticleCriminal Law: Firearm Offense-Upward Variance-Substantive Reasonableness of...
U.S. v. Clark (MLW No. 81794/Case No. 23-2363 – 3 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, White, J. The post Criminal...
View ArticleCriminal Law: Guilty Plea-Consecutive Sentences-Substantive Reasonableness of...
U.S. v. Anderson (MLW No. 81813/Case No. 23-3278 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, Ebinger, J. The post Criminal...
View ArticleBoeing case puts spotlight on plea agreements involving corporate defendants
After two jetliner crashes killed 346 people, a $2.5 billion settlement that let Boeing avoid criminal prosecution failed to resolve questions about the safety of the aerospace giant's planes. The post...
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