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State v. Wooden

After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of two counts of harassment, one under Mo. Rev. Stat. 565.090.1(2) and one under section 565.090.1(5), and one count of possession of marijuana. The...

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Garozzo v. Mo. Dep’t of Ins., Div. of Fin.

In 2010, the General Assembly enacted the Missouri Secure and Fair Enforcement Mortgage Licensing Act (Missouri SAFE Act), which provides that the director of the Missouri Division of Finance shall not...

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State v. McFadden

After a jury trial, Plaintiff was found guilty of first-degree murder and armed criminal action. The circuit court sentenced Defendant to death. The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment, holding (1) the...

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State v. Hicks

After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of first-degree robbery, forcible rape, attempted forcible rape, and forcible sodomy. Defendant appealed, claiming (1) the trial court erred in admitting...

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Coyne v. Edwards

Respondent filed a declaration of candidacy to run for the position of Director of Community Fire Protection District (Community Fire). Community Fire accepted Respondent's declaration of candidacy,...

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Badahman v. Catering St. Louis

Employee was terminated from her employment after her driver's license was suspended due to her epilepsy. Employee filed this action against Employer, alleging discrimination and retaliation in...

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Swallow v. State

Defendant pleaded guilty to first degree assault and armed criminal action (ACA). Defendant subsequently filed a motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Mo. R. Crim. P. 24.035, alleging...

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State ex rel. Jackson v. Circuit Court

A port authority sought to purchase a parcel of land owned by trustees of a family trust. After negotiations failed, the port authority filed a petition for condemnation of the parcel. The trustees...

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Anderson v. State

After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and was sentenced to death for one of the murders. The Supreme Court reversed the death sentence and remanded the case...

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State v. Holmes

After a trial, Defendant was convicted of misdemeanor criminal nonsupport. Defendant appealed, contending that the trial court erred in overruling his motion for judgment of acquittal claiming Mo. Rev....

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Eastburn v. State

After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. The court of appeals affirmed Defendant's conviction and denied her motion for post-conviction...

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State v. Jeffrey

After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of two counts of sexual misconduct involving a child pursuant to Mo. Rev. Stat. 566.083 and two counts of attempted sexual misconduct involving a child. The...

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Bone v. Dir. of Revenue

Driver was arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI). The Director of Revenue (DOR) subsequently suspended Driver's license and disqualified him from driving a commercial motor vehicle. Driver filed...

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Johnson v. State

After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. Defendant subsequently filed a motion for post-conviction relief. The motion court denied the motion after an...

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State ex rel. Sitton v. Norman

After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the first degree and armed criminal action. Defendant subsequently filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that...

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State v. Hart

After a jury trial, Defendant was found guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree robbery, and two counts of armed criminal action for shooting a killing a victim during the second of two robberies...

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State v. Nathan

After a jury trial, Defendant was found guilty of twenty-six counts of first-degree murder, burglary, and related crimes for actions he took during a robbery and home invasion when he was sixteen years...

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State v. Shockley

After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of first-degree murder. After the jury was unable to agree on punishment, the trial court conducted an independent review of the facts pursuant to Mo. Rev....

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Farrow v. St. Francis Med. Ctr.

Plaintiff, who was formerly employed by Hospital, brought an eight-count petition against Hospital and Doctor (collectively, Defendants) alleging violations of the Missouri Human Rights Act (the MHRA)...

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Roe v. Replogle

In 1994, Appellant pleaded guilty to sodomy. Congress subsequently passed the federal sex offender registration act (SORNA), which required individuals such as Appellant to register as sex offenders....

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