State v. Whirley (MLW No. 79568/Case No. WD85010 & WD85364 – 15 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ahuja, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Cole County, Walker, J. (Samuel E. Buffaloe, Columbia, for appellant) (Gregory M. Goodwin, Jefferson City, for respondent)
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State v. Vandervort (MLW No. 79653/Case No. WD85748 & WD85752 – 12 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Hardwick, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Clay County, Krauser, J. (Zachary R. Thompson and Josephine A. Ellerman, Liberty, for appellant) (Robert L. Walden-Chastain, Liberty; Damien S. Bahakti De Loyola, and Lindsey L. Wiedholt, Kansas City, for respondent)
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State v. Antle (MLW No. 79660/Case No. WD83333 – 18 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ahuja, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Randolph County, Tucker, J. (James C. Egan, Columbia, for appellant) (Gregory L. Barnes, Jefferson City, for respondent)
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State v. King (MLW No. 79652/Case No. SD37354 – 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Gooch, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Greene County, Holden, J.
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Hollings v. State (MLW No. 79645/Case No. ED110767 – 16 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Hess, J.) Appealed from circuit court, St. Louis County, Wallach, J. (Andrew Mossman, for appellant) (Gregory L. Barnes, for respondent)
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Lee v. State (MLW No. 79646/Case No. ED110693 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Dowd, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Washington, County, Horn, J. (Ellen Flottman, for appellant) (Alex D. Beezley, for respondent)
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McGary v. State (MLW No. 79649/Case No. ED110408 – 6 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Dowd, J.) Appealed from circuit court, St. Louis County, Dueker, J. (Gwenda R. Robinson, for appellant) (Alex D. Beezley, for respondent)
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Defendant appealed the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief. Defendant alleged that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to cross-examine the state’s complaining witness about a composite sketch and failing to introduce social media posts that defendant claimed would ...
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U.S. v. Fugerson (MLW No. 79643/Case No. 22-2027 – 3 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Ketchmark, J.
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U.S. v. Brown (MLW No. 79639/Case Nos. 22-2606 & 22-2613 – 5 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa, Reade, J.
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U.S. v. Drumgold (MLW No. 79635/Case No. 22-3636 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota, Hovland, J.
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