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The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office announced April 8 that it will not retry a man whose conviction for a 2003 murder was thrown out by the Missouri Supreme Court earlier in the week.

Some assistant public defenders in Missouri join the office fresh out of law school, learn the ropes and then depart forever to private practice, where caseloads can be less grueling and the pay potentially far higher.

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Moniteau County Prosecuting Attorney Shayne Healea resigned from office Tuesday after pleading guilty to four counts stemming from a 2014 crash in Columbia that injured four people.

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The Missouri Supreme Court has reinstated the law licenses of a Kansas City attorney who was disbarred 11 years ago and a Nevada attorney, formerly of Jefferson City, whose license was suspended five years ago. On Aug. 21, the court ...

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A man beaten by police officers in the City of St. Louis has settled with the Missouri Attorney General’s office for more than eight times his original demand. “It’s a tremendous outcome for my client,” said attorney Philip Tatlow of ...

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A St. Louis County jury has decided in favor of a defendant doctor in the case of a woman who died while using a heart medication. Dr. Dale Brewer treated Sharon Akins for atrial fibrillation, which causes an irregular heartbeat, ...

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The family of a jail inmate who died in custody will receive a settlement of slightly more than $600,000 after jail staff allegedly failed to provide medical care for the inmate. “Long story short, he requested medical attention and they ...

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Several years ago, Steve Koslovsky decided to launch a second career of teaching English as a foreign language. He said he thought it would enable him to travel the world as he neared retirement. He didn’t think it would enable him to continue to practice law in Missouri.

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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has called the Missouri Legislature into special session the week of Sept. 10-14 to pass a bill to help treatment courts. Parson vetoed the treatment-court bill in July. Although he said such courts “serve a valuable ...

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The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District affirmed a $2.4 million nationwide class-action settlement with a dog-treat maker, despite objections from some of the class members. The global settlement approved last year resolved suits filed in Missouri and California alleging ...

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The Court of Appeals Western District said the owners of a Kansas City bar destroyed in a gas explosion owe about $50,000 in court costs to a defendant who prevailed at trial. JJ’s Bar & Grill won a negligence suit ...