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Criminal Law-Murder-Hearsay Testimony
Defendant appealed his conviction for murder and armed criminal action, arguing that the trial court abused its discretion in admitting police testimony about ShotSpotter data because it contained hearsay and constituted improper […]
Municipal: Officials’ Ethics Rules-Citizen’s Initiative Petition
Plaintiff appealed the adverse summary judgment on her complaint challenging the validity of a citizen’s initiative petition that amended the city charter for St. Louis to add new ethics rules […]
Criminal Law: Post-Conviction Relief-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Defendant appealed the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel due to counsel’s failure to investigate the crime scene or present expert testimony regarding […]
Criminal Law: Post-Conviction Relief-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Defendant appealed the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief alleging that trial counsel was ineffective for unreasonably inducing defendant to waive his right to testify. Where trial counsel’s advice […]
Attorneys: Legal Malpractice-Motion to Compel Arbitration
Defendants appealed the trial court’s order granting judgment to plaintiff and denying defendants’ motion to compel arbitration. Defendants represented plaintiff in underlying employment complaints. The parties’ retainer agreement contained an […]
Torts-Products Liability-Occupational Exposure
Defendant appealed the jury’s verdict in favor of plaintiff on his injury claim stemming from his occupational exposure to chemicals manufactured by defendant that were purchased for use by plaintiff’s […]
Municipal-Business License Tax-Enforcement of Settlement
Plaintiffs appealed the judgment in favor of defendant on plaintiffs’ motion to enforce the parties’ settlement agreement in plaintiffs’ class action alleging that defendant failed to pay full municipal business […]
Criminal Law-Post-Conviction Relief-Excessive Punishment
Defendant appealed the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief, which claimed violations of his due process rights. Defendant argued that the DOC misapplied the law in requiring him to […]
Criminal Law-Drug Possession-Violation of Order in Limine
Defendant appealed his conviction for drug possession, fleeing a traffic stop and driving with a revoked license, arguing that the trial court erred in denying a mistrial when the investigating […]
Criminal Law-Assault-Admission of Demonstrative Photograph
Defendant appealed his conviction for assault, arguing that the trial court plainly erred in admitting a demonstrative photograph of a chair, which he contended was too dissimilar from the chair […]
Attorneys-Legal Malpractice-Motion to Strike
Plaintiffs appealed the grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants on plaintiffs’ legal malpractice claim, challenging the grant of defendants’ motion to strike portions of plaintiffs’ response to defendants’ […]
Employer-Employee -Gender-Pregnancy Discrimination-Hostile Work Environment
Plaintiff appealed the dismissal of her complaint against defendant, her employer, which alleged disability discrimination, gender-pregnancy discrimination and hostile work environment in violation of the Missouri Human Rights Act. Where plaintiff failed […]
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