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Petitioner filed a petition under the Adult Abuse Act seeking an order of protection against respondent, alleging that respondent, petitioner’s sister, “knowingly and intentionally” stalked and harassed her. The trial court granted petitioner a year-long order of protection, automatically renewable ...

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Defendants appealed from the judgment setting aside a conveyance of real property as fraudulent. Plaintiffs were judgment creditors of two defendants, who deeded substantially all of their assets to the other two defendants, their children, without consideration. At trial, the ...

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Where defendants failed to object to dismissal of the jury or assert they had a right to jury trial, and where dismissal of plaintiffs’ damages claim left only claims for equitable relief, trial court did not err in dismissing jury ...

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Defendant appealed from his conviction of statutory sodomy and statutory rape of his minor biological daughter. During trial, a juror requested defendant change his seating position to better observe his facial expressions. On appeal, defendant argued that the trial court ...

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Defendant appealed the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief, which alleged his plea counsel was ineffective for advising defendant he faced a 30-year sentence when defendant could only have been incarcerated for 16 years. Defendant argued that but for ...

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Defendant appealed his bench-trial conviction for first-degree assault and armed criminal action. The victim was using a Bobcat at the apartment complex where defendant lived. Defendant struck the side of the Bobcat with his cane, then began hitting victim. When ...

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Defendant appealed his bench-trial conviction for first-degree assault and armed criminal action. The victim was using a Bobcat at the apartment complex where defendant lived. Defendant struck the side of the Bobcat with his cane, then began hitting victim. When ...

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Killian v. Killian (MLW No. 72109/Case No. SD35150 – 13 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Lynch, J.)

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Ward v. Dennis Oil Company (MLW No. 72111/Case No. SD35159 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Burrell, J.)

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Brown v. State (MLW No. 72112/Case No. SD35061 – 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, per curiam)

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Legacy Bank v. Nelson (MLW No. 72110/Case No. 35373 – 4 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Burrell, J.)

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