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Criminal Law :Second-Degree Murder – Self Defense Instruction – Felony Murder

February 14, 2018 Comments Off on Criminal Law :Second-Degree Murder – Self Defense Instruction – Felony Murder

State v. Oates (MLW No. 71412/Case No. SC96650 – 10 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Powell, J.; all concur)

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Criminal Law : Search Warrant – Particularity – Severance

February 14, 2018 Comments Off on Criminal Law : Search Warrant – Particularity – Severance

State v. Douglass (MLW No. 71415/Case No. SC95719 – 51 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Breckenridge, J.; Draper, Russell and Stith, JJ., concur; Fischer, C.J., dissents in separate opinion filed; Wilson, J., concurs in opinion of Fischer, C.J.; Powell, J., not participating)

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Administrative : Ethics Investigation – Assessment Of Fees

February 14, 2018 Comments Off on Administrative : Ethics Investigation – Assessment Of Fees

Wright-Jones v. Missouri Ethics Commission (MLW No. 71413/Case No. SC95796 – 9 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, per curiam)

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Criminal Law : Post-Conviction Relief – Effectiveness Of Counsel – Jury Instructions

January 31, 2018 Comments Off on Criminal Law : Post-Conviction Relief – Effectiveness Of Counsel – Jury Instructions

Meiners v. State (MLW No. 71360/Case No. SC96278 – 25 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Russell, J.; Draper, Powell, Breckenridge and Stith, JJ., concur; Fischer, C.J., concurs in result in separate opinion filed; Wilson, J., dissents in separate opinion filed)

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Negligence : Wrongful Death – Survivorship – Personal Representative

January 17, 2018 Comments Off on Negligence : Wrongful Death – Survivorship – Personal Representative

In the Estate of: Joseph B. Mickels (MLW No. 71346/Case No. SC96649 – 9 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, per curiam; Fischer, C.J., Wilson, Russell, Powell, Breckenride and Stith, JJ., concur. Draper, J., dissents in separate opinion filed)

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Criminal Law : Self Defense – Deadly Force – Verbal Threats

January 17, 2018 Comments Off on Criminal Law : Self Defense – Deadly Force – Verbal Threats

State v. Bruner (MLW No. 71348/Case No. SC95877 – 28 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Stith, J.; Draper, Russell, Powell and Breckenridge, JJ., concur; Wilson, J.; dissents in separate opinion filed; Fischer, C.J., concurs in opinion of Wilson, J.)

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Criminal Law : Post-Conviction Relief – Timeliness Of Motion – Abandonment

January 17, 2018 Comments Off on Criminal Law : Post-Conviction Relief – Timeliness Of Motion – Abandonment

Watson v. State (MLW No. 71347/Case No. SC96103 – 11 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Stith, J.; Draper, Wilson, Russell and Breckenridge, JJ., concur; Fischer, C.J. dissents in separate opinion filed; Powell, J.; concurs in opinion of Fischer, C.J.)

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