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Real Property: Quiet Title-Adverse Possession
Pentecost v. Webster (MLW No. 80289/Case No. SD37447 – 32 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Growcock, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Camden County, Koeppen, J. (Kari A. Schulte, Jefferson City, for appellant) (Curtis M. Garner, Springfield, for respondent)
Criminal Law: Statutory Sodomy-Life Sentence
State v. Perry (MLW No. 80287/Case No. SD37678 – 3 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Burrell, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Greene County, Mountjoy, J.
Criminal Law: Resisting Arrest-Sufficiency of Evidence
State v. Cross (MLW No. 80291/Case No. SD37587 – 6 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Growcock, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Mississippi County, Horack, J. (Jedd C. Schneider, Columbia, for appellant) (Karen L. Kramer, Jefferson City, for respondent)
Criminal Law: Post-Conviction Relief-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
O’Brien v. State (MLW No. 80286/Case No. SD37779 – 6 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Sheffield, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Greene County, Holden, J.
Criminal Law: Child Molestation-Limitation of Defendant’s Testimony
State v. Mealer (MLW No. 80288/Case No. SD37623 – 12 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Burrell, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Jasper County, Dankelson, J. (Randy S. Anglen, Branson, for appellant) (Karen L. Kramer, Jefferson City, for respondent)
Criminal Law: Child Abuse-Admission of Autopsy Evidence
State v. Brumfield (MLW No. 80290/Case No. SD37173 – 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Bates, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Mississippi County, Horack, J. (Jedd C. Schneider, Columbia, for appellant) (Ashley D. Murphy, Jefferson City, for respondent)
Insurance: Uninsured Motorist Coverage-Ability to Contest Liability
Brommelhorst v. Automobile Club Inter-Insurance Exchange (MLW No. 80283/Case No. ED110912 – 12 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Clayton, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Montgomery County, Lamb, J. (David P. Bub and Robert L. Devereux, Jr., for appellant) (Andrea D. McNairy and Lisa A. Tsacoumangos, for respondent)
Criminal Law: Second-Degree Murder-Appeal Waiver
State v. Humphrey (MLW No. 80284/Case No. ED110491 – 5 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Torbitzky, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Audrain County, Lamb, J. (Kevin L. Schriener, for appellant) (Andrew Bailey and Evan J. Buchheim, for respondent)
Criminal Law: Post-Conviction Relief-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Waldorf v. State (MLW No. 80282/Case No. ED111167 – 18 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Hess, J.) Appealed from circuit court, St. Francois County, Horn, J. (John S. Appelbaum, for appellant) (Evan Buchheim, for respondent)
Criminal Law: Child Molestation-Recording of Police Interview
State v. Welch (MLW No. 80285/Case No. ED110318 – 12 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Hess, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Lincoln County, Berry, J. (Randy S. Anglen, for appellant) (Ashley D. Murphy, for respondent)
Insurance: Liability Insurance-Bad Faith-Policy Exclusion
Scaglione v. Acceptance Indemnity Insurance Company (MLW No. 80298/Case Nos. 22-2496 & 22-2497 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Shepherd, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Mensah, J. (Edward D. Robertson, III, of Leawood, KS and John Matthew Simon, of St. Louis, MO for appellants; Kelly Clare Frickelton, of Leawood, KS; John G. Simon, of St.[...]
Immigration: Reinstatement of Removal Proceedings-Asylum-Dismissal of Appeal
Bekhbat v. Garland (MLW No. 80263/Case No. 22-2379 – 13 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.) Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. (Matthew Lorn Hoppock, of Shawnee, KS for petitioners) (Paul Fiorino, USDOL OIL, of Washington, D.C. for respondent)
Latest Opinion Digests
- Criminal Law: Child Abuse-Sufficiency Of Evidence-Closing Argument
- Civil Rights: Religious Freedom-RLUIPA-Res Judicata
- Civil Practice: Res Judicata-Stop Work Order
- Immigration: Drug Conviction-Removability-Overbreadth of State Offense
- Civil Practice: Asset Forfeiture-Sanctions
- Civil Rights: Due Process-Failure to State Claim
- Probate : Revocable Trust – Amendment – Reformation
- Employer – Employee : Unpaid Commissions – At-Will Status
- Criminal Law : Post-Conviction Relief – Effectiveness Of Counsel – Conflict Of Interest
- Appellate Practice : Jurisdiction – Final Judgment
- Domestic Relations : Parenting Plan – Child Support
- Criminal Law : Post-Conviction Relief – Guilty Plea – Sentence Advice
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