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Criminal Law: Trespass-Right To Counsel-Arraignment
State v. Logan (MLW No. 80505/Case No. WD85831 – 21 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ahuja, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Boone County, Morrell, J. (Matthew G. Mueller, St. Louis, for appellant) (Craig A. Johnston, Columbia, for respondent).
Criminal Law: Voluntary Intoxication-Curative Instruction
State v. Latin (MLW No. 80503/Case No. SD37722 – 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Growcock, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Greene County, Borthwick, J. (Christian Lehmberg, Columbia, and David Brian Smith, Springfield, for appellant) (Karen Louis Kramer, Jefferson City, and Syd Tippie, Springfield, for respondent).
Criminal Law: Tampering-Sufficiency Of Evidence-Prior Bad Acts
State v. Shultz (MLW No. 80499/Case No. SD37585 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Gooch, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Scott County, Dolan, J. (Ellen H. Flottman, Columbia, and Jeffrey D. McCormick, Kennett, for appellant) (Garrick F.D. Aplin, Jefferson City, for respondent).
Criminal Law: Right To Counsel-Robbery-Sufficiency of Evidence
State v. Phillips (MLW No. 80502/Case No. SD37382 – 13 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Goodman, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Scott County, Dolan, J. (Matthew George Mueller, St. Louis, for appellant) (Richard Anthony Starnes, Jefferson City, for respondent).
Criminal Law: First-Degree Assault-Sufficiency of Evidence-Curative Instruction
State v. Bruce (MLW No. 80498/Case No. SD37363 – 13 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Growcock, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Polk County, Rohrs, J. (Jedd Christian Schneider, Columbia, for appellant) (Julia Rives, Jefferson City, for respondent).
Criminal Law: Closing Argument-Plain Error Review
State v. Hough (MLW No. 80500/Case No. SD37664 – 5 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Borthwick, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Greene County, Mountjoy, J.
Criminal Law: Child Molestation-Exclusion Of Testimony-Jury Instructions
State v. Campbell (MLW No. 80497/Case No. ED110923 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Stevens, J.) Appealed from circuit court, St. Francois County, Wexler Horn, J. (William J. Swift for appellant) (Kristen S. Johnson for respondent).
Criminal Law: Sex Trafficking a Minor-Appeal Waiver-Substantive Reasonableness of Sentence
U.S. v. Chatman (MLW No. 80492/Case No. 23-2145 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, Rossiter, J.
Criminal Law: Firearms Offense-Calculation of Guidelines Range-Harmless Error
U.S. v. Salinas (MLW No. 80491/Case No. 22-3655 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, Gritzner, J.
Criminal Law: Drug Distribution-Sentencing Enhancement-Possession of Dangerous Weapon
U.S. v. Spiehs (MLW No. 80487/Case No. 22-2611 – 4 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, Kopf, J.
Criminal Law: Drug Crimes-Sixth Amendment Violation-Waiver
U.S. v. Williams (MLW No. 80490/Case No. 22-2782 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Gruender, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, Wilson, J. (Geoffrey Davis Kearney, of Pine Bluff, AR, for appellant) (Anne E. Gardner, AUSA, of Little Rock, AR, for appellee)
Criminal Law: Drug and Firearms Offenses-Sufficiency of Evidence-Denial of Remote Testimony
U.S. v. La Cruz-Nava (MLW No. 80488/Case Nos. 22-2914 & 22-2966 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Erickson, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri.
Latest Opinion Digests
- Criminal Law: Child Abuse-Sufficiency Of Evidence-Closing Argument
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