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Criminal Law

Sep 15, 2023

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).

Sep 15, 2023

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).

Sep 15, 2023

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).

Sep 15, 2023

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).

Sep 15, 2023

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).

Sep 15, 2023

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.

Sep 15, 2023

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).

Sep 15, 2023

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.       

Sep 15, 2023

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. 

Sep 15, 2023

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.   

Sep 15, 2023

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)

Sep 15, 2023

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.    

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