Criminal Law: Assault-Drug Offenses-Sixth Amendment Violations
U.S. v. Burrage (MLW No. 80311/Case Nos. 22-2438 & 22-2439 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, Rose, J. (Gary Dean Dickey, Jr., of Des Moines, IA for appellant) (Kyle J. Essley, AUSA, of Des Moines, IA for appellee)
Criminal Law: Aggravated Sexual Abuse of Child-Motion for Acquittal-Imposition of Sentencing Enhancement
U.S. v. Little Bird (MLW No. 80320/Case No. 22-2176 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Kelly, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota, Kornmann, J. (John Stephen Rusch, of Rapid City, SD for appellant) (Kevin Koliner, AUSA, of Sioux Falls, SD for appellee; Jay P. Miller, AUSA, of Pierre, SD on the brief)
Criminal Law: Voluntary Manslaughter-Exclusion of Evidence
State v. Yust (MLW No. 80296/Case No. WD84633 – 26 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Thomson, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Cass County, Collins, J. (Andrew J. Clarke, Jefferson City, for appellant) (Rosemary E. Percival, Kansas City, for respondent)
Criminal Law: Robbery-Persistent Offender
State v. King (MLW No. 80294/Case No. WD85149 – 24 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Pfeiffer, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Jackson County, Round, J. (Kathryn Merwald, Senior Public Defender, Kansas City, for appellant) (Andrew Bailey, Attorney General, and Kristen S. Johnson, Assistant Attorney General, Jefferson City, for respondent)
Criminal Law: Murder-Sufficiency of Evidence
State v. Elledge (MLW No. 80295/Case No. WD85109 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Chapman, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Boone County, Jacobs, J. (Matei Stroescu, St. Louis, and Jonathan Laurans, Kansas City, for appellant) (Zeb Charlton, Jefferson City, 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)
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)
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