Where defendants in a drug conspiracy challenged their convictions, the judgment is affirmed because the evidence was sufficient to support the convictions, and the first defendant was not in custody at the time that he made statements to a trooper ...

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Where an appellant, who brought claims of discrimination and First Amendment violations against his former city employer after his termination, requested a new trial on the basis of an alleged Batson violation, the district court did not err in striking ...

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U.S. v. House (MLW No. 69253/Case No. 14-3011 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Murphy, J.)

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State v. Rashad (MLW No. 68945/Case No. ED102361 – 15 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Odenwald, J.)

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State v. Wiley (MLW No. 61795/Case No. SD30014 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Scott, C.J.)

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Almost 17 years after Herbert Smulls was convicted of first-degree murder it looks as if his case is coming to an end. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court said it won’t review Smulls’ claims that he is entitled to another ...

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Where a defendant convicted of first-degree murder had a confrontation with the victim, threatened to hurt him, drove home to get a gun and returned to shoot the victim, the record supported a finding that the defendant deliberated before the ...

Tagged with: Batson Criminal Law Deliberation First-Degree Murder