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Priest’s record expunged after St. Louis sodomy case dropped
A St. Louis judge ruled Thursday that a 2014 arrest in a statutory sodomy case that was later dropped should be expunged from the record of a Roman Catholic priest.
Criminal Law: Child Sex Abuse-Exclusion of Evidence-Prior Offender
Where a defendant, who was convicted of charges arising from his alleged sexual abuse of his girlfriend’s child, challenged the exclusion of evidence that the victim’s father was physically abusive to the child, the defendant failed to prove that the evidence of alleged abuse was logically or legally relevant to prove the victim’s bias against […]
Criminal Law: Child Sex Abuse-Prior Misconduct-Victim’s PTSD Testimony
Where a defendant convicted in a child sexual-abuse case challenged the admission of prior sexual-misconduct evidence, the district court did not abuse its discretion in allowing two witnesses to establish a pattern of behavior, and the defendant had the opportunity to cross-examine the witnesses, and the judgment is affirmed because the court’s decision to allow […]
Criminal Law : Child Sex Abuse – Prior Bad Acts
U.S. v. Oldrock (MLW No. 70889/Case No. 16-2633 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.)
Criminal Law : Expert Testimony – Child Sex Abuse
State v. Baker (MLW No. 66014/Case No. ED99555 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Sullivan, J.)
Criminal Law: Statements – Voluntariness – Child Sex Abuse
State v. Crites (MLW No. 64979/Case No. SD31675 – 14 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Francis Jr., J.)
Criminal Law: Child Sex Abuse – Video Evidence – Hearsay
State v. Tindle (MLW No. 64817/Case No. SD31723 – 13 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Burrell, J.)
Tort: Child Sex Abuse – Statute Of Limitations – Missouri Law
Walker v. Barrett, et al. (MLW No. 62658/Case No. 10-3225 – 18 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.
Criminal Law: Expert Testimony – Child Sex Abuse – Characteristics
U.S. v. Roach (MLW No. 62468/Case No. 11-1132 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam)
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- Civil Practice: Res Judicata-Stop Work Order
- Immigration: Drug Conviction-Removability-Overbreadth of State Offense
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- Civil Rights: Due Process-Failure to State Claim
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- Appellate Practice : Jurisdiction – Final Judgment
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