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Criminal Law : Failing To Depart – Due Process – Coercion
Where a defendant pleaded guilty to failing to depart after he was found removable, the defendant did not show that due process errors were committed during his deportation proceedings that made his final order of removal invalid, and the district court did not err in precluding the defendant from raising a coercion defense since there […]
Criminal Law : Jurors – Coercion – Confession
State v. Harris (MLW No. 68341/Case No. ED101654 – 25 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Sullivan, J.)
Criminal Law : Custodial Interrogation – Waiver – Coercion
State v. Cannon (MLW No. 68320/Case No. ED101416 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Hess, J.)
Criminal Law : Jury – Continued Deliberations – Coercion
State v. Steed (MLW No. 67467/Case No. ED101106 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Cohen, J.)
Criminal Law : Sex Trafficking – Coercion – Victims
United States v. Bell (MLW No. 66745/Case No. 13-2641 -- 25 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.)
Criminal Law : Robbery – Affirmative Defense Instruction – Coercion
U.S. v. Mathison (MLW No. 66711/Case No. 13-2896 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Murphy, J.)
Criminal Law: Search – Voluntary Consent – Coercion
U.S. v. Collins (MLW No. 64381/Case No. 12-1353 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.)
Labor: Cease And Desist – Coercion – Fencing Installation
Laborers District Council of Minnesota v. National Labor Relations Board (MLW No. 63989/Case No. 11-2848/11-3115 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.)
Criminal Law: Expert Testimony – Defense Theory – Coercion
U.S. v. Morales (MLW No. 63901/Case No. 11-2557 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.)
Criminal Law: Post-Conviction Relief – Guilty Plea – Coercion
Simpson v. State (MLW No. 63191/Case No. SD31295 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Bates, J.)
Civil Rights: Due Process – Guilty Plea – Coercion
Hayden v. Nevada County, et al. (MLW No. 63161/Case No. 10-3838 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.)
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