Free Newsletter
Criminal Law: Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin-Career-Offender Determination-Below-Guidelines Sentence
Defendant pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin. The district court sentenced defendant as a career offender to a below-guidelines sentence. On appeal, defendant challenged the imposition of a career-offender designation, arguing that his prior Iowa conviction for possession with intent to deliver was not a controlled-substance offense because the Iowa statute was divisible and [&helli[...]
Criminal Law: Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin-Plea Agreement-Due Process
Defendant appealed the sentence imposed after he pleaded guilty, pursuant to a written plea agreement, to conspiring to distribute heroin. On appeal, defendant argued that his due process rights were violated at sentencing. Where the district court relied upon the evidence and testimony presented at the sentencing hearing to resolve disputed portions of the presentencing […]
Criminal Law: Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin-Motion to Suppress-Probable Cause
Defendant appealed the denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a search warrant. The warrant was issued after investigators witnessed defendant engaged in what they believed were heroin transactions. Defendant argued that the warrant was unsupported by probable cause. Where affidavit in support of warrant stated that defendant had met with […]
Latest Opinion Digests
- Criminal Law: Child Abuse-Sufficiency Of Evidence-Closing Argument
- Civil Rights: Religious Freedom-RLUIPA-Res Judicata
- Civil Practice: Res Judicata-Stop Work Order
- Immigration: Drug Conviction-Removability-Overbreadth of State Offense
- Civil Practice: Asset Forfeiture-Sanctions
- Civil Rights: Due Process-Failure to State Claim
- Probate : Revocable Trust – Amendment – Reformation
- Employer – Employee : Unpaid Commissions – At-Will Status
- Criminal Law : Post-Conviction Relief – Effectiveness Of Counsel – Conflict Of Interest
- Appellate Practice : Jurisdiction – Final Judgment
- Domestic Relations : Parenting Plan – Child Support
- Criminal Law : Post-Conviction Relief – Guilty Plea – Sentence Advice
Top stories
- Cole County prosecutor loses third Sunshine Law appeal
- Supreme Court weighs lagging symptoms in work comp case
- New accommodation rights for pregnant workers offer broad protections
- Clark named as next Eastern District chief judge
- Russell reflects on change as women take charge of Missouri’s legal system
- NCAA scores positive gender equity review from St. Louis firm
- Big improvements for Missouri bar takers | List of bar passers
- Athena Dickson named vice-president of Missouri Bar
