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Driver’s License: DWI-Cross Examination-Due Process
Where a trial court found in favor of a drunk driver when it sua sponte noted a due process violation when a trooper did not appear for the hearing and was not available for cross examination, the judgment is reversed and remanded because the trial court misapplied the law when it relied on the […]
Criminal: Right to Confrontation-Cross Examination-Victim’s Behavior
Where a defendant in a sex-trafficking case argued that the district court violated his Sixth Amendment right to confrontation when it restricted his cross-examination of a victim, the defendant was able to mention inconsistencies in the victim’s testimony and further examination would not have given the jury a significantly different impression, and the court also […]
Negligence : Medical Malpractice – Cross Examination
Koelling v. Mercy Hospitals East Communities (MLW No. 72027/Case No. ED105839 – 16 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Hoff, J.)
Negligence : Expert Witness – Cross Examination
Grussing v. Orthopedic and Sports Medicine, Inc. (MLW No. 71754/Case No. 17-2228 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Wollman, J.)
Civil Rights : Inmate Rape – Failure To Protect – Cross Examination
Walker v. Kane (MLW No. 71471/Case No. 17-1345 – 13 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.)
Criminal Law : Cross Examination – Right To Confrontation
U.S. v. Clay (MLW No. 71437/Case No. 16-4303 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam)
Criminal Law : Cross Examination – Hammer Instruction – Bazell
State v. Brand (MLW No. 71428/Case No. ED104624 – 14 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Odenwald, J.)
Criminal Law : Closing Argument – Cross Examination
State v. Ryland (MLW No. 71067/Case No. WD79762 – 17 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ardini Jr., J.)
Criminal Law : Cross Examination – Limitation – Sentencing
U.S. v. Montanari (MLW No. 70786/Case No. 15-3140 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.)
Criminal Law : Cross Examination – Limitation – Victim’s Mother
State v. Jenner (MLW No. 70065/Case No. SD34150 -7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Burrell, J.)
Criminal Law: Post-Conviction Relief – Effectiveness Of Counsel – Cross Examination
Payne v. State (MLW No. 69934/Case No. WD79051 – 13 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Mitchell, J.)
Criminal Law : Cross Examination – Prosecutor’s Question
U.S. v. Boedigheimer (MLW No. 69510/Case No. 15-1613 – 5 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Kelly, J.)
Latest Opinion Digests
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