State v. Marrone (MLW No. 59699/Case No. SD29077 – 5 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Rahmeyer, J.) Where a driver who was sentenced as a chronic offender for driving while intoxicated objected to the admission of a maintenance ...

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Vandewiele v. Director (MLW No. 59384/Case No. WD69251 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ahuja, J.) Where a driver in a DWI case timely requested an administrative hearing and the driver received a notice suspending his base ...

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Jones v. Director (MLW No.59377/Case No. SD28989 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Burrell, P.J.) Where a trial court held there was no probable cause for an officer to stop a driver in a DWI case, the ...

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Moore v. State (MLW No. 59330/Case No. SD29508 – 4 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Scott, P.J.) DWI – Sentencing – Chronic Offender Where a defendant pleaded guilty on a DWI charge in exchange for a minimum sentence ...

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S.S. v. Director (MLW No.59323/Case No. ED91194 – 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Norton, J.) DWI – Administrative Suspension – Expungement Where a trial court granted a driver’s application for expungement of administrative and criminal records relating ...

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Connelly v. Director (MLW No. 59320/Case No. ED92088 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Dowd Jr., P.J.) DWI – Exhibits – Certification Where a driver whose license was suspended for DWI objected to the admission of the ...

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St. Charles County held its first “no refusal” checkpoint on Thursday night. Officers had the ability to obtain warrants for blood testing when a driver refused to take a breathalyzer test. The process is legal according to attorneys, but many ...

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Hundreds of alcohol-related offenders in Missouri have had the chance to strap on an alcohol-monitoring ankle bracelet and avoid jail time. But as the state considers expanding its use, lawyers are questioning the device’s accuracy and its accessibility for the poor. The ankle bracelets continuously monitor offenders’ blood alcohol levels by taking readings of their skin perspiration. On a case-by-case basis, prosecutors and probation officers across the state have recommended the devices as a condition of probation or bond for the past few years.

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State v. Tyler (MLW No. 58859/Case No. SD28713 – 5 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Scott, P.J.) Where a defendant convicted of drunk driving objected to a jury instruction that he claimed was prejudicial and proposed an alternative ...

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Even though officers did not observe defendant driving his truck which was reported traveling the wrong way on the highway and later found wrecked in the median, the officers had probable cause based on circumstantial evidence to believe that the ...

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The Missouri Court of Appeals wasn't established as three separate courts. The state constitution says that it is supposed to be one court with three geographic regions. But now, some attorneys, including Ron Ribaudo, are saying appeals judges should be required to respect precedent from the other districts or automatically see the split appealed to the state Supreme Court. But others, including Chief Justice Laura Denvir Stith, say the current system is the best option; no change is necessary.

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