First-Degree Murder

Apr 2, 2014

Criminal Law : First-Degree Murder – Deliberation – Sufficiency Of Evidence

State v. Howery (MLW No. 66222/Case No. ED99608 – 23 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Odenwald, J.)

Mar 5, 2014

Criminal Law : First-Degree Murder – Deliberation – Sufficiency Of Evidence

State v. Stubblefield (MLW No. 66094/Case No. ED100064 – 4 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Gaertner Jr., J.)

Feb 26, 2014

Criminal Law : First-Degree Murder – Instruction – Out-Of-Court Statement

State v. White (MLW No. 66069/Case No. ED99033 – 14 pages)(Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Dowd Jr., J.)

Oct 9, 2013

Criminal Law : First-Degree Murder – Mental Disease – Batson Challenge

State v. Drisdel (MLW No. 65602/Case No. ED98695 – 21 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Van Amburg, J.)

Aug 3, 2013

Criminal Law : First-Degree Murder – Deliberation – Mental Disease

State v. Frazier (MLW No. 65306/Case No. WD74915 – 15 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Mitchell, J.)

Aug 3, 2013

Criminal Law : First-Degree Murder – Exclusion Of Evidence – Hearsay

State v. Marshall (MLW No. 65338/Case No. SD31463 – 24 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Lynch, J.)

Jun 30, 2013

Criminal Law : First-Degree Murder – Instructions – Closing Arguments

State v. Thompson (MLW No. 65165/Case No. ED98425 – 14 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Odenwald, J.)

Jun 23, 2013

Criminal Law : First-Degree Murder – Circumstantial Evidence – Relevancy

State v. Hanna (MLW No. 65135/Case No. SD31178 – 17 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Burrell, J.)

Sep 6, 2012

Criminal Law: First-Degree Murder – Intent – Voluntary Intoxication

State v. Wright (MLW No. 64143/Case No. ED97219 – 16 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Cohen, J.)

May 2, 2012

Criminal Law: Cross Examination – Witness Bias – First-Degree Murder

State v. Clark (MLW No. 63616/Case No. SC92003 – 10 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Price, J.; Teitelman, C.J., Russell, Breckenridge, Fischer and Stith, JJ., and Manners, Sp. J., concur. Draper, J., not participating)

Mar 1, 2012

Criminal Law: First-Degree Murder – Miranda Violation – Closing Argument

State v. Fincher (MLW No. 63342/Case No. WD73262 – 14 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Pfeiffer, J.)

Dec 8, 2011

Criminal Law: First-Degree Murder – Autopsy Testimony – Confrontation Clause

State v. Fulton (MLW No. 63051/Case No. WD71820 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Mitchell, P.J.) Appealed from circuit court, Clay County, Harman, J. (Chris Koster and Shaun J. Mackelprang, Jefferson City, for respondent) (Susan L. Hogan, Kansas City, Missouri, for appellant).