Saint Louis University v. Geary (MLW No. 59867/Case No. SC89840 – 26 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Breckenridge, J.; Price, C.J., Teitelman, Russell, Fischer and Stith, JJ., and Parrish, Sp. J., concur. Wolff, J., not participating) (1) Where the defendants ...

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State v. Taylor (MLW No. 59798/Case No. SC89294 – 46 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri,  Price, C.J.; all concur) (1)Where a defendant convicted of the first-degree murder of his girlfriend and her three children argued that the trial court abused ...

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State v. Shelton (MLW No. 59693/Case No. ED92084 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Odenwald, P.J.) (1)Where a trial court admitted a hearsay statement allegedly made by a witness seconds after a sudden shooting and the statement ...

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U.S. v. Barraza (MLW No. 59525/Case No. 08-3488 – 18 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.) (1) Even though a juror indicated during voir dire that his sense of parental responsibility might “possibly” interfere with his ability ...

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Martin v. State (MLW No. 59482 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Newton, C.J.) Where a defendant entered a guilty plea to felony domestic assault and the plea agreement stipulated that there would be a presentence report ...

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State v. Tillman (MLW No. 59338/Case No. WD69472 – 18 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Smart Jr., J.) Murder Trial – Autopsy Report – Hearsay (1)Where a trial court allowed a medical examiner to testify regarding an autopsy ...

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The Missouri Supreme Court ordered a new trial for a St. Charles woman convicted of manufacturing meth, noting that the state failed to lay a proper foundation in admitting a crucial piece of evidence. Jessica Reed, a St. Charles County ...

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Where defendants facing drug conspiracy charges argued they were prejudiced because their ability to test the veracity of witnesses through cross examination was compromised by the witnesses’ conversations with each other, the district court did not abuse its discretion in ...

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An attorney for a St. Charles woman convicted of manufacturing meth argued before the Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday that prosecutors inappropriately used hearsay evidence to help secure her conviction. Jessica Reed of St. Charles County was convicted of attempting ...

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Barry Bonds' steroids test, doping calendars prepared by his trainer and other key government evidence might be excluded from the baseball player's perjury trial, a federal judge said. U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston said Thursday she was leaning toward ruling that the evidence is inadmissible unless federal prosecutors have testimony from Greg Anderson, Bonds' former trainer, or other witnesses who can link the calendars and blood tests to Bonds, Major League Baseball's home-run leader.

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Evidence; hearsay ED90801 State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Scott Mclaughlin, Appellant Appeal From: Lincoln County Circuit Court, Judge David H. Ash Handdown Date: 12/30/2008 Opinion Author: Judge Patricia L. Cohen Opinion Vote: Judges Odenwald and Norton concur   Introduction Scott ...

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