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Civil Practice: Jury Instruction – Roving Commission – Wrongful Demolition Case
McNeill v. City of Kansas City (MLW No. 64028/Case No. WD74364 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ellis, J.)
Criminal Law: Jury Instruction – Ultimate User
United States v. Abrahamson (MLW No. 63932/Case No. 11-2404– 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Gruender, J.)
Criminal Law: Identification Procedure – Jury Instruction – Eyewitness Testimony
State v. Bush (MLW No. 63581/Case No. WD73738 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Pfeiffer, J.)
Criminal Law: Child Pornography Receipt – Sufficiency Of Evidence – Jury Instruction
U.S. v. Johnson (MLW No. 62671/Case No. 10-1496 – 15 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Beam, J.)
Criminal Law: Drug Conspiracy – Sufficiency Of Evidence – Jury Instruction
U.S. v. Listman (MLW No. 62049/Case No. 10-1721 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Riley, J.)
Criminal Law: Jury Instruction – Forcible Rape – Separate Acts
State v. Parsons (MLW No. 62069/Case No. SD30351 – 21 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Burrell, J.)
Probate: Sexual Predator – Jury Instruction
In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Theodore Ginnery (MLW No. 59775/Case No. SD29340 – 5 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Rahmeyer, J.) Where a man found to be a sexually violent predator argued that the words “for the rest of his natural life” should be added at the end of […]
Criminal Law: Jury Instruction – Plain Error
U.S. v. Rush-Richardson (MLW No. 59366/Case No. 08-2414 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Riley, J.) Where a jury instruction in a drug and weapon case allowed a jury to convict on a lesser finding of participation in the crime, and the jury’s attention was drawn to the improper instruction in closing […]
Insurance: Vexatious Refusal – Damages – Jury Instruction
The Cincinnati Insurance Company v. Bluewood, Inc. (MLW No. 58844/Case No. 08-1148 – 16 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, Gruender, J.) Where an insured sought damages for los ses from a flooded apartment building and a jury returned a verdict in favor of the insured but did not award damages beyond that already […]
Criminal Law: Drug Charges – Batson Challenge – Jury Instruction
U.S. v. Brown; U.S. v. Kouris; U.S. v. Giles (MLW No. 58852/Case No. 08-1378/08-1384/08-1385 – 25 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, Murphy, J.) Where defendants were convicted of charges including conspiracy to distribute marijuana, possession and firearm use in connection with drug trafficking, the defendants did not show that the district court clearly […]
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