Where a defendant, who sought parole eligibility after serving 25 years of his sentence of life without parole for crimes committed as a juvenile, the trial court did not err in granting declaratory judgment for the department of corrections because ...

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In Missouri, there’s no clear avenue for detained juveniles to claim ineffective assistance of counsel — but they might have one soon, thanks to a case heard by the Missouri Supreme Court on April 23.

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A.W. v. State of Nebraska (MLW No. 70831/Case No. 16-1898 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Beam, J.)

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Willbanks v. Department of Corrections (MLW No. 70764/Case No. SC95395 – 59 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Russell, J.; Fischer, C.J., Wilson and Powell, JJ., concur; Stith, J., dissents in separate opinion filed; Draper and Breckenridge, JJ., concur in opinion of Stith, J.)

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State v. Nathan (MLW No. 70762/Case No. SC95473 – 56 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Fischer, C.J.; Wilson, Russell and Powell, JJ., concur; Stith, J., dissents in separate opinion filed; Draper and Breckenridge, JJ., concur in opinion of Stith, J.)

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State ex rel. Jason Clay Carr v. Wallace (MLW No. 70758/Case No. SC93487 – 16 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Breckenridge, J.; Draper, Wilson, Russell and Stith, JJ., concur; Fischer, C.J., dissents in separate opinion filed. Powell, J., not participating)

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U.S. v. Jefferson (MLW No. 68894/Case No. 15-1309 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.)

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In the Interest of S.C. v. Juvenile Officer (MLW No. 68463/Case No. SC95049 – 7 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Draper III, J.; all concur) Appealed from circuit court, St. Louis City, Mason, J. (Patricia Harrison and Jeffrey Estes, St. Louis, for appellant) (Laura Harold, St. Louis, represented the juvenile officer).

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Thompson v. Roy (MLW No. 68058/Case No. 14-1821 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Gruender, J.)

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Branch v. Cassady (MLW No. 67337/Case No. WD77788 – 25 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Pfeiffer, J.)

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State v. Williams (MLW No. 66044/Case No. WD74285 – 15 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Pfeiffer, J.)

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