Where appellant, who was convicted of driving while intoxicated, challenged the trial court’s finding that he was a persistent offender, the Illinois offense for which the appellant was convicted in 2005 did not qualify as an “intoxication-related traffic offense” because ...

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Defendant was pulled over; due to her combative behavior and dilated pupils, officers suspected impairment and administered field sobriety tests. Defendant admitted to smoking marijuana and tested positive for THC. Defendant was charged with and convicted for felony DWI as ...

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Davis v. State (MLW No. 70093/Case No. WD78534 – 6 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Newton, J.)

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State v. Coday (MLW No. 69062/Case No. WD77619 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Welsh, J.)

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State v. Wheeler (MLW No. 66814/Case No. WD76448 – 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Pfeiffer, J.)

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State v. Downing (MLW No. 62891/Case No. WD73103 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Martin, J.)

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State v. Adams (MLW No. 62901/Case No. ED95976 – 6 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Knaup Crane, J.)

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Smith v. State (MLW No. 62784/Case No. ED95576 – 9 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Romines, J.)

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The Missouri Supreme Court this afternoon reversed a Gentry County woman’s felony drunk driving conviction as a persistent offender. She won’t receive a new trial, but the court sent the case back to Gentry County Circuit Court for re-sentencing, during ...

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State v. McGee (MLW No. 58877/Case No. ED90630 – 34 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Cohen, J.) (1)Where a prosecutor asked during vo ir dire if anyone knew the defendant by one of several other names and the ...

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