Where a defendant challenged the denial of his motion for a speedy trial filed decades after trial and appellate and post-conviction proceedings, the appeal must be dismissed because it lacked statutory authority, and there was no independent basis for the ...

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  Defendant was convicted of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession of an unregistered firearm. On appeal, defendant challenged for the first time the validity of his indictment, and further argued that the district court violated ...

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Where a defendant challenged his convictions, which included statutory rape and sodomy, claiming a violation of his right to a speedy trial, the judgment is affirmed because the presumption of prejudice due to the length of the delay was attenuated ...

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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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Where a defendant in a drug-conspiracy case challenged the validity of the search-warrant application, the challenge failed because the facts set forth supported probable cause, and the judgment is affirmed because the defendant’s motion to dismiss for speedy-trial violations failed ...

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State v. Vickers (MLW No. 71935/Case No. WD80148 – 31 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Mitchell, J.)

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State v. Lewis (MLW No. 71235/Case No. SD34485 – 9 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Lynch, J.)

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Branch v. State (MLW No. 70910/Case No. ED104634 – 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Page, J.)

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U.S. v. Sims (MLW No. 70140/Case No. 16-1696 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Kelly, J.)

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State v. Fisher (MLW No. 69931/Case No. WD79124 – 14 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Gabbert, J.)

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State v. Smith (MLW No. 68999/Case No. ED102585 – 31 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Clayton III, J.)

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