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St. Louis prosecutor says warrant seeks to intimidate her
The St. Louis prosecutor’s ongoing feud with others in the city’s legal establishment escalated Wednesday when her attorney accused a judge, the police and a special prosecutor of trying to […]
St. Louis prosecutor says warrant seeks to intimidate her
The St. Louis prosecutor’s ongoing feud with others in the city’s legal establishment escalated Wednesday when her attorney accused a judge, the police and a special prosecutor of trying to […]
Supreme Court reviews orders disqualifying prosecutors
A simmering dispute between the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office and the city’s police force now has landed before the Missouri Supreme Court.
Court delves into Daubert standard for criminal cases
The Court of Appeals Eastern District has taken a first look at Missouri’s new standard for expert witnesses. Its basic, if limited, holding: Not much has changed.
Six Degrees of Greitens
INFOGRAPH: The parameters of Gov. Eric Greitens’ May 14 trial are falling into place. In a case involving the state’s top elected official, one of the state’s busiest courts and some of the state’s most prominent lawyers, nearly everyone seems to have a connection.
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