Criminal Law: Statutory Sodomy – Out-Of-Court Statements
State v. Wadlow (MLW No. 63891/ Case No. SD31448 – 16 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Barney, J.)
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State v. Smith (MLW No. 62825/Case No. WD71277 – 17 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Hardwick, C.J.)
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State v. Anderson (MLW No. 62797/Case No. WD73029 – 12 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Welsh, J.)
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State v. McArthur (MLW No. 62400/Case No. ED95094 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Richter, P.J.)
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State v. Celis-Garcia (MLW No. 62322/Case No. SC90980 – 17 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Breckenridge, J.; all concur)
Supreme Court overturns sodomy conviction
A mother convicted of statutory sodomy involving her daughters has won a new trial.
Criminal Law: Child Witness – Deposition Testimony – Hearsay
State v. Thompson (MLW No. 62211/Case No. ED95223 – 15 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Cohen, J.)
Validity Of Warrants: Statutory Sodomy – Motion To Sever
State v. Tolen (MLW No. 59998/Case No. ED92208 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Norton, P.J.) (1)Where a defendant in a statutory sodomy case challenged the validity […]
Appeals court upholds lawyer’s conviction
A court of appeals has affirmed the conviction of a suspended attorney for having sex with boys. Eric Tolen, a former assistant U.S. attorney, was convicted in September 2008 of […]
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