Petitioner petitioned for review of the Bureau of Immigration Appeals’ decision finding petitioner ineligible for cancellation of removal because he had sustained a prior conviction for a crime involving moral turpitude. Petitioner, who had entered the country illegally, had pleaded ...

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Defendant pleaded guilty to theft of at least $500; subsequently, the Missouri Supreme Court issued a ruling that the plain language of defendant’s offense did not allow enhancement to a felony. Defendant moved for post-conviction relief, but the motion court ...

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Plaintiff appealed the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief, arguing that his sentence for felony stealing was unlawful under the Missouri Supreme Court decision of State v. Bazell, 487 S.W.3d 263. The trial court denied the motion as untimely. ...

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A former southwest Missouri postal carrier has been sentenced to three months in federal prison for pocketing money and presents from people on his mail route. U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark said in sentencing 58-year-old James Chapman on Monday that, ...

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A former southwest Missouri postal carrier has been sentenced to three months in federal prison for pocketing money and presents from people on his mail route. U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark said in sentencing 58-year-old James Chapman on Monday that, ...

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