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Oct 2, 2014

Criminal Law : Post-Conviction Relief – Effectiveness Of Counsel – Voir Dire

Brown v. State (MLW No. 66981/Case No. WD77001 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Mitchell, J.)

Aug 21, 2014

Criminal Law : Voir Dire – Identification Evidence – Robbery

State v. Moorehead (MLW No. 66825/Case No. ED100066 – 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Gaertner Jr., J.)

Jul 17, 2014

Criminal Law : Voir Dire – Closed Courtroom – Right To Public Trial

State v. Davis (MLW No. 66637/Case No. SD32702 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Scott, J.)

Sep 18, 2013

Criminal Law : Voir Dire – Juvenile Certification

State v. Williams (MLW No. 65525/Case No. ED98523 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Sullivan, J.)

Dec 1, 2011

Criminal Law: Voir Dire – Right Not To Testify – Plain Error

State v. Hohensee (MLW No. 63010/Case No. SD30940 – 6 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Bates, J.)

Oct 27, 2011

Criminal Law: Prior Bad Acts – Voir Dire – Persistent Offender

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

Mar 16, 2011

Negligence: Wrongful Death – Voir Dire – Kansas Cap

Adkins, et al. v. Hontz (Case No. WD72549/WD72550/WD72571 – 17 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Witt, J.)

Nov 12, 2009

Negligence: Closing Argument – ‘Taxpayer’ Reference – Voir Dire

Butts v. Department of Conservation (MLW No. 59838/Case No. SD29444 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Burrell, J.) Where plaintiffs who brought a personal injury action against a state agency claimed the trial court erred in overruling their objection to a statement in defense counsel’s closing argument about taxpayers paying “extraordinary numbers,”[...]

Oct 22, 2009

Criminal Law: Voir Dire – Police Officer – Resisting Arrest

State v. Stewart (MLW No. 59770/Case No. SD29392 – 18 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Lynch, P.J.) Where defendant claimed that a venireperson, who was a police officer, tainted the jury panel by stating that due to “previous knowledge of the defendant, I don’t think I could be fair and impartial” because the […]

Aug 13, 2009

Voir dire: Trying to control the uncontrollable

While preparing for a recent trial, my summer law clerk told me she was excited to watch jury selection, but she sensed my hesitation. “Don’t you like it?” She asked.  “No.”  I responded.  “Why not?”  I shrugged my shoulders and paused.  After a moment, I realized it was because voir dire was where I have […]

Jun 30, 2009

Juror’s nondisclosure cancels defense verdict

A juror’s silence during voir dire will give a plaintiff another shot at winning a medical malpractice lawsuit in Jackson County. The Missouri Court of Appeals said this morning that the juror’s nondisclosure of previous lawsuits in which she was involved was assumed to be intentional and prejudicial. The court upheld a trial judge’s decision […]

Mar 26, 2009

Criminal Law: Voir Dire – Sufficiency Of Evidence – Persistent Offender

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 defendant objected that the question made him look like a career offender, the trial court […]

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