Where a defendant argued that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to self-representation, in a case of first impression the appellate court holds that the defendant waived his challenge by pleading guilty because he entered the plea knowingly and ...

Tagged with: Guilty Plea Right to Self-Representation Waiver

Where a defendant argued that a trial court erred in accepting his request to waive counsel and represent himself pro se, the record showed that the waiver of the right to counsel was knowing and voluntary, and the court did ...

Tagged with: Criminal Law Right To Counsel Self Representation Waiver

Where the state challenged the grant of relief to a defendant who argued that his counsel erroneously stated his program-completion date to the sentencing court, the judgment is reversed because the motion court granted post-conviction relief based on a claim ...

Tagged with: Criminal Law effectiveness of counsel Post-Conviction Relief Waiver

Where in a dispute arising from an employee’s alleged breach of an anti-solicitation provision and an employer’s agreement to make installment payments to the former employee the record showed that the employer knew it had the right to arbitrate the ...

Tagged with: Arbitration Arbitration Of Counterclaims Right to Compel Waiver

Where a juvenile argued that the juvenile court violated his due process rights when it accepted his admission of the charges alleged, the juvenile’s equivocal answers and mental health issues did not make his plea involuntary where the court ensured ...

Tagged with: Admission To Facts due process Juvenile Waiver

Defendant appealed from his conviction of statutory sodomy and statutory rape of his minor biological daughter. During trial, a juror requested defendant change his seating position to better observe his facial expressions. On appeal, defendant argued that the trial court ...

Tagged with: Criminal Law Jury Request to Observe Defendant’s Facial Expression statutory rape Waiver

Paulson v. Dynamic Pet Products, LLC (MLW No. 72052/Case No. WD81070 – 13 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Mitchell, J.)

Tagged with: civil practice Settlement Approval Waiver

Stucker v. Stucker (MLW No. 72055/Case No. ED106068 – 4 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, James M. Dowd, J.)

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Right To Appeal Stipulation Waiver

Templeton v. Cambiano (MLW No. 72019/Case No. WD81232 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Hardwick, J.)

Tagged with: affirmative defense civil practice Mitigation Of Damages Waiver

State v. Jinkerson (MLW No. 72034/Case No. ED106583 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, per curiam)

Tagged with: Criminal Law Right To Counsel Waiver

Scudder v. Dolgencorp, LLC (MLW No. 72005/Case No. 17-2941 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Shepherd, J.)

Tagged with: Employer – Employee Reemployment USERRA Waiver