Where a defendant challenged the denial of his motion for relief based on post-conviction DNA testing, the motion court applied the proper standard, and the judgment is affirmed because the DNA evidence did not overcome the unequivocal identifications in the ...

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State v. Spears (MLW No. 67200/Case No. ED100516 – 17 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Odenwald, J.)

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Haidul v. State (MLW No. 66011/Case No. ED99319 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Quigless, J.)

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To prepare a witness, lawyers must help the witness — and themselves — define, understand and bridge each gap between a witness's real-world experiences and the strange, unnatural world of being a witness.

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Tweedy v. Director of Revenue (MLW No. 65458/Case No. ED99188 – 14 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Gaertner Jr., J.)

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Henderson v. State (MLW No. 64926/Case No. WD74982 – 9 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Martin, J.)

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United States v. Green (MLW No. 64444/Case No. 12-1442 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Riley, J.)

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U.S. v. Davis (MLW No. 64088/Case No. 11-3189 – 22 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Riley, J.)

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State v. Moore (MLW No. 63309/Case No. ED95952 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Gaertner Jr., J.)

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Buckner v. Astrue (MLW No. 62490/Case No. 10-1524 – 20 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.)

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Where a juvenile was placed on probation for exposing his genitals to a girl at high school, the juvenile court did not err in excluding testimony from the victim and a witness about the victim’s interest in sex or credibility ...

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