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Monroe v Foley, MO, Settlement Agreement, Wrongful Death-Failure to Protect, 2025

Brief • August 20, 2025

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death)

Monroe v Foley, MO, Settlement Agreement, Wrongful Death-Failure to Protect, 2025 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and Release ("the Agreement") memorializes the terms and conditions made between Latasha Monroe in her capacity as personal representative for the Estate of Honesty Jade Bishop ("Plaintiff') and Trevor Foley, Doris Falkenrath, …

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Article • July 1, 2025 • from CLN July, 2025

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Shootings, Dogs, Police--Excessive Force, Brady Violations, Home Search, Bribery/Extortion/Theft, Brady Rule violations, Perjury/Perjured Testimony

News in Brief by Arkansas: The downward spiral of former Hot Spring County Sheriff Derek “Scott” Finkbeiner, 47, continued with his fourth arrest on May 2, 2025, reported KATV out of Little Rock. The arrest stemmed from Finkbeiner’s attempt to contact a witness, co-defendant Jordan Hammond, through the Signal app, …

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Article • February 15, 2025 • from CLN March, 2025

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News in Brief by Alaska: In a rare move, federal prosecutors asked an Alaska judge to vacate the 2019 assault conviction of long-time felon Johnny-Lee Preston Burk, citing a concealed relationship between the presiding judge and a prosecutor in the case. The Alaska Beacon reported that United States District Judge …

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Article • December 15, 2024 • from CLN January, 2025

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News in Brief by Alabama: A former Huntsville, Alabama police officer, William “Ben” Darby, was sentenced again on October 26, 2024, to 25 years for the fatal shooting of a suicidal man in 2018, according to the Slate Report. Darby was convicted for the second time in May 2024 of …

Missouri Man Awarded Record $38 Million After Insurance Company Refuses to Pay Wrongful Conviction Settlement

Article • December 1, 2024 • from CLN December, 2024

Filed under: Settlements, Wrongful Conviction

Missouri Man Awarded Record $38 Million After Insurance Company Refuses to Pay Wrongful Conviction Settlement by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford A jury recently awarded a Missouri man $38 million dollars against Travelers Companies, Inc. and its subsidiaries after the insurance company refused to pay an $11 million settlement the man …

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Article • October 1, 2024 • from CLN October, 2024

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News in Brief by Alabama: Former Centre policeman Michael Kilgore, 40, should have known co-conspirators will bumble any crime. After his co-conspirator went singing to authorities, Kilgore was fired and charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance in May 2023. WRCB reported, that according to the plea agreement, Kilgore …

Eighth Circuit Holds Right to Self-Representation Is Not Forfeited Based Solely on Defendant’s Repeated Assertion of Frivolous ‘Sovereign Citizen’ Arguments

Article • September 1, 2024 • from CLN September, 2024

Filed under: Sovereign Immunity, Judicial or Administrative Orders, Self-representation

Eighth Circuit Holds Right to Self-Representation Is Not Forfeited Based Solely on Defendant’s Repeated Assertion of Frivolous ‘Sovereign Citizen’ Arguments by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri erred by concluding …

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Article • August 1, 2024 • from CLN August, 2024

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Hynes v. Missouri Dept of Corrections, MO, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2024

Brief • April 1, 2024

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death)

Hynes v. Missouri Dept of Corrections, MO, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2024 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MISSISSIPPI COUNTY STATE OF MISSOURI WILLA HYNES, Individually, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Jahi Hynes, deceased, Plaintiff, Case Number: v. JURY TRIAL DEMANDED MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Serve: 2729 Plaza Drive …

Missouri Supreme Court Orders Dismissal of Pending Charges Where Trial Court Failed to Bring Prisoner to Trial Within 180-Day Limitations Period Provided for in ‘Interstate Agreement on Detainers’

Article • February 15, 2024 • from CLN February, 2024

Filed under: Interstate Agreement on Detainers (IAD)

Missouri Supreme Court Orders Dismissal of Pending Charges Where Trial Court Failed to Bring Prisoner to Trial Within 180-Day Limitations Period Provided for in ‘Interstate Agreement on Detainers’ by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Missouri made permanent its grant of a temporary writ of prohibition and …

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Article • October 1, 2023 • from CLN October, 2023

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News in Brief by Arizona: According to information attained by Hatewatch, the leader of the extremist Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association emailed a video regarding an investigation into his son which could potentially cause the father to be prosecuted. Richard Mack sent a video of his son’s alleged child …

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Article • September 1, 2023 • from CLN September, 2023

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News in Brief by California: Reported by KHSL in Chico/Redding, Nicholas Lee Rush, 49, a Chico Police Officer, has been charged with providing marijuana to an underage family member, 17, and also encouraging the teen to share the stash with his girlfriend. In 2022, an investigation into whether Rush was …

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Article • August 1, 2023 • from CLN August, 2023

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News in Brief by California: The District Attorney for Los Angeles County, George Gascón, announced that a police officer in San Fernando was charged with theft. CBS News reported that the officer, Jeffrey King, 37, was handed charges on June 6, 2023, of misdemeanor petty theft, felony extortion, and felony …

Nelson v. Frazier, MO, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2023

Brief • June 28, 2023

Filed under: Excessive Force, Restraints

Nelson v. Frazier, MO, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2023 I I ITUAL RELEASE & SETliLEMENT AGREEMENT This Gene Release and Settlement Agreemert (the "Agreement"} is entered into by and betwe i the parties, Mack Nelson, ("Plaintiffi'), and Sergeant Herb Robinson and Officers Davi i=razier, Alyssa Surges, and Mitchell Powell ("Defendants"), and …

Street v. O'Toole, MO, Settlement, Protest, 2023

Brief • June 13, 2023

Filed under: Protests

Street v. O'Toole, MO, Settlement, Protest, 2023 Case: 4:19-cv-02590-CDP Doc. #: 114 Filed: 06/13/23 Page: 1 of 9 PageID #: 3085 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION ALICIA STREET, et al., Plaintiffs, v. LT. COL. LAWRENCE O’TOOLE, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) …

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Article • May 15, 2023 • from CLN June, 2023

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News in Brief by Arkansas: The DOJ announced on Jan. 24, 2023, that two former police officers in Crawford County were charged with excessive use of force after beating a man at a gas station. The New York Times reported that the two former officers, Zackary King and Levi White, …

Hynes v. Missouri Dept of Corrections, MO, Judgment, Violation of Sunshine Law, 2023

Brief • March 6, 2023

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death)

Hynes v. Missouri Dept of Corrections, MO, Judgment, Violation of Sunshine Law, 2023 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COLE COUNTY STATE OF MISSOURI WILLA HYNES, Plaintiff, V. MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Cause No: 21AC-CC00327 Division: II JUDGMENT The …

Missouri Supreme Court: Use of Out-of-Court Statement Admitted at Trial Exceeded Limited Purpose of Exception to Rule Against Hearsay Upon Which It Was Admitted

Article • February 15, 2023 • from CLN March, 2023

Filed under: Hearsay Evidence

Missouri Supreme Court: Use of Out-of-Court Statement Admitted at Trial Exceeded Limited Purpose of Exception to Rule Against Hearsay Upon Which It Was Admitted by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Supreme Court of Missouri, sitting en banc, held that the trial court committed prejudicial error by allowing a police …

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Article • December 15, 2022 • from CLN January, 2023

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News in Brief by Arizona: A police officer in Scottsdale was arrested on Nov. 4, 2022, after allegedly causing a car crash while intoxicated. AZFamily reported that officer Michael Lanouar, a police detective, was taken into custody on suspicion that he had been driving a city-leased car while under the …

Missouri Legalizes Recreational Marijuana

Article • November 19, 2022

Filed under: Marijuana Laws/Issues

Missouri Legalizes Recreational Marijuana by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On November 8, 2022, voters in Missouri passed a ballot initiative legalizing cannabis for recreational use after having approved marijuana for medical use four years earlier. Amendment 3, or Legal Missouri 2022, passed with 53% voter support. The …