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News in Brief
Article • December 15, 2022 • from CLN January, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
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 …
Missouri Supreme Court: Defendant Entitled to ‘Castle Doctrine’ Jury Instruction Even Though Assailant Not Unlawfully in Vehicle at Very Moment of Use of Deadly Force
Article • August 15, 2022 • from CLN September, 2022
Missouri Supreme Court: Defendant Entitled to ‘Castle Doctrine’ Jury Instruction Even Though Assailant Not Unlawfully in Vehicle at Very Moment of Use of Deadly Force by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead The Supreme Court of Missouri en bancheld that “substantial evidence existed to support a castle doctrine instruction” and that …
Missouri Supreme Court: Witness’ Two-Way Live Video Feed Testimony Violates Confrontation Clause
Article • June 15, 2022 • from CLN July, 2022
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Video/Closed Circuit TV Testimony
Missouri Supreme Court: Witness’ Two-Way Live Video Feed Testimony Violates Confrontation Clause by Jacob Barrett  by Jacob Barrett In a case of first impression in Missouri, the Supreme Court of Missouri held a circuit court violated Rodney A. Smith’s constitutional right to confrontation under both the U.S. Constitution and Missouri …
Nelson v. Frazier, MO, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2022
Brief • 2022
Filed under: Excessive Force, Restraints
Nelson v. Frazier, MO, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2022 2316-CV05188 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI AT KANSAS CITY MACK C. NELSON, c/o JPLaw 1301 Oak Street, Suite 605 Kansas City, Missouri 64106 PLAINTIFF, v. P.O. Frazier -Badge# 50085 c/oKCMOPD 1125 Locust Kansas City, Missouri 65106 P.O. Surges -Badge …
Hill v. Advanced Correctonal Healthcare, Inc, MO, Complaint, Lack of Medical Care, 2021
Brief • May 26, 2022
Filed under: Medical Neglect/Malpractice
Hill v. Advanced Correctonal Healthcare, Inc, MO, Complaint, Lack of Medical Care, 2021 Case: 4:20-cv-00804-JMB Doc. #: 122 Filed: 05/26/21 Page: 1 of 32 PageID #: 1268 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Hill v. Phelps County Sheriff's Department, MO, Judgment, Lack of Medical Care, 2022
Brief • May 26, 2022
Filed under: Medical Neglect/Malpractice
Hill v. Phelps County Sheriff's Department, MO, Judgment, Lack of Medical Care, 2022 Case: 4:20-cv-00804-JMB Doc. #: 264 Filed: 05/26/22 Page: 1 of 2 PageID #: 12696 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION LADY MAAKIA CHARLENE SMITH, personal representative of the Estate of Bilal Hasanie Hill, …
Keil v. MHM Services, INC, MO, Jury Verdicts, 2022
Brief • April 28, 2022
Filed under: Sexual Assault
Keil v. MHM Services, INC, MO, Jury Verdicts, 2022 VERDI CT Note: Complete this form by writing in the names required by your verdict. On Plaintif f Karen Keil 's claim against Defendant Bearden, as submitted in Instruction No. 15, we find in favor of (Plainti ff Keil) Note: or …
News in Brief
Article • March 15, 2022 • from CLN April, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: Techdirt reports that police in Brookside have routinely violated the law in traffic enforcement. By early February 2022, it was clear that the local police department in the small town had been racking up staggering amounts of income in traffic fines, receiving more than $600,000 …
Eighth Circuit: Inadmissible Hearsay Improperly Used to Revoke Supervised Release
Article • February 15, 2022 • from CLN March, 2022
Filed under: Hearsay Evidence, Revocation Proceedings
Eighth Circuit: Inadmissible Hearsay Improperly Used to Revoke Supervised Release by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held that the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri erroneously relied on inadmissible hearsay to revoke a federal defendant’s supervised release. The …
Hoppock Law Firm v. Munita, MO, Complaint, Censorship, 2022
Brief • January 28, 2022
Filed under: Censorship
Hoppock Law Firm v. Munita, MO, Complaint, Censorship, 2022 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF WESTERN MISSOURI Hoppock Law Firm, LLC and Kelly Hewitt, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) Cynthia Munita, Director of FOIA ) Operations with U.S. Citizenship and ) Immigration Services, ) ) Ur Jaddou, …
Why Won’t the State of Missouri Release Innocent Men From Prison?
Article • January 15, 2022 • from CLN February, 2022
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Overdetention
Why Won’t the State of Missouri Release Innocent Men From Prison? by Casey Bastian by Casey J. Bastian There are not many people who can truly relate to the Kafkaesque experience of the three men currently stuck in the Missouri prisons. All three are factually innocent but have spent decades …
News in Brief
Article • January 15, 2022 • from CLN February, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Arizona: The family of a homeless and mentally ill man who died after being restrained by Phoenix cops in 2017 will get $5 million from the city, after a 7-2 city council vote in favor of the payment on November 17, 2021, according to a report …
Missouri Supreme Court: Evidence Found in Cell Phone Seized at Sheriff’s Office Instead of Defendant’s Home, Identified as Location to Be Searched in Warrant, Must Be Suppressed
Article • December 15, 2021 • from CLN January, 2022
Filed under: Warrantless Searches, Evidence - Admissibility
Missouri Supreme Court: Evidence Found in Cell Phone Seized at Sheriff’s Office Instead of Defendant’s Home, Identified as Location to Be Searched in Warrant, Must Be Suppressed by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The Supreme Court of Missouri held that evidence obtained from a cell phone seized from defendant …
Missouri Supreme Court: IAC Where Guilty Plea Based on Counsel’s Assurance Defendant Eligible for Drug Treatment Program When, as Matter of Law, Ineligible
Article • November 15, 2021 • from CLN December, 2021
Filed under: Counsel - Effective Assistance of, Drug Testing/Treatment Programs
Missouri Supreme Court: IAC Where Guilty Plea Based on Counsel’s Assurance Defendant Eligible for Drug Treatment Program When, as Matter of Law, Ineligible by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Supreme Court of Missouri held that a defendant’s guilty plea was the result of ineffective assistance of counsel due …
News in Brief
Article • October 15, 2021 • from CLN November, 2021
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: A former Alabama cop convicted of murdering a mentally ill and suicidal man in his own home reported to a state prison in Montgomery on September 6, 2021, to begin serving a 25-year sentence he received for the crime, according to Huntsville TV station WAFF. …
"Eighth Circuit: Government Breached Plea Agreement by Endorsing PSR’s Calculation of Higher Base Offense Level Than Plea Agreement, Curing Breach Not Recognized in Circuit"
Article • October 15, 2021 • from CLN November, 2021
Filed under: Breach of Plea/Coop./Immunity Agreements
"Eighth Circuit: Government Breached Plea Agreement by Endorsing PSR’s Calculation of Higher Base Offense Level Than Plea Agreement, Curing Breach Not Recognized in Circuit" by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held that the Government breached a plea agreement because the …
St. Louis Cop Sentenced For Beating Black “Protestor”—Another Cop Working Undercover
Article • August 16, 2021
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Excessive Force (Police), Racial Profiling
St. Louis Cop Sentenced For Beating Black “Protestor”—Another Cop Working Undercover by One of five White St. Louis Police Department (SLPD) officers involved in the beating during a racial justice protest of a Black photographer—who was a fellow SLPD officer working undercover—was sentenced on July 13, 2021, to 52 months …
Jury Refuses to Hold Abusive Cops Accountable for Beating Undercover Cop
Article • August 15, 2021 • from CLN September, 2021
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Excessive Force (Police)
Jury Refuses to Hold Abusive Cops Accountable for Beating Undercover Cop by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso A jury in Saint Louis acquitted five police officers on several counts relating to their violent assault on a man during protests in September 2017, a man who later turned out to …
Ltr Sent to Corizon Re Denial of Bid Appeal 7-30-21
Publication • July 30, 2021
Filed under: Corizon, Private Contractors
Ltr Sent to Corizon Re Denial of Bid Appeal 7-30-21 Michael L. Parson Governor Sarah H. Steelman Commissioner State of Missouri OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION Division of Purchasing 301 West High Street, Room 630 Post Office Box 809 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-0809 (573) 751-2387 FAX: (573) 526-9815 TIO: 800-735-2966 Voice: 800-735-2466 …
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