The Missouri Supreme Court ordered a new trial for a man convicted of the 1999 rape of a 14-year-old girl because a judge didn’t allow testimony that refuted prosecution rebuttal evidence.
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Read More »The Missouri Supreme Court ordered a new trial for a man convicted of the 1999 rape of a 14-year-old girl because a judge didn’t allow testimony that refuted prosecution rebuttal evidence.
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Read More »The decision relies heavily on a ruling issued last month that held that the state constitution’s ban on retrospective laws applies only to civil rights and remedies, not criminal penalties.
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Read More »The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday placed Clayton attorney Rufus J. Tate Jr. on probation for two years for mingling funds between his trust and operating accounts.
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Read More »Certain decisions can open up a company to pay equity violations, even when they’re inadvertent.
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Read More »An appeals court on Tuesday threw out a recent election in Schuyler County and reinstated an appointed prosecutor to his post.
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Read More »Enrollment of first-year students at U.S. law schools this academic year fell 11 percent.
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Read More »Former Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association president Wallace Stanley Squibb died Thursday. He was 46. (Updated at 10:40 a.m.)
Read More »The 21st Circuit Judicial Commission announced today that the postponed interviews for the associate circuit judge vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Brenda Stith Loftin have been rescheduled.
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Read More »A $2.1 billion settlement announced today with mortgage servicing giant Ocwen Financial Corp. could mean $14 million in relief for Missourians. (Updated at 10:30 a.m.)
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Read More »The reduction comes from an application of statutory caps on noneconomic damages in wrongful death claims. (Updated 1:10 p.m.)
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Read More »Missouri’s use of the death penalty appears to be bucking a national trend, at least for now.
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