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The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear a case involving a southwest Missouri man who accused police of violating his Miranda rights during a drunken driving arrest. Terrell Gaw was convicted of a drunken driving-related charge and sentenced to five ...

Jefferson County will become the first county in the nation to on its own require a physician’s prescription for cold and allergy medicines that contain pseudoephedrine or ephedrine. At the meeting Nov. 7, the County Council unanimously passed legislation that ...

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The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District has reissued its opinion granting a man a mistrial after finding he was not competent. The court had transferred the case to the Missouri Supreme Court “in light of the general interest and ...

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The Missouri Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Tuesday that a statute barring the possession of a firearm while intoxicated is not unconstitutional, which means that a southeast Missouri man will have to stand trial for an alleged violation of the ...

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A federal appeals court ruled against a group of death row inmates who challenged the way Missouri carries out executions. The decision, handed down Tuesday by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, was welcomed by Missouri Attorney General’s Office. ...

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A chastened 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last week affirmed a lenient prison sentence it had once thrown out, following a U.S. Supreme Court decision that has helped roil the world of sentencing guidelines. On Thursday, the court en ...

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A man sentenced to 56 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of firearms persuaded an appeals court that the firearms should have been suppressed. A two-judge majority of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said ...

A St. Peters’ woman has been charged with cyberbullying after she allegedly posted a teenage girl’s contact information under Craigslist’s “Casual Encounters” personal ads. It is the one of the first times prosecutors have used the new Internet harassment state ...

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The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that a report prepared by a psychologist not licensed in the state is not enough to help a sex offender avoid a trial over whether he is a sexually violent predator. A concurring opinion ...

The constitution allows the state to bar a person convicted of a sex offense against a child from having full custody or unsupervised visitation of a child, the Missouri Supreme Court said Tuesday. The court overturned a trial court’s judgment ...

Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District ED46436-01 State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Christopher X. Bohlen, Appellant Appeal From: St. Louis County Circuit Court, Judge Milton A. Saitz Handdown Date: 3/24/2009 Opinion Author: Judge Patricia L. Cohen Opinion Vote: Judges Odenwald ...