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The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District reversed a first-degree murder conviction of a Columbia police officer Thursday, saying that two hearsay statements allegedly made by the victim improperly prejudiced the jury. The case has been remanded to the lower ...
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Lessons from KC inspire Baltimore ACLU
Twenty years ago, Susan Goering left Kansas City for Baltimore, becoming legal director of the ACLU of Maryland. Seven years out of law school, her experience in private practice included a “Brown v. Board of Education-style” class action aimed at ...
Read More »Three women honored
Amity and advancement crowned Thursday night’s Women’s Justice Awards, hosted by the St. Louis Daily Record at the top of the Chase Park Plaza. This year’s recipients mingled with colleagues and mentors who were previous winners and remarked on the ...
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Springfield man sentenced for firearm charge A Springfield man who was arrested in 2005 on firearms charges after attempting to elude a sobriety checkpoint will serve more than 15 years in a federal prison. Robert L. Burgett, 31, was sentenced ...
Read More »Hearsay dispute voids KC police officer’s murder conviction
The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District reversed a first-degree murder conviction of a Columbia police officer, saying that two hearsay statements allegedly made by the victim improperly prejudiced the jury. The case has been remanded to the lower court ...
Read More »Trio of women honored for commitment to justice
Amity and advancement crowned Thursday night’s Women’s Justice Awards, hosted by the St. Louis Daily Record at the top of the Chase Park Plaza. This year’s recipients mingled with colleagues and mentors who were previous winners and remarked on the ...
Read More »Supreme Court seeks input on Pro Se project
The Missouri Supreme Court has delayed the starting date of its new guidelines on what court clerks can say when they receive questions from pro se litigants in family court, a press release from the Supreme Court stated. The Court ...
Read More »Hearsay dispute voids KC police officer’s murder conviction
The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District reversed a first-degree murder conviction of a Columbia police officer, saying that two hearsay statements allegedly made by the victim improperly prejudiced the jury. The case has been remanded to the lower court ...
Read More »Former UMKC law dean dies
Everybody knew Patrick Kelly as Dean Emeritus of the University of Missouri-Kansas City law school, but there were many sides to him. He was that tough professor, but if a student didn’t get it, it was his own fault, UMKC ...
Read More »Lathrop CEO Stewart takes sabbatical
Lathrop & Gage Chief Executive Tom Stewart’s future role at one of Missouri’s largest law firms is up in the air after he started a sabbatical that could last up to three months. The firm announced in a Sunday memo ...
Read More »Macy’s lends corporate cred to Street Law
When Erin Borosh went to school Tuesday morning, a career in law was one of several options for the junior at Gateway Institute of Technology, primarily “because I like arguing with people.” After a day of meeting with corporate attorneys ...
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