During his free time, Myon Burrell sits at a desk in his small, tidy prison cell, sifting through stacks of papers — police records, court transcripts and witness statements — taking breaks and pacing the floor while trying to digest ...

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Defense attorneys overlooked disparaging evidence surrounding his victim that could have saved a man from the death penalty, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The Supreme Court is returning Mark Gill to New Madrid County for a new penalty phase ...

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The Missouri Supreme Court upheld an $825,000 medical malpractice verdict, finding that a videotaped news interview with the plaintiff did not warrant a new trial.

Last November the Missouri Court of Appeals in St. Louis threw out the verdict and ordered a new trial.

The plaintiffs' lawyer, Derek H. Potts, of The Potts Law Firm in Kansas City, said the Eastern District court second-guessed the trial judge's decisions.

The Supreme Court adhered to the abuse of discretion standard of review, he said.

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Fingerprint evidence is reliable and can be used against an accused killer, a U.S. District Court in Maryland has ruled in overturning a controversial trial court ruling that threw out the evidence. Baltimore County Circuit Court Judge Susan Souder made waves nationwide in 2007 when she ruled that a common technique for fingerprint analysis was not reliable enough to use at trial.

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Blight; evidence ED91760 Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority of the City of St. Louis, Plaintiff/Respondent, v. Mabel M. Inserra, Defendant/Appellant Appeal From: St. Louis City Circuit Court, Judge Thomas Grady Handdown Date: 3/10/2009 Opinion Author: Judge Lawrence E. Mooney Opinion ...

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Methamphetamine; evidence   07-3874 United States of America, Appellee, v. Corey Lorent Molsbarger, Appellant Appeal From: U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota Submitted: Nov. 12, 2008 Filed: Jan. 6, 2009 Before: Judges Wollman, Beam and Benton Opinion ...

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Evidence; hearsay ED90801 State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Scott Mclaughlin, Appellant Appeal From: Lincoln County Circuit Court, Judge David H. Ash Handdown Date: 12/30/2008 Opinion Author: Judge Patricia L. Cohen Opinion Vote: Judges Odenwald and Norton concur   Introduction Scott ...

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