It’s only fitting that an appeals court would issue two opinions in a double jeopardy case. The Missouri Court of Appeals in St. Louis handed down its second opinion in State v. Bohlen on Tuesday. “Only the remedy has been ...

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The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District affirmed a lower court’s ruling against Robert R. Brooks on March 3. On Aug. 23, 2007, a Jefferson County jury found Brooks guilty of second-degree murder and armed criminal action. He was sentenced ...

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A Missouri appeals court removed an obstacle to the redevelopment of the Ice House District in the city of St. Louis on Tuesday. It upheld the Board of Aldermen's finding that the area just south of downtown is blighted. Mabel Inserra’s warehouse at 1119-1127 S. Broadway was designated as blighted before eminent domain reform. Before the court could uphold the blight finding, it had to determine whether the 2006 eminent domain reform invalidated the board's finding, which was made in 2004, and whether the new law changed the court's standard of review. The short answer to both of those questions is: No.

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The concept of a pub crawl is familiar to many, but the idea of a court crawl may be entirely new. The event to be held at 4 p.m. March 12 will have area lawyers traveling from the Thomas F. ...

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The fact that a black man asked a question during jury selection kept him off the jury. But on Tuesday, the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District, in a 2-1 decision, ordered a new trial for convicted murderer Tyrone C. ...

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The Appellate Judicial Commission is accepting applications for judge on the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Booker T. Shaw. Shaw’s retirement is effective Jan. 30. Those interested may download ...

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