Missouri Jury Verdicts, Settlements and Court Decisions
 

In the Estate of: QUENTIN LEE JONES, Deceased.

Bolivar, Missouri estate lawyers probate lawyers.

Decedent died March 31, 2023, in Polk County, Missouri, and was survived by Appellant and two biological children from a prior marriage, Personal Representative and Carmen Jones. On May 25, 2023, Personal Representative filed an Application for Letters of Administration with the Probate Court. Letters of Administration were issued the foll... More...
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United States of America v. Blake Christopher Basten

Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transport of firearms.

In the summer of 2022, law enforcement officers twice encountered Blake Basten unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. During the second encounter, Basten and his companion sought to evade law enforcement in their car,
twice striking the officer’s vehicl... More...
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United States of America v. Patricia Ashton Derges

Springfield, Missouri pro se Defendant sought compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A).

18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) is a section of the US Code that allows for the modification of a federal prison sentence under specific circumstances, often referred to as compassionate release or sentence reduction motions. It permits a judge to reduce a prisoner's sentence if certain cond... More...
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United States of America v. Franklin Bell

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with onspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute in excess of 40 grams of fentanyl, nacotics trafficking, firearms trafficking, and a shooting that targeted rival traffickers during which an innocent bystander was killed.

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United States of America v. Deoman Reeves

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with eleven counts of narcotics- and firearms-related charges.

On September 26, 2019, shots were fired as two individuals drove past Reeves’s parked blue Dodge Durango in University City, Missouri. No one was injured. Local police identified Reeves as the primary suspect, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fi... More...
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S.P.S. v. K.A.E

Herman, Missouri family law lawyers represented the parties in a child custody dispute.

Mother challenged the July 2024 judgment of paternity, custody, and child support in which the trial court found the parenting plan proposed by E.W.S. (Father) to be in the best interests of the parties' five-year-old child, S.P.S. That plan gave the parties joint legal custody, approximately equal cus... More...
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State of Missouri v. James Willis Peters

Joplin, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with class C felony of driving while intoxicated and sentenced as a chronic offender for having four or more previous intoxication-related traffic offenses ("IRTOs")

On August 8, 2021, Peters was charged with one count of the class C felony of driving while intoxicated as a chronic offender under section 577.010.... More...
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Untied States of America v. Loyse Dozier

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with carjacking resulting in death 18 U.S.C. § 2119 and 2119(3), attempted carjacking, 18 U.S.C. § 2119 and 2119(2), being a felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8), and possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C).

The parties joi... More...
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United States of America v. Ronald O. Perkins

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Five Armed Robberies


St. Louis County Man Sentenced to 34 Years for Five Armed Robberies




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United States of America v. Carlos Estrella-Carranza

Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

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United States of America v. Tre Joseph Connor

Jefferson City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery by force or violence, felony possession of a firearm, and felony transportation of a firearm.

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Federal bank robbery, as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2113, involves the taking or attempted taking of property from a bank by force, violence, or intimidation. This includes scenarios w... More...
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Shannon Marie Truxel v. Social Security Administration

Cape Girardeau disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking denial by HHS of her application to Social Security Disability law.

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Social Security disability law, primarily governed by Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act, provides monthly benefits to individuals unable to work due to a qualifying disability. SSDI (Title II) focuses on those who have worked and ... More...
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United States of America v. Ramon Garcia-Parra, Abraham Acevedo-Hernandez

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Methamphetamine Trafficking

Two Charged with Methamphetamine Trafficking



Two men have been charged for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetami... More...
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United States of America v. Christopher Glen Rhodes

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, two counts of distribution of a controlled substance, one count of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and one count ... More...    $0 (06-11-2025 - MO)

United States of America v. Rene Alejandro Valdivia-Gonzalez

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute at least five kilograms of cocaine

Man Caught on Missouri Highway with 58 Kilograms of Cocaine Pleads Guilty



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United States of America v. Daniel D. Martin

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Armed Robbery

Armed Robber Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison



U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Thursday sentenced a man who robbed a St. Louis ... More...
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United States of America v. Joshua Brent Williams

Joplin, Missouri criminal defense lawyer presented the Defendant charged with child pornography and firearm offenses.

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United States of America v. Justin Fuget

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing
a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)

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United States of America v. Cory T. Brown

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defndant charged with being a felon-in-posserion of a firearm.

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United States of America v. Anthony M. Alford

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with ‘Swatting’ Phone Call That Targeted IRS Employee

KC Man Sentenced to Three Years for ‘Swatting’ Phone Call That Targeted IRS Employee, Led to Lockdown

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United States of America v. Brian K. Ditch

St. Louis criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Concealing Death of Disabled Veteran

Man Accused of Concealing Death of Disabled Veteran for Years to Reap Financial Benefits



A convicted felon from Salem, Misso... More...
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United States of America v. Daniel Paulino

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing $313,000 from City

Former Velda City Police Chief, Who Also Served as City’s Administrator, Accused of Stealing $313,000 from City



The former ... More...
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United States of America v. Moreion Lindsey

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Murder-For-Hire

2022 St. Louis Murder-For-Hire Results in Life Term in Prison



Moreion Lindsey, 35, was found guilty at a trial in January in U.S. Distr... More...
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United States of America v. Colt Justin Draggoo

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.

KC Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Fentanyl Conspiracy



A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal co... More...
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United States of America v. Jeffrey Lynn Petrie

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of distributing child pornography over the internet, and one count of possessing child pornography

Missouri Registered Sex Offender Charged with Distributing and Possessing Child PornographyMore...
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United States of America v. Amanda Rutherford

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transportation of stolen goods for traveling across the state line to sell stolen coins.

Kansas Woman Indicted for Defrauding Elderly Victims



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United States of America v. Deon Walker, Samuel Nance

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with two counts of robbery and one count of possession and brandishing of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.

St. Louis County Men Sentenced for the Armed Robbery of Dollar Stores

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R.A. v. Mercy Hospitals East Communities, d/b/a Mercy Hospitals, et al.

St. Louis, Missouri personal injury medical malpractice lawyer represented the Plaintiff.

COMES NOW Plaintiff R.A., a minor, by and through his Next Friends and Natural
Parents Sarah Anyan and Blake Anyan, by and through his attorneys of record and for his Second
Amended Petition against Mercy Hospitals East Communities d/b/a Mercy Hospital St. Louis,
Mercy Clinic East Communi... More...
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United States of America v.* Marquelle D. Love, a/k/a “Q”

Kansas City, Mo. criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of illegally possessing machine guns Possessing Machine Guns

KC Area Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Machine Guns


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A Kansas City, Mo., man pleade... More...
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United States of America v. Christopher A. Wheetley

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of receipt of child pornography

Florissant Sex Offender Admits New Child Pornography Offense



A registered sex offender from Florissant, Missouri o... More...
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United States of America v. Wilbert Ballard

Jefferson City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Child

Jefferson City Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Sexual Exploitation of a Child



A Jefferson City, man has been sentenced... More...
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United States of America v. Latrell Dashon Batts

Jefferson City criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition.

Jefferson City Man Indicted for Unlawful Firearm Possession



A Jefferson City, Mo. man has been indicted by a ... More...
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United States of America v. Steven Ray Dennis

Jefferson City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stolen Firearm

Illinois Man Sentenced for Stolen Firearm



An Illinois man was sentenced today for possession of a stolen firearm.

Steven ... More...
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United States of America v. Fremon Reaves Jr.

Kansas City, MO criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud

Former Kansas City Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud



A former Kansas City, MO man plead guilty in federal... More...
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United States of America v. Fernando Herrera-Cruz, Guadalupe De Jesus Aldana Sandoval a/k/a “Edgar Navarro

Jefferson City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Illegal Re-Entry

Two Individuals Charged with Illegal Re-Entry



Two individuals were indicted by a federal grand jury in separate cases this week... More...
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United States of America v. Michael Howard Collard


Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sharing child pornography over the internet.

Waynesville Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Child Pornography



A Waynesville, Mo., man was sentenced in... More...
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United States of America v. Merle Glenn Daniels, Jr.

Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing and distributing child pornography, and for being a registered sex offender

Polk County Sex Offender Sentenced to 30 Years for Child Pornography

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United States of America v. Roger Dean Peters

Jefferson City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Bank Fraud

Iowa Man Sentenced for Bank Fraud



An Iowa man was sentenced for bank fraud.

Roger Dean Peters, 71, was sentenced by U.S. Distri... More...
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United States of America v. Badetito O. Obafem

Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with $300,000 Romance Fraud Scheme

Georgia Man Sentenced for $300,000 Romance Fraud Scheme



A Geo... More...
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United States of America v. Jacob Stockglausner

Jefferson City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Production, Distribution, and Possession of Child Pornography

Fulton Man Charged with Production, Distribution, and Possession of Child Pornography



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