Missouri Verdicts & Court Cases
5,315 verdicts, settlements, and court decisions from Missouri.
United States of America v. Tony Robinson
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. Reported by: Kent Morlan Tony Robinson, 28, of St. Louis, a convicted felony, got into an argument with a customer of the fast-food restaurant where he was working. After a manag
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Ta’Rod Glenel Perkins
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with using a firearm to rob a CVS pharmacy. Reported by: Kent Morlan Ta’Rod Glenel Perkins, 28, entered a CVS in Kansas City, Mo., on February 13, 2025, wearing a mask, a black coat, blue jeans, and gloves.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Holsey Ellinburg, Jr.
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery. A jury convicted him in August 1996. He was sentenced to imprisonment and ordered to pay $7,567.25 in restitution in November 1996. After his release in 2022, he sued to block the continued enforc
View VerdictState of Missouri v. Gerald L. Smith, Jr.
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with one count of first-degree statutory sodomy, section 566.062[2] (Count 1), one count of first-degree assault, section 565.050 (Count 2), and one count of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, section 56
View VerdictUnited States of America .v Jordan A. Porter
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receipt of child pornography over the Internet - 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252(a)(2) and (b)(1) and possession of child pornography - 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252(a)(4)(B) and (b)(2). Digested by: Kent Morlan Jordan A. Porter,
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Laneka Holmes
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government money. Digested by: Kent Morlan Laneka Holmes, 45, of Florissant, admitted that the death of a relative on May 23, 2017, was not reported to the Social Security Administration, as required.
View VerdictState of Missouri v. Melvin Scherrer
Bonne Terre, Missouri criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Reported by Kent Morlan In December 2012, Victim attended Movant's multi-day "tattoo party." At some point during the party, Movant believed Victim had a gun and planned to "rob and kill"
View VerdictAllison Renae Bomar v. Anthony Scott Bomar
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce case. Reported by Kent Morlan Husband and Wife were married in 2002. During their marriage, Husband and Wife had two children; one is unemancipated. Husband and Wife separated in 2020. Wife filed a petition fo
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Vinol Wilson
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transporting animals for use in a dog fighting venture and unlawful transportation of a firearm. Reported by Kent Morlan Vinol Wilson, age 52, ran a dog fighting operation. He invited several others to partic
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Haeder Jameel
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with involved in a drug conspiracy that caused one fatal and one nonfatal overdose. Reported by Kent Morlan Haeder Jameel, 23, was one of three men charged in the case. He and Zaki Salman, 23, pleaded guilty to one
View VerdictState of Missouri v. Steven A. Hilgedick
Waynesville, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree burglary in violation of 569.170 and violating an order of protection. Reported by Kent Morlan Defendant and Victim were in a romantic relationship for several years before the events of this
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Danny Wei Cheng
Jefferson City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with harboring illegal aliens. Reported by Kent Morlan Danny Wei Cheng, 46, housed multiple illegal aliens in a residential home owned by Cheng in Jefferson City. The residence was divided into at least eight r
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Sharon Dolisis
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Reported by Kent Morlan Sharon Dolisi, 79, moved more than $1.9 million in proceeds of the fraud through her accounts. She deposited cashier’s checks and
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Quincy E. Richards
Springfield, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession and transportation of a firearm. Reported by: Kent Morlan Quincy E. Richards, 38, of Joplin, Missouri, consented to a search of his vehicle. During the search, officers found a black backp
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Gary D. Holcomb, II
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of a firearm. Reported by: Kent Morlan Gary D. Holcomb II, 38, of Odessa, admitted during the early morning hours on Sept. 30, 2025, he and his co-defendant, were in an alley behind a resi
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Rodrick Miller
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felony in possession of a firearm. Reported by Kent Morlan Rodrick Miller and his girlfriend cleaned an Anderson Manufacturing, AM-15 semiautomatic pistol and left it unattended on a couch in the girlfr
View VerdictState of Missouri v. Blake Garrett Marshall
Platte City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with attempting to break into a house and eluding law enforcement. Reported by Kent Morlan Blake Garrett Marshall, of Camden Point, Missouri, was accused of attempting to force his way into a home.
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Springfield, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of possession of a controlled substance pursuant to section 579.015. Reported by Kent Morlan
View VerdictState of Missouri v. Timothy Patrick O'Brien
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts of child molestation in the first-degree. Reported by Kent Morlan The State charged O’Brien with three counts of the unclassified felony of first-degree statutory sodomy, two counts of the cla
View VerdictCindy Sehorn v. Richard L. Mitchell
Harrisonville, Missouri, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a wrongful death claim. Reported by Kent Morlan Cindy Sehorn sued Levi Mitchell and Richard Mitchell1 in the Circuit Court of Cass County claiming that they wrongfully caused the death of her daughter, Sara Beth Mal
View VerdictState of Missouri v. Om Amarkumar Patel
Platte City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with vehicular manslaughter and DUI. Reported by Kent Morlan Om Amarkumar Patel, age 18, charged with driving at over 100 mph and causing an accident that killed a passenger in his car. Patel told a deputy at th
View VerdictState of Missouri v. Makaila Ann Marie Konomos
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Reported by Kent Morlan Makaila Ann Marie Konomos accused of stabbing her mother to death.
View VerdictState of Missouri v. Ralph Jones, Jr.
Maryville, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first-degree kidnapping and child kidnapping. Reported by Kent Morlan Ralph Jones, Jr., age 47, Jones, who is not a biological parent or relative to two child, failed to follow a court order to turn the children
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Stacia Wilson
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud. Reported by: Kent Morlan Stacia Sue Wilson pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud. Wilson admitted that, while she was employed as a vice president of St. Clair County State Bank in Osceola, sh
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Joseph Trahan
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. Reported by: Kent Morlan Joseph Trahan, age 62, admitted that in August of 2025, he was on supervised release and residing at a halfway house. After learning that Trahan had an
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Basil Jacob Kyles
Jefferson City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the the Defendant charged with bank robbery, brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Reported by Kent Morlan Basil Jacob Kyles, 71, allegedly entered a bank
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Danny L. Nickelson Jr.
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failing to pay 10 years of employment taxes totaling $774,081. Reported by Kent Morlan Danny L. Nickelson Jr., 54, a Jefferson County businessman, owned General Physiotherapy, a manufacturer and distributor o
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Tiara McGill Rushing
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with embezzling U.S. Mail. By Kent Morlan Tiara McGill-Rushing, 34, of Kansas City, Missouri, embezzled at least 70 individual letters with the intent to convert gift cards found in the letters to her own use.
View VerdictState of Missouri v. Jada Bell
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree assult, and three counts of armed criminal action. By Kent Morlan Jada Bell shot and killed Chauncia Meekins, 32, the drive-thru worker at a Steak N' S
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Dara S. O'Connor
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with possession of a destructive device. By Kent Morlan Dara S O'Connor, age 30, attempted to destroy by fire a warehouse located on Botts Road in Kansas City, Mo. Prior media reporting had indicated that the fed
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jairell Allmon
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. By Kent Morlan Jairell Allmon, a convicted felony, shot at his ex-girlfriend after spending the night in her car, which was parked outside her house in Jennings. The victim told
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Cymone McClellan
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud conspiracy. Cymone McClellan, 33, of St. Louis, operated a nonprofit, Sister of Lavender Rose (S.O.L.R.), that submitted false and fraudulent meal reimbursement claims to the Missouri Department of Heal
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Dr. Jonathan Wayne Morris
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud, and illegal prescribing of controlled substances. Dr. Jonathan Wayne Morris, 46, was indicted with 15 counts of illegal prescribing of controlled substances and 23 counts of health care fraud. D
View VerdictState of Missouri v. Rafael M. Armstrong
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multiple felonies, including second degree murder. On August 15, 2018, Armstrong was charged with seven felonies for events that occurred on June 9, 2018, and with three felonies for events that occurred on Aug
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Christopher W. Abrams
Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of a firearm. On Feb. 10, 2024, officers were called to the area of Independence Avenue and Van Brunt Boulevard regarding a possible armed robbery. Upon arrival, officers encountered Chri
View VerdictState of Missouri v. Thomas Kinworthy
At trial, Kinworthy did not deny he committed the charged crimes. Rather, he asserted he was not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect (“NGRI”) because he had schizoaffective disorder and was experiencing a psychotic episode at the time of the shootings. Both Kinworthy and the State prese
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Raymond Porter, Jr.
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer David Bryant represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering. Raymond Porter Jr., 64, of St. Louis, was indicted with 28 felonies: conspiracy to commit wire fraud, 15 c
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Dwayne D. Adams
Springfield, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of wire fraud. Dwayne D. Adams, 33, conspired with others to defraud United States military service men and women through the use of social media. Adam
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Craig A. Spiegel
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with prescribing pain pills and other controlled substances in exchange for sex acts, nude photos or cash. Craig A. Spiegel, now 70, exploited his position to obtain cash, sexual acts or sexual photographs from at lea
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Zyair J. Taylor
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally possessing a stolen Taurus 9mm handgun. On May 21, 2025, officers conducted surveillance of a residence in the 400 block of Lawn Avenue, Kansas City, Mo., to arrest Taylor for his outstanding warrants
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Connie Bobo
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. Connie Bobo, 46, was executive director of New Heights Community Resource Center at the time, which accepted money to provide meals to low-income, school-age children after school and during the summer.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Joseph Bradley Garrison
Springfield, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of a firearm.
View VerdictState of Missouri v. Angela Kay Furtado
Ozark, Missouri, criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with burglary in the first degree, assault in the third degree, and resisting arrest. On October 31, 2023, K.S. and Victim were at Victim’s home where K.S. was doing some chores for Victim because K.S. owed Victim money
View VerdictDavid Matusik v. Lake Ozark Fire Protection District
Jefferson City, Missouri, civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in an employment case. A disciplinary proceeding was initiated against David Matusik, an employee of the Lake Ozark Fire Protection District (the District). Following a hearing, the Lake Ozark Fire Protection District Boar
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Marcus J. Porras
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. On April 13, 2025, officers of the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department were dispatched to the area of Westport Road and Broadway Boulevard to meet private security o
View VerdictState of Missouri v. Stephen Andrew Eagleton
St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree assault. After a verbal altercation with the victim (Victim) at a restaurant and bar, Eagleton struck him in the face, resulting in serious injuries. Eagleton was subsequently charged with second-deg
View VerdictKyle Wagner v. Tammy Wagner
Linn, Missouri family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce action. Husband and Wife married in 2002 and separated in 2024. There were two children born of the marriage. During their long marriage, Husband and Wife accumulated a considerable amount of marital property. At trial, Husb
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Dr. Scott Taggart Roethle
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy and health care fraud. From 2017 to 2020, Dr. Scott Taggart Roethle, 48, played a central role in a massive telemarketing scheme that billed Medicare for medically unnecessary orthotic braces. Overseas
View VerdictState of Missouri v. Gino McKinnie
Ozark, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a felony.
View VerdictState of Missouri v. Cory Mincks
Bolivar, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant, Cory Lee Minck, with Possession Of Controlled Substance Except 35 Grams Or Less Of Marijuana/Synthetic Cannabinoid.
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