When you are facing criminal charges, your life is at stake, quite literally. Whether you are guilty or innocent, a rock-solid defense is your best chance for winning in court. Selecting an attorney for such an important task can be very complicated. Many people...
What Happened? If you find yourself defending an accusation that you or your client have violently shaken or otherwise caused a brain injury to an infant, you will quickly be overwhelmed by medical jargon and seemingly endless theories. Terms like “the Triad” or a...
This summer, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon signed a bill that legalized some medical uses of cannabidiol (CBD) and some growing of marijuana in order to produce that oil. However, the new law still leaves most medical marijuana use and all recreational use prohibited in...
Mere talk of medical marijuana legalization has some Missouri lawmakers scurrying; the state government is now preemptively passing resolutions to record the position of opposing local governments. While the medical or recreational legalization of the drug in the Show...
So-called “stand your ground” laws have received much national attention, especially after one such law was invoked in George Zimmerman’s successful defense (The State of Florida v. Zimmerman) relating to Trayvon Martin’s death in February 2012. But at least one case...
The Prior Offender A prior offender is a driver who at the time of his stop and detention as a DWI suspect has previously entered a plea of guilty to or been convicted after trial of an alcohol/drug related driving offense. For this person, whether to consent or to...