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Former Missouri prosecutor enters plea agreement for misusing public funds

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Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly M. The contingent fund is only meant to be used for prosecutorial duties under Missouri law. On August 30, 2022, the Supreme Court of Missouri ordered Gardner to pay a $750 disciplinary fee along with the cost of the disciplinary proceedings, which was $4,254.33. in restitution to the St.

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Missouri judge blocks emergency rule that would limit eligibility for gender-affirming care

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A Missouri judge Monday temporarily blocked an emergency rule that would have required people seeking gender-affirming care to first receive over a year of therapy among other prerequisites. The case is in the Missouri Circuit Court of the County of St. The ACLU of Missouri filed Southampton Community Healthcare v.

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Missouri federal judge denies teenager’s request to attend father’s execution

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US District Judge for the Western District of Missouri Brian Wimes denied Ramey’s petition, stating the denial does not violate Ramey’s constitutional rights. Corene Kendrick, ACLU National Prison Project deputy director and Ramey’s attorney, spoke of feeling frustrated and disappointed. Louis prosecutor’s office.

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US Supreme Court declines to block Missouri execution despite potential innocence claim

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The US Supreme Court Tuesday declined to block the execution of Missouri inmate Leonard Taylor despite new evidence potentially proving a wrongful conviction. Last month, Taylor’s attorney filed a request under Missouri law for a hearing to consider new evidence which could prove a wrongful conviction.

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Justices decline to hear post-conviction relief dispute in Missouri capital case

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Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented from the denial of review in the case of Lance Shockley, who was convicted and sentenced to death for the 2005 murder of a Missouri highway patrol officer who had been investigating a fatal car accident in which Shockley had been the driver. Missouri urged the justices to stay out of the dispute.

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US Supreme Court allows Missouri to carry out execution despite claims of racial bias in prosecution

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Johnson had also filed a motion to stay with the Missouri Supreme Court. Johnson’s attorneys and the St. Louis Prosecutor’s Office both submitted motions to stay Johnson’s execution to the Missouri Supreme Court, hoping to investigate his claims of racial prejudice throughout his trial. Her challenge was denied last week.

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Missouri man appeals death sentence after attorneys failed to press jury foreman’s bias

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Missouri resident Lance Shockley crashed a pick-up truck belonging to his sister-in-laws fianc into a ditch. Shockleys attorneys still demanded a new trial, arguing that the foreman might have been biased against him. Shockley then went to federal court, asking a federal district judge in Missouri to order a new trial.