Hosier, 69, has maintained his innocence in the double murder for which he was sentenced to death. He submitted a clemency petition in the wake of multiple prior appeals, including one that the Missouri Supreme Court rejected five years ago when it unanimously upheld the state's decision to...
The holding of the Court of Appeals on this point, 838 F.2d at 265-266, is in conflict with the resolution of the same question in Rogers v. Okin, 821 F.2d 22, 26-28 (CA1 1987), cert. denied sub nom. Commissioner, Massachusetts Dept. of Mental Health v. Rogers, 484 U.S. 10...
While it’s not necessary to pick an attorney based in Kansas or Missouri, it can be helpful to have someone who knows the local court system and the judges handling your case. This familiarity can be especially valuable if your case goes to trial, as the attorney will better understand ...
Since the US Supreme Court decision to repeal the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, there have been quite a few attempts to introduce regulated sports wagering in Missouri. Every year since the decision in 2018 there has been more than one attempt in both legislative houses of the...
ST JOSEPH, Missouri MUSEUMS With five museums under one roof, the St. Joseph Museum Complex more than lives up to its tagline: “something for everyone.” Started by an employee of the Missouri Department of Mental Health, theGlore Psychiatric Museumchronicles the early history of psychiatric tre...
📆May 14, 2018: The US Supreme Court strikes down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, allowing states like Missouri to legalize sports betting if they choose to do so. 📆 June 10, 2016:Missouri legalizes daily fantasy sports contests after former Gov. Jay Nixon signedHB 194...
Another thing to think about is where the attorney is located. While it’s not necessary to pick an attorney based in Kansas or Missouri, it can be helpful to have someone who knows the local court system and the judges handling your case. This familiarity can be especially valuable if you...
Supreme Court case 'Cruzan v. Director of Missouri Department of Public Health.' Arguments on the question of whether a permanently unconscious patient has a constitutional right to have life-prolonging medical treatments withdrawn; Diagnosis of accident victim Nancy Cruzan as being in a persistent ...
The law was struck down in a federal district court in Missouri as an unconstitutional violation of the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, among other reasons. The Eighth Circuit federal appeals court allowed the lower court’s order to stand and prevented state enforcement of the law ...
A prosecutor who dropped charges in a rape case will ask a court to appoint a special prosecutor to review the facts and look at possibly refiling charges.