Blog Posts in 2012
Posted on Oct 11, 2012 By St. Louis Defense Attorney
Darick Dashon Stallworth, age 31, was the first successful felony prosecution for animal abuse since the city intensified its efforts to crack down on such cases. Stallworth was arrested in the spring ...
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Posted on Oct 8, 2012 By St. Louis Defense Attorney
Thurlester Johnson, age 44, has been charged with seven counts of first degree robbery four counts of first degree attempted robbery, eleven counts of armed criminal action, and four counts of first ...
Continue reading "St. Louis Man Faces Charges for Two Armed Robberies" »
Posted on Sep 13, 2012 By St. Louis Defense Attorney
When a felony case is introduced in court, it must first go through a probable cause determination before the matter can be set for trial. The court must find that probable cause exists to believe ...
Continue reading "Grand Jury v. Preliminary Hearing" »
Posted on Aug 8, 2012 By St. Louis Defense Attorney
Black's Law Dictionary (Bryan A. garner ed., 7 th ed. 1999) defines a sentence as: "The judgment that a court formally pronounces after finding a criminal defendant guilty." The ...
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Posted on Jun 15, 2012 By The Sumner Law Group, LLC
The Sumner Law Group serves to defend innocent men and women who have been wrongfully accused of crimes in the state of Missouri. Besides hiring a skilled defense attorney, there is another way in ...
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