I have two children: Alexander, 5 years old and Nicholas, 3 years old. If you go to my Facebook page, you will find that they are pretty much the center of my life. Alex came into this world with me sprinting down the Emergency Room hallway to the…
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As criminal defense attorneys, my law partner and I are in court every single day. That is not an exaggeration. Many times we will be in three or four courthouses before lunch. That is when the “normal” reappearances usually take place. Trials and contested hearings are set in…
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A person charged with a felony is usually going through one of two things when I meet with them the first time. Either they are so in shock and fear that they literally have no idea of what to do to help themselves or they are so laid…
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State v. John Howell (SD33618) is a very recent case handed down by the Southern District Missouri Court of Appeals on the subject of DUI law. You can find the full case here: https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=93570. On May 12, 2012, an officer in a Southwest Missouri town attempted to stop the…
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As a criminal defense attorney, I come across all sorts of people. That is one of the most interesting things about my work at MRD Lawyers. I come to meet people that consider a misdemeanor the end of their world. A life-altering black smear on their life’s existence.…
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