Blogs

• A Look at Federal & State Criminal Law

  Posted Jan 30

  Prosecution happens at both the national and the state levels and so a federal rules of evidence is one that is prosecuted under national criminal law and not under state criminal law under which almost all of the offenses perpetrated in the United States are prose...

• Prescription Painkillers Trafficking in Spotlight by DEA, DOJ

  Posted October 20, 2016

  The Department of Justice, along with the DEA have increased their focus on heroin and opioid prescription painkillers trafficking with the “360 Strategy.”  According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 18,893 ov...

• Missouri's New Concealed Carry & Castle Doctrine Expansion Laws

  Posted October 6, 2016

  We examine the impact permitless concealed carry and castle doctrine expansion (stand your ground) have on firearm incidents and the potential criminal law scenarios for gun owners. Missouri is the latest state to adopt a "stand your ground" style set of gun laws. SB 6...

• 2016 Lon O. Hocker Award Winners & Past Recipients

  Posted September 25, 2016

  Erica Mynarich is a winner of the 2016 Lon O. Hocker Award. If you are unfamiliar with the award it’s how the Missouri Bar Foundation recognizes up and coming young trial lawyers. Only three criminal defense lawyers from around the State of Missouri...

• Federal Sex Offender Laws in 2016

  Posted September 25, 2016

  With the advent of the internet and increased availability of online pornography, perhaps the fastest growing area of federal criminal prosecution is possession, distribution and production of child pornography. With this renewed interest in prosecutions, fede...