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How can people fight an order of protection in Missouri?
Orders of protection often involve other criminal charges. If that is true in your case, learn more about our sex crimes defense practice to fight the charges and protect your reputation. There are typically three main ways that accusations of domestic violence can...
3 mistakes that can lead to Missouri firearms charges
Drug trafficking charges in Missouri often involve weapons enhancements. Learn more about how we challenge search warrants and evidence in drug charge cases. For the most part, Missouri has relatively firearm-friendly statutes. State law affords most adults the...
What makes a DUI stop illegal?
It’s never pleasant to be stopped by the police for a traffic violation, but things can quickly heat up if the officer actually believes you’re driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or drugs (DUID). Since a police officer is often prone to confirmation bias,...
What are the driver’s license penalties for a DWI charge?
There is an aphorism that the punishment should fit the crime, and that is typically the goal when Missouri prosecutors bring charges against someone in criminal court. State law imposes different penalties for different criminal infractions, and the circumstances...
3 common forms of provider health care fraud
Allegations of healthcare fraud can prove devastating for licensed health care providers and their support staff. For those with state licensing, criminal allegations related to one's profession might cost them their professional licensing immediately because of...
3 reasons you can challenge a breath test in a DUI case
In most cases where the state charges someone with a driving under the influence (DUI) infraction, the prosecutor's case largely relies on a chemical breath test. Evidence that someone had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) over the legal limit can lead to criminal...
A form of health care fraud that may not seem like a crime
Certain forms of health care fraud are unquestionably illegal and unethical. For example, telling a patient they have a medical condition that they do not and then performing treatments on them or sedating them so that they think they will undergo treatment is an...
The major difference between appeal and expungement
As you work your way through a criminal case for the first time, you may find yourself encountering a lot of terms you haven’t considered before. Since these are going to have such a massive impact on your future, it’s quite important that you know how they’re going...
How can crime victims seek justice on their own behalf?
Maybe someone committed an armed robbery at the business where you work, and you suffered a traumatic brain injury when they hit you in the side of the head with the firearm that they brandished. Perhaps you were on your way home from an unusually long day at work...
3 things you need to know about Missouri orders of protection
If you have endured physical abuse from someone you know or stalking from a total stranger who found you online, you may not feel safe going about your daily life anymore. Stalking and domestic violence can affect every aspect of your life, from your relationships to your employment. No one should feel unsafe just performing daily tasks because someone else…