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United States of America v. Amy Kay Thomas and Lawrence William Vaughan
Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged for their roles in a kidnapping conspiracy that resulted in the death of the victim. Amy Kay Thomas, 39, of Webb City, Mo., and Lawrence William Vaughan, also known as “Scary Larry,” 51, of Newton County, Mo., pleaded guilty today in separate appearances before U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool. Thomas ... More... ( 04-27-2023 - MO) |
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United States of America v. Dr. Patricia Ashton Derges
Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud, illegal distribution of controlled substances and making false statements to investigators in June 2022. Dr. Patricia Dergest, a former Missouri state Representative was charged with several felonies relating to her for-profit and nonprofit clinics' finances, her consistent false advertising for ... More... ( 04-17-2023 - MO) |
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Marissa Reams v. Texas County, Missouri, et al.
Springfield, Missouri civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on prisoner civil rights theories. "Prisoner civil rights law is a body of law that protects the rights of people who are incarcerated. This law is based on the U.S. Constitution and federal and state laws. The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. This ... More... ( 04-14-2023 - MO) |
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Derek Christopherson, et al. v. State Farm Bank, FSB, et al.
Springfield, Missouri consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued defendants on fraud theories. Plaintiffs asserted seven claims against the Defendants: Count I - Violation of the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act; Count II - Fraudulent Misrepresentation; Count III - Negligent Misrepresentation; Count IV - Equitable Recission and Cancellation; Count V - Breach of Contract; C... More... ( 04-14-2023 - MO) |
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Brooke Henderson v. School District of Springfield R-12, et al.
Springfield, Missouri civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants Plaintiffs' Complaint asserted claims for relief against the Springfield Public School District (“SPS”) under the First Amendment based on the doctrines of compelled speech and content and viewpoint discrimination. The Complaint further asserts a claim of unconstitutional condition of employment... More... ( 04-03-2023 - MO) |
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United States of America v. Charles Ward Kuentzel
Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child. Charles Ward Kuentzel, age 27, charged with of sexual exploitation of a child. The mother of the child victim, identified in court documents as Jane Doe 1, contacted law enforcement in Michigan because her daughter was in an inappropriate online relationship with an ... More... ( 04-01-2023 - MO) |
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Charles Wyles v. Menard, Inc.
Springfield, Missouri personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in injuries and/or damages as a direct result of an accident. MoreLaw Legal News For Springfield ... More... ( 12-13-2022 - MO) |
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United States of America v. Derrick L. Hall
Springfield, Missouri criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute heroin and for illegally possessing a firearm. MoreLaw Legal News For Springfield Derrick L. Hall, 52, was sentenced ... More... ( 12-13-2022 - MO) |
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Michelle R. Dyer v. Kevin E. Dixon v. Crowley Liner Services, Inc., et al.
Springfield, Missouri personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on auto negligence theories claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of the failure to exercise due care in the operation of a motor vehicle. This case was initially filed in the 25th Judicial Circuit, Phelps County, 21PU-CV00881 The... More... ( 11-02-2022 - MO) |
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United States of America v. Roderick E. Hebert
Springfield, Missouri criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with illegally possessing a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922, which provides: (a) It shall be unlawful— (1) for any person— (A) except a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer, to engage in the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing in firearms, or in the cour... More... ( 10-17-2022 - MO) |
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United States of America v. Randall Halley
Springfield, Missouri criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with making a false statement related to healthcare and to Conspiring with Employees to Illegally Issue Controlled Substances to Patients On Dec. 7, 2021, Halley pleaded guilty to one count of making a false statement to Medicare to obtain insurance coverage for a fentanyl prescription and to one count of conspiracy to us... More... ( 09-13-2022 - MO) |
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United States of America v. Billy Rae Clark
Springfield, Missouri criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of two child victims. On April 12, 2022, Billy Rae Clark, age 29, pleaded guilty to two counts of the sexual exploitation of a child. Clark admitted that he secretly recorded a 15-year-old minor, identified in court documents as Jane Doe 1, while she was in the bathroom taking a shower. Clark posi... More... ( 09-07-2022 - MO) |
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United States of America v. Calvin D. Jones
Springfield, Missouri criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of a firearm. Pursuant to the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge, to which there has been no timely objection, the plea of guilty of the Defendant to Count One of the Indictment filed on July 12, 2022, is now Accepted and the Defendant is Adjudged Guilty of su... More... ( 09-06-2022 - MO) |
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United States of America v. John W. Watson
Springfield, Missouri civil litigation lawyer represented Defendants on a tax liability dispute. Pursuant to the Joint Motion for Entry of Consent Judgment among Plaintiff the United States and Defendants John W. Watson and Lisa G. Watson, the Motion is hereby granted. Accordingly, the Court enters judgment in favor of the United States and against John W. Watson an... More... ( 09-06-2022 - MO) |
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State of Missouri v. Lonnie Leroy Williams
Springfield, Missouri criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Lonnie Leroy Williams ("Defendant") challenges his convictions, following a jury trial, of one count of first-degree murder and one count of unlawful use of a weapon for fatally stabbing MacKenna Milhon ("Victim") on or about December 20, 2019. See sections 565.020 and 571.015.[1] ... More... ( 09-06-2022 - MO) |
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United States of America v. Alejandrino Velazquez-Hernandez
Springfield, Missouri criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with soliciting pornographic images and videos from an 11-year-old victim over Facebook Messenger. Alejandrino Velazquez-Hernandez, 34, of Springfield, pleaded guilty to the sexual exploitation of a child. Velazquez-Hernandez admitted that he used an 11-year-old child, identified in court documents as “Jane Doe,” to ... More... ( 08-19-2022 - mo) |
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United States of America v. Danielle Ice
Springfield, Missouri criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with onspiracy to transport tens of thousands of stolen catalytic converters across state lines as part of a multi-million-dollar business. Danielle Ice, 34, of Columbia, pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to transport stolen property across state lines. Ice is the last of seven defendants indicted ... More... ( 08-16-2022 - MO) |
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United States of America v. Brandon Lane McCullough
Springfield, Missouri criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged for engaging in a sextortion scheme in which 11 identified child victims, and dozens more child victims who have not been identified, were coerced to send him pornographic images and videos. “This defendant, a high school teacher, pretended to be a teenager online in order to prey upon young victims across the count... More... ( 08-02-2022 - MO) |
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United States of America v. Jeffrey Marsh and Zaqouri Traves Archer
Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with kidnapping and threatening to kill the victim and her family. Jeffrey Marsh, 34, of Oronogo, Mo., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit kidnapping, one count of kidnapping, one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, and one count of stalking. Co-defendant Zaqouri Traves Arch... More... ( 07-07-2022 - MO) |
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United States of America v. Tanner Houghton
Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and for illegally possessing firearms. Tanner Houghton, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark on Tuesday, June 14, to 25 years in federal prison without parole. On Oct. 14, 2021, Houghton pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distri... More... ( 06-15-2022 - MO) |
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State of Missouri v. Elizabeth McKeown
Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with first-degree murder. Elizabeth McKeown was charged with shooting and killing Barbara Foster during a road rage incident in November of 2018. She blamed cough syrup for her behavior. ... More... ( 06-10-2022 - MO) |
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Carmen E. Wood v. Bank of America, N.A.
Springfield, Missouri civil litigation lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a breach of contract theory. N.A. (“BANA”) and release of a lis pendens. In two points on appeal, Wood argues that the trial court erred in granting BANA’s motion for summary judgment on: (1) Wood’s claim for breach of fiduciary duty in that this was a question of fact and not a question ... More... ( 06-09-2022 - MO) |
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United States of America v. Raul A. Gonzalez Reynes
Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with drug trafficking and felony possession of a machine gun. Raul A. Gonzalez Reyes, age 35, from Stotts City, Missouri, was arrested on Oct. 12, 2020, following a pursuit by law enforcement officers in which he shot at an officer before crashing his vehicle. According to court documents, Gonzalez Reyes also shot... More... ( 05-17-2022 - MO) |
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United States of America v. Roy L. Norey
Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with unlawful transport of firearms. While executing a search warrant on Roy L. Norey’s residence, law enforcement officers found a handgun and other contraband. Norey was charged with felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922 and 923. He filed a motion ... More... ( 04-14-2022 - MO) |
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Mark Alan Clippard v. Catherine Sue Clippard
Springfield, Missouri family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce case. After a trial in September 2020, the circuit court entered a judgment of modification. That judgment (1) reduced Father's child support obligation to $300 per month, retroactive to April 1, 2019, for the care and support of Daughter; and (2) required Mother to reimburse Father $5, 823.98 for college e... More... ( 03-25-2022 - MO) |