tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2009-03-31:/eighth_circuit/27 2013-05-21T21:34:41Z News and information from the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, brought to you by FindLaw.com. Movable Type Enterprise 4.38 http://images.findlaw.com/logo/logo_lp_rss.gif tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/eighth_circuit//27.39979 2013-05-21T21:30:18Z 2013-05-21T21:34:41Z Kelly Cheung It was business as usual for Adam Winarske back on June 29, 2011. He was meeting a man named Fergel to sell him a handgun at the parking lot of a shopping mall. Little did he know that Fergel was...<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USEighthCircuit/~4/ZpEWOYNLBeA" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/eighth_circuit/2013/05/beware-of-newbie-police-informants-theyre-reliable-too.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/eighth_circuit//27.39901 2013-05-16T20:43:01Z 2013-05-16T20:45:37Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq Halloween and other holiday sex-offender restriction laws are a growing trend amongst that states, but at least in Missouri, the law will have a limited reach. After the Missouri State Supreme Court weighed in on the matter, anyone convicted before...<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USEighthCircuit/~4/FWThuyLkeDQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/eighth_circuit/2013/05/halloween-law-unenforceable-but-pedo-plaintiffs-pay-own-fees.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/eighth_circuit//27.39803 2013-05-09T20:36:32Z 2013-05-09T20:42:24Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq Officer Anton Mark was involved in a de minimis incident with Plaintiff Miles LaCross in 2006. Officer Mark suspected that LaCross, who appeared to be a minor, and who had a female companion, may have been consuming alcohol. The parties...<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USEighthCircuit/~4/F7VU72uTSpo" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/eighth_circuit/2013/05/immunity-granted-he-didnt-know-he-couldnt-tase-handcuffed-perp.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/eighth_circuit//27.39663 2013-04-30T20:22:35Z 2013-04-30T21:09:19Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq Man sells heroin to a drug addict. He goes a wee bit overboard and mixes the Big H with a few other opiates. He dies, the path leads back to "Lil C", the alias of Marcus Burrage. The feds charge...<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USEighthCircuit/~4/zfB2MS74xMs" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/eighth_circuit/2013/04/scotus-grants-cert-in-8th-cir-drug-overdose-case.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/eighth_circuit//27.39573 2013-04-24T20:11:40Z 2013-04-24T20:12:28Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq Fifty years after Gideon v. Wainwright, a woman who dedicated her career to the federal public defender's office, and likely passed on many more lucrative paths, has just been unanimously confirmed to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. According to...<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USEighthCircuit/~4/yWRnWBVO63Q" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/eighth_circuit/2013/04/public-defender-jane-kelly-unanimously-confirmed-for-8th-circuit.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/eighth_circuit//27.39461 2013-04-16T21:10:48Z 2013-04-16T21:21:29Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq In 1997, Michael and Cindy Seibel fostered, and then adopted three children, females S.S. and P.S. and a male M.S. The children entered the system after their biological father was convicted of sexually abusing their three older siblings. Though abuse...<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USEighthCircuit/~4/CoMA_dpfCe8" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/eighth_circuit/2013/04/recantations-evidentiary-rules-cloud-sex-abuse-conviction.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/eighth_circuit//27.39410 2013-04-11T20:28:35Z 2013-04-11T20:25:18Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq Even as an experienced attorney (hah - I blog), once in a while, I run across a case synopsis and think - can they do that? This was one of those times. Douglas Suing isn't suing. He's actually appealing, though...<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USEighthCircuit/~4/9wpVkeYAdiQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/eighth_circuit/2013/04/guy-consents-to-search-of-car-for-drugs-cops-find-child-porn.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/eighth_circuit//27.39367 2013-04-09T20:02:12Z 2013-04-09T20:56:02Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq Thomson Reuters is a massive, massive company. Among its many, many products are FindLaw.com (that's us!) and West Publishing, whose blue screens of research filled your sleep-deprived nights in law school. One of West's available products is a driver's license...<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USEighthCircuit/~4/fRkRnQRx2qc" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/eighth_circuit/2013/04/our-corporate-granpappy-wins-drivers-license-info-dispute---again.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/eighth_circuit//27.39307 2013-04-05T20:02:33Z 2013-04-05T18:36:22Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq Jeffrey Knutson excelled as the General Manager of a Home Service food delivery depot. Home Service provides frozen foods to customers' homes or workplaces. He continued being great at his job, even though he suffered a penetrating eye injury in...<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USEighthCircuit/~4/EtUkn7WqwAM" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/eighth_circuit/2013/04/trucker-supervisor-loses-ada-case-cant-perform-essential-functions.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/eighth_circuit//27.39158 2013-03-27T12:53:45Z 2013-03-26T21:54:01Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq The right to confront adverse witnesses? "I don't think that applies here, Your Honor." Ricky Lee Johnson was on supervised release after serving a 15-month sentence for conspiracy to possess stolen mail. Unfortunately for him, he was later arrested for...<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USEighthCircuit/~4/f3UIaFEBJDk" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/eighth_circuit/2013/03/that-cross-exam-doodad-it-applies-to-revocation-hearings-too.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/eighth_circuit//27.39044 2013-03-19T20:24:07Z 2013-03-19T20:46:27Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq Some rapscallions were vandalizing and stealing property from Gear Automotive in Kansas City. The police, after investigating, expressed their hunch that the culprits would return, and suggested that someone guard the lot. As many of my fellow-Missourians would do, Robert...<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USEighthCircuit/~4/Mq95SDMABJY" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/eighth_circuit/2013/03/employee-shot-at-work-denied-by-insurance-eighth-circuit.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/eighth_circuit//27.38927 2013-03-12T20:28:40Z 2013-03-12T20:39:32Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq Natasha Dallas made multiple mistakes when filling out the auto-draft payment form for an American General life insurance policy for her father. Alas, the insurance company never received her initial premium. Her father passed away a couple of weeks later....<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USEighthCircuit/~4/-2klOAMT-qw" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/eighth_circuit/2013/03/insurance-policy-is-a-contract---no-paid-premiums-no-benefits.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/eighth_circuit//27.38795 2013-03-05T20:53:23Z 2013-03-05T21:22:01Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq CM was in class when the drug dogs showed up. Along with his classmates, he was instructed to leave the classroom and his belongings for five minutes. When he returned, he claimed that he “felt like the pockets [of his...<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USEighthCircuit/~4/Vus-yaNE7jc" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/eighth_circuit/2013/03/sorry-kid-the-full-force-of-the-fourth-amendment-is-for-grownups.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/eighth_circuit//27.38663 2013-02-27T18:01:34Z 2013-02-27T17:03:34Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq Travis Folkerts is a mentally impaired man with an IQ of 50. In 2008, he was living on his own, with supervision during most waking hours. In May of that year, a neighbor reported that Travis had engaged in inappropriate...<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USEighthCircuit/~4/SoyZoLuDwck" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/eighth_circuit/2013/02/how-much-accommodation-is-needed-for-mentally-impaired-suspect.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/eighth_circuit//27.38504 2013-02-19T21:12:27Z 2013-02-19T21:10:14Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq Some people would be flattered by Kim Hutterer's affection. Wait, who are we kidding? This lady is a bit nuts. Back in the early 1990s, she was investigated by Agent Dean Scheidler of the FBI in connection to threats against...<br/> <br/> Click through to continue reading this post on FindLaw.com...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USEighthCircuit/~4/tk_SAeIrNl0" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/eighth_circuit/2013/02/long-sentence-upheld-for-threats-to-cut-kill-sleep-with-fbi-agent-vp-biden.html