Another wide-ranging anti-crime bill is moving forward in the Missouri Senate. Senate Committee Substitute for SBs 754, 746, 788, 765, 841, 887 & 861 was voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Last year’s bill was vetoed by Gov. Mike Parson, in...
The Missouri Legislature has given final approval to a wide-ranging crime package. The bill would bolster penalties for assault on a law enforcement animal, streamline the process to clear criminal records and create a conviction review unit to give Missourians a...
The Missouri Senate has given initial approval to a wide-ranging crime package. State Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer, R-Parkville, wants to bolster protections for assault on a law enforcement animal. On the Senate floor, he called his bill a penalty enhancement. “The purpose...
The wrongful convictions of Kevin Strickland and Lamar Johnson have convinced a state Senator that Missouri needs a statewide unit dedicated to reviewing convictions. Strickland spent about 43 years and Johnson spent 28 years behind prison walls before being found...
