by admin | Apr 14, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
An attorney for a convicted St. Louis murderer who’s served 25 years in prison tells the Missouri Supreme Court that evidence shows that the inmate did not kill Marcus Boyd in 1994. The Supreme Court heard historic oral arguments in Lamar Johnson’s case on...
by admin | Apr 13, 2020 | Crime / Courts, History, News, Politics / Govt
The Missouri Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday morning in a high-profile case of a man who’s served 25 years in prison for murder, a man the St. Louis Circuit Attorney says was convicted based on police and prosecutorial misconduct. Because of...
by admin | Feb 27, 2020 | Business, Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
Missouri’s senior Democrat in Congress is seeking his 11th term on Capitol Hill. U.S. Rep. Lacy Clay, D-St. Louis, traveled to Jefferson City earlier this week to file for re-election. Clay, who’s a dean in Missouri’s congressional delegation, chairs...
by admin | Jan 31, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News
(This story is written by Missourinet St. Louis contributor Jill Enders) ST. LOUIS- A state lawmaker from eastern Missouri’s St. Charles County is calling for tougher penalties for violent crime and is also calling out the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s...
by admin | Sep 15, 2019 | Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News
Missouri’s governor is expected to announce details of his plan to battle violent crime within the next week or so. The plan will involve state, federal and local coordination. Governor Mike Parson (R) briefed Capitol reporters Friday afternoon in Jefferson...