Corona Virus Closes Missouri Courts

in Blog, Criminal Defense, Federal Crime

Missouri Supreme Court Reacts to Corona Virus The corona virus and the associated COVID-19 has upended daily life in the St. Louis area and throughout Missouri. Finally after days of uncertainty surrounding court dockets and schedules, the Missouri Supreme Court handed down a sweeping declaration on Monday, March 16th, closing courts statewide until at least April 6th. There are few exceptions to the closures, mostly for emergency situations, and a few for confined defendants. Although confined defendants will continue to have some dockets, they will only be seen by video and will not be transported to court. There are two main concerns...

19 February

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Drug Sniffing Dogs As Accurate As a Coin Flip, Study Says

Posted by Jason Korner

in Blog, Criminal Defense, Drug Crimes, Federal Crime

Drug Sniffing Dogs Score Poorly in Testing Drug sniffing dogs are often used by law enforcement to try to locate drugs during traffic stops, at houses, in postal packages, among many other situations. Historically, the courts have viewed these highly trained dogs as an important factor when determining whether there was probable cause to allow law enforcement to take the next steps, often a search that would be illegal in the absence of probable cause. Two problems with these drug sniffing dogs have come to light. One, which I will write about more in depth next week, has to do with...

23 January

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Illinois to Reduce Driver’s License Suspensions

Posted by Jason Korner

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The "License to Work Act" The Illinois governor signed a new law that will eliminate many driver's license suspensions for non-moving violations. The "License to Work Act" will take effect in July. One of the main initial benefits of the bill is that it will be retroactive. This means that people who currently have a driver's license suspension that falls within the new law will be eligible for the reinstatement of driving privileges immediately upon the bill going into effect in July. The governor believes more than ten thousand people could be positively effected by the new law. Effect of the New...

20 January

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St. Louis Connection for Breath Test Problems

Posted by Jason Korner

in Blog, DUI/DWI, Felony DWI, Missouri DWI Defense

Michigan Breath Test Issues Stem from St. Louis Company Last week came news that the Michigan State Police had written a letter to all law enforcement agencies and prosecutor's offices in Michigan to inform them of flaws with breath tests used in conjunction with DWI investigations in Michigan. A local St. Louis connection has been exposed as a major part of the problem with the Michigan breath testing machines. The machines at issue were manufactured by Intoximeters right here in St. Louis. A total of 203 Datamaster DMT machines manufactured by Intoximeters have been taken out of service in Michigan since...

Author: Jason Korner

Corona Virus Closes Missouri Courts

Drug Sniffing Dogs As Accurate As a Coin Flip, Study Says

Illinois to Reduce Driver’s License Suspensions

St. Louis Connection for Breath Test Problems