Today writing this blog is hard. I have been writing these blog posts for the past few months, and it’s been a good chance for me to apply my love of writing with sharing the things I do here at the Missouri DWI & Criminal Law Center. For the past 10 days,...
Find a law firm with a proven track record of fighting and not pleading you guilty to a felony, not even to an SIS probation. Let me explain… The Kansas City office of the Missouri State Public Defender has a rule. It’s called the first-time felon rule, and it says...
So, the year was 1988 and I was a 17-year-old man-boy. I had gotten off my part time job working the music and Nintendo counter at Richman Gordman department store (think Kohl’s with more wicker) at 9 p.m. and we had a party to go to a few miles away. We had to meet...
People & Puppies – both deserve second chances. We got a new COVID critter at my house. George Harrison arrived April 14, and we all fell in love with the little ankle biter. He literally bites ankles by the way, just ask my kids. George Harrison gets lots of...
Many people in Missouri and across the country have raised concerns about bias in the criminal justice system, and scientific research may do much to back up those fears. Unconscious bias is a manifestation of subconscious ideas and stereotypes that sit below the...
Being charged with a crime is a daunting experience, and many people in Missouri count community service hours as an acceptable compromise over fines and jail time. A recently-published university study, however, found that community service hours disproportionately...
