Supreme Court of Missouri Decisions 2024
Date: April 30, 2024
Docket Number: SC100170
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves Robert Anthony Woolery, who was convicted of two counts of delivery of a controlled substance. In 2021, the Sedalia police department identified Woolery as a subject of interest in their investigation…
Date: April 30, 2024
Docket Number: SC100188
Justia Opinion Summary: The case revolves around Troy Jackson-Bey, who was convicted of five counts, including first-degree murder and first-degree assault, following an altercation at a residence. The altercation began when Jackson-Bey and…
Date: April 30, 2024
Docket Number: SC100193
Justia Opinion Summary: David Steele filed a lawsuit against his employer, Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI), alleging that the company had violated § 287.780 by retaliating and discriminating against him for filing a workers' compensation claim.…
Date: April 30, 2024
Docket Number: SC100212
Justia Opinion Summary: Ashley Colville was charged with second-degree involuntary manslaughter following a motor vehicle accident in St. Louis, Missouri, in which Rodney Larue was fatally injured. The indictment alleged that Colville caused…
Date: April 30, 2024
Docket Number: SC100238
Justia Opinion Summary: In September 2016, Sanford Sachtleben and Luciann Hruza (the Buyers) purchased a property in Missouri from Perry and Joanie Sullivan (the Sellers). Prior to the sale, the city of New Melle had sued the Sellers over a…
Date: April 30, 2024
Docket Number: SC100247
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves Lorandis Phillips, who was convicted of first-degree robbery and second-degree assault. The incident occurred on December 14, 2018, when Phillips and three other men attacked a man in a shed behind…
Date: April 30, 2024
Docket Number: SC100265
Justia Opinion Summary: The case revolves around James Logan, who was convicted of three misdemeanor offenses: first-degree trespass, fourth-degree assault, and peace disturbance. These offenses occurred at a Mexican restaurant in Columbia,…
Date: April 30, 2024
Docket Number: SC100303
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves Tiffany Mills, who was convicted for third-degree assault and armed criminal action. Mills had a confrontation with a woman (the victim) who was friends with her boyfriend. The confrontation escalated…
Date: April 30, 2024
Docket Number: SC100325
Date: April 30, 2024
Docket Number: SC99931
Justia Opinion Summary: In this case, Quinton Lucas, a registered voter, challenged the approval of Amendment No. 4 in the November 2022 general election. The amendment authorized laws that increased minimum funding for a police force…
Date: April 2, 2024
Docket Number: SC100172
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2019, MO CANN Do, Inc. (MCD) applied for a medical marijuana cultivation license in Missouri. However, the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) rejected MCD's application as it failed to include a…
Date: March 20, 2024
Docket Numbers: SC100388, SC100486
Justia Opinion Summary: On December 13, 2023, the Supreme Court of Missouri issued an execution warrant for Brian Dorsey, who is serving a death sentence for two counts of first-degree murder. Subsequently, Dorsey filed two petitions for writ…
Date: March 5, 2024
Docket Number: SC100099
Justia Opinion Summary: The plaintiff, Yarnell, filed a wrongful death action against Clinton No. 1, Inc., a healthcare and rehabilitation center, alleging that Clinton's negligence led to her mother's death from COVID-19. The Missouri Supreme…
Date: March 5, 2024
Docket Number: SC100369
Justia Opinion Summary: Seven individuals sought a writ of mandamus or prohibition from the Supreme Court of Missouri, claiming the circuit court failed to hold a preliminary hearing within the required timeframe, thus violating Rule 22.09(a),…
Date: February 14, 2024
Docket Number: SC100219
Justia Opinion Summary: The Missouri Supreme Court ruled in a case involving the St. Louis County Assessor ("Assessor") and a group of St. Louis County commercial property owners, referred to as "Taxpayers." The Taxpayers alleged that their…
Date: February 14, 2024
Docket Number: SC100277
Justia Opinion Summary: In this case, the Supreme Court of Missouri affirmed a lower court's decision that a redistricting plan for the Missouri Senate, which was prepared by a judicial redistricting commission, met constitutional requirements.…
Date: February 14, 2024
Docket Number: SC99966
Justia Opinion Summary: In Missouri, Planned Parenthood and other affiliated health organizations sought a declaratory judgment declaring House Bill No. 3014 (HB 3014) unconstitutional and requested injunctive relief to prevent its…
Date: January 30, 2024
Docket Number: SC100041
Justia Opinion Summary: On March 21, 2019, David Scott Nowicki was discovered unconscious in a vehicle in a ditch off Interstate 70 in Saline County, Missouri. After conducting field sobriety tests, Sergeant Dunfee concluded that Nowicki was…
Date: January 30, 2024
Docket Number: SC100089
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2012, Dane Templeton suffered an injury to his right knee and thigh after being thrown from a golf cart. Dr. Charles Orth operated on Templeton’s injured leg and provided follow-up care for several months. In 2015,…
Date: January 30, 2024
Docket Number: SC100116
Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court of Missouri reversed a lower court's dismissal of a lawsuit brought by workers against Harley-Davidson Motor Company Operations, Inc., and Syncreon.US. The workers, who are Black or People of Color,…
Date: January 30, 2024
Docket Number: SC99876
Justia Opinion Summary: In the case of City of St. Louis and Heather Taylor (“Appellants”) versus State of Missouri (“State”), the Supreme Court of Missouri analyzed Senate Bill No. 26 (“SB 26”) that was challenged for being unconstitutional.…
Date: January 9, 2024
Docket Number: SC100110
Justia Opinion Summary: On August 12, 2018, Rachel Sender suffered injuries in a bicycle accident on a bike path in Forest Park, St. Louis. Sender claimed her injuries were due to a defect on the path, and she notified the City of St. Louis of…
Date: January 9, 2024
Docket Number: SC100136
Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court of Missouri affirmed the judgment of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County terminating a father's parental rights to his child. The father had been convicted of two felony violations, each involving a…
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