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Great Article in MoBar on Rural Law Practice
“Everybody deserves kindness.”
Police say Flock cameras help solve crimes, but critics call them an invasion of privacy, PBS News Hour (Jul. 2026)
@Voice Text-Speech-Reader for Commuting PDs
Not all alleged confessions can be used in court
No end-date Attorney Casenet Hearing Calendar Links
DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook > An American Marriage – Tayari Jones (Jul. 2025)
Suggested rec/guilty plea language for (Rural) Prosecutors given Disparate (Rural) Impact of Driving Offenses
Alibi Evidence: Phone records
Dealing with a Suspended or Revoked License
You do not need anything from your house or car after arrest!!
DWR (Driving While Reading – Audiobook) Judge Stone – James Patterson, Viola Davis (Jun. 2026)
Unlocking Your Earned Benefits: A Guide to the Missouri Veterans Benefits & Resources Booklet
Non-client myMOpd Access: Knowledge, Tools & Tips to Demystify the System (not “business”)
Evidence > PACKTRACK: K9 Digital Evidence (post 1 of 5)-Overview
Evidence > PACKTRACK: K9 Digital Evidence (post 2 of 5)-Detection Deployments
Evidence > PACKTRACK: K9 Digital Evidence (post 3 of 5)-Compliance Deployments
Evidence > PACKTRACK: K9 Digital Evidence (post 4 of 5)-Patrol Deployments
DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook > The Fury – Alex Michaelides
Kindness Post for Criminal Defense Attorneys: 5 Reasons for Kindness
What I’ve told my driving-age children: “Never consent to car search. Never.”
Updated MSPD Applications (paper)
DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook >The Proving Ground – Michael Connelly (May 2026)
Missouri DOC Inmate access to online MSPD Application
Kindness Post for Criminal Defense Attorneys: Law Review Article “Compassion & the Criminal Defense Attorney”
DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook > The Silent Patient – Alex Michaelides (May 2026)
Evidence: Law Enforcement Agency Audit
DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook > Liaten for the Lie – Amy Tintera (May 2026)
DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook >The Broken Heart of America – Walter Johnson (May 2026)
Giglio Info-SFCSD #2 [Redacted]
Giglio Info-SFCSD #2 [Restricted Access]
Missouri Department of Corrections Legal Mail (change – effective July 1, 2026)
Important Update: Child Support Arrears Can Now Lead to Immediate Passport Revocation
Rule 57.03(b)(4) Depo of St. Francois County Sheriff’s Department
Rule 57.03(b)(4) Depo of Bismarck PD
The Judge’s Authority, Credentials, Oath, and Commission
DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook > The Women – Kristin Hannah (May 2026)
The Risks to Reliance on Red Flag Information
Navigating Overwhelming Internet (Red Flag) Info about the Judicial System
Coloring Kindness
DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook > The Widow – John Grisham (Apr. 2026)
Grand Jury Indictment Required?
Evidence: Taser Logs
Criminal Non-support & the Paternity (non) Defense
How to Get Your Child Support Payment History
Child Support: Make online payments
Non-Support & Seeking to Modify Amount Owed Each Month
Giglio Info-SFCSD #1 [Redacted]
Giglio Info-SFCSD #1 [Restricted Access]
DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook > American Dirt – Jeanine Cummins (Apr. 2026)
Defense Attorney Post: Defending the Presumption of Innocence by Covering Facial Tattoos at Trial
Pre-trial grooming while in custody
Evidence: No Missouri Mandate for Body or Dash Cams
Evidence: Body & Dash camera mandates (or not) by state
Evidence: No Video Evidence from St. Francois County Sheriff’s Department (before April 2026)
SCRAM Continuous Alcohol Monitoring System
Ignition Interlock Device (IID)
100 web-app posts!
Kindness Post for Attorneys: Gratitude
Evidence: Discovery of Giglio Material on LEOs
Evidence: Discovery after a Misdemeanor Information
Evidence: Discovery after a Felony Information
Evidence: Discovery after a Felony Grand Jury Indictment
Evidence: Discovery after a Felony Complaint
DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook >Small Things Like These – Claire Keegan
Gateway to Evidence: Case Types & Discovery
Evidence: Pending discovery change-Rule 25.03
Evidence: Informants
SR-22 Requirement for Reinstatement
DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook > Race Against Time – Jerry Mitchell (Feb. 2026)
DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook >You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live – Paul Kix
Evidence: MSHP Lab’s Bench Notes & Commo Log
Evidence: MSHP Crime Lab’s Drug Chemistry Testing
DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook >Medgar and Myrlie – Joy-Ann Reid (Feb. 2026)
Evidence: Laser Drug Testing
Evidence: Field Drug Tests
Evidence: Drug Testing Overview
Kindness: Quiet but Clear
Rule 57.03(b)(4) Depo of Farmington PD
Evidence: Special Depositions under Rule 57.03(b)(4)
DWI Chronic & Habitual Offenders: 4, 5+
DWI Aggravated Offender: Loss of Safety Net
DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook >Bone Valley – Gilbert King (Jan. 2026)
DWI Persistent Offender: The Felony Threshold
DWI Prior Offender: Second Offense
DWI First Offense: It’s not just a ticket
DWI: Overview
The Cost of Justice: The Reality of Missouri’s Public Defender Pay
DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook >Mark Twain – Ron Chernow (Jan. 2026)
30 “Dangerous Felonies” in Missouri
24th Judicial Circuit Full (no end-date) Attorney Hearing Calendar Links
Costs: Jury Costs
Restitution Payments (St. Francois County)
Restitution Payments in Ste Gen Co
Step-by-Step > Pay Court Costs Online*
Evidence: Private Surveillance as Legal Evidence
Kindness: Visible Allyship in Rural Defense: Small Signals, Measured Metrics, and other Impacts
The Federal Consecutive Sentence Trap: How Anticipatory Sentencing Impacts MO Defendants
Evidence: 911 Calls
“They didn’t read me my Miranda Rights!?”
