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Great Article in MoBar on Rural Law Practice

I just completed three years working as a public defender in a rural setting — St. Francois and Ste. Genevieve counties. Very rewarding and eye-opening (good and bad). Here is article that is worth a read regardless of where you practice law. The Journal of The Missouri Bar Small towns, big impact: Realities of rural…
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@Voice Text-Speech-Reader for Commuting PDs

This post for attorneys discusses one tool I find useful during my long commutes – Text-to-Speech readers.
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No end-date Attorney Casenet Hearing Calendar Links

This post provides a form (below) which creates a link that allows attorneys to get a list of their court hearings and trials for a longer (unlimited) period beyond Casenet’s normal “Scheduled Hearings & Trials Search” which allows you to find your hearings for 1 or 7 days from a particular date.
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DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook > An American Marriage – Tayari Jones (Jul. 2025)

Very good novel that includes sub-theme of a wrongful conviction. https://share.libbyapp.com/title/3785073
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Suggested rec/guilty plea language for (Rural) Prosecutors given Disparate (Rural) Impact of Driving Offenses

Here is an email I’ve sent prosecutors in rural areas in which I’ve practiced proposing standard language for recs/guilty pleas for selected driving charges.
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DWR (Driving While Reading – Audiobook) Judge Stone – James Patterson, Viola Davis (Jun. 2026)

Enjoyed this legal novel very much. Read by co-author Viola Davis. https://share.libbyapp.com/title/12403834
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Evidence > PACKTRACK: K9 Digital Evidence (post 2 of 5)-Detection Deployments

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Evidence > PACKTRACK: K9 Digital Evidence (post 3 of 5)-Compliance Deployments

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Evidence > PACKTRACK: K9 Digital Evidence (post 4 of 5)-Patrol Deployments

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DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook > The Fury – Alex Michaelides

Another psychological crime mystery from same author as The Silent Patient. Very good. https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9703494
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Kindness Post for Criminal Defense Attorneys: 5 Reasons for Kindness

This post shares another blog’s great articulation why “Kindness is Essential.”
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DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook >The Proving Ground – Michael Connelly (May 2026)

Lincoln Lawyer series #8 https://share.libbyapp.com/title/11666881
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Kindness Post for Criminal Defense Attorneys: Law Review Article “Compassion & the Criminal Defense Attorney”

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DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook > The Silent Patient – Alex Michaelides (May 2026)

Tremendous psychological crime mystery. https://share.libbyapp.com/title/4002443
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DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook > Liaten for the Lie – Amy Tintera (May 2026)

Podcaster tries to solve crime. Ok. https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9820185
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DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook >The Broken Heart of America – Walter Johnson (May 2026)

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Giglio Info-SFCSD #2 [Restricted Access]

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Rule 57.03(b)(4) Depo of St. Francois County Sheriff’s Department

This post is a Memo I’ve sent to other criminal defense attorneys in the area. It describes information I recently learned during “discovery” in one my cases regarding the St. Francois County Sheriff’s Department’s body cameras (none yet); dash cameras (none) and booking area recordings.
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Rule 57.03(b)(4) Depo of Bismarck PD

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DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook > The Women – Kristin Hannah (May 2026)

Amazing book about Army nurses from Vietnam War. https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9852641
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Coloring Kindness

As folks know, I there are two things I expect from attorneys: (1) ethical behavior in all we do; and (2) kindness. I intersperse my posts with those on kindness. This post is about bring crayons, coloring books, etc., to all court hearings.
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DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook > The Widow – John Grisham (Apr. 2026)

Grisham is always fun. https://share.libbyapp.com/title/11732422
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Giglio Info-SFCSD #1 [Restricted Access]

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DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook > American Dirt – Jeanine Cummins (Apr. 2026)

Tremendous and timely novel. https://share.libbyapp.com/title/4727757
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Kindness Post for Attorneys: Gratitude

This post is for my series of “kindness.”
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DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook >Small Things Like These – Claire Keegan

Powerful short story. Great example of kindness. https://share.libbyapp.com/title/7782021
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Evidence: Pending discovery change-Rule 25.03

This post discusses a pending rule change (effective) July 1, 2026, that significantly expands the disclosure requirements regarding informants in criminal cases.
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DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook > Race Against Time – Jerry Mitchell (Feb. 2026)

Book regarding reporter (originally from Missouri) who investigstes, reports on, and prompts legal action against civil rights era crimials. https://share.libbyapp.com/title/4815060
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DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook >You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live – Paul Kix

Great book about the 1963 Birmingham (Children’s) Civil Rights Campaign. https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9215489
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DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook >Medgar and Myrlie – Joy-Ann Reid (Feb. 2026)

Important civil rights history and love story. https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9538514
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Rule 57.03(b)(4) Depo of Farmington PD

This post is a Memo I’ve sent to other criminal defense attorneys in the area. It describes information I recently learned during “discovery” in one my cases regarding the Farmington (MO) Police Department’s body cameras, email, and dash cameras. This is part of the large series of “Evidence” posts.
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DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook >Bone Valley – Gilbert King (Jan. 2026)

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The Cost of Justice: The Reality of Missouri’s Public Defender Pay

This post puts Missouri’s public defender pay in perspective compared to other states.
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DWR (Driving While Reading) Audiobook >Mark Twain – Ron Chernow (Jan. 2026)

I learned so much I didn’t know. https://share.libbyapp.com/title/11153876
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24th Judicial Circuit Full (no end-date) Attorney Hearing Calendar Links

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Kindness: Visible Allyship in Rural Defense: Small Signals, Measured Metrics, and other Impacts

This kindness post discusses importance of visual LGBTQ+ allyship serving as a criminal defense attorney in a rural area.
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The Federal Consecutive Sentence Trap: How Anticipatory Sentencing Impacts MO Defendants

This post discusses the impact on criminal defendants facing both state and federal charges when it comes to sentencing.
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eSign Documents

Indigent clients often have difficulty getting to court given transportation issues including no car, inability to take time off from work, revoked or suspended licenses, living in another state, etc. Having the ability to sign documents like a waiver of preliminary hearing, waiver of arraignment, and even misdemeanor pleas, can be critically important. I regularly…
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