Missouri Law Archives

Missouri governor to sign porn site age verification bill • Missouri Independent (Jul. 2026)

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Errors in Missouri crime bill force Senate to pass fix to avoid sentencing gap • Missouri Independent (Apr. 2026)

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Missouri expands prosecutors’ role in juvenile cases, lengthens prison terms • Missouri Independent (Apr. 2026)

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Time Served Credit

This post answers a common and great question, “if someone spends any time in jail before they are sentenced, do they get credit for that time?”
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DNA Collection of Criminal Defendants

This post discusses why someone is required to give a DNA sample even if they have not been convicted.
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Expungement

This post discusses expungement which is the process of sealing a misdemeanor or felony from public view.
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100 Crimes with Increased Minimums (for some)

This post discusses a second special classification of crimes (the first is “Dangerous Felonies”); there are 100 crimes which state law mandates increasing minimum sentences if the person convicted has “previous commitment[s] to the [Missouri] department of corrections (DOC).”
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85% Crimes – 30 Dangerous Felonies

This post discusses the first of two special classifications of crimes – “Dangerous Felonies.” There are 30 such crimes. The significance of these crimes is that the person found guilty of such crimes will need to serve 85% of the sentence before they will be parole eligible.
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130 Minimum Prison Term Crimes

This post provides an overview of the two categories with a total of 130 crimes that have “minimum prison terms” convicted felons must serve.
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Post Conviction Relief after a Plea

In the Missouri’s 24th Judicial Circuit (St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Madison, and Washington counties), the circuit court judges read a script regarding what is known as post-conviction relief (PCR) rights. I suspect many defendants are missing much of this info and wanted to create a “post” they can return to if needed. A person convicted…
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Fingerprinting

This post discusses how someone can determine if they must be fingerprinted by law enforcement for a particular crime.
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Missouri Criminal Sentencing: Classifications & Max Penalties

This post discusses the maximum sentences for each classification of misdemeanors and felonies in Missouri (without enhancements).
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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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