11 results for 'judge:"Ransom"'.
J. Ransom finds that the lower court properly convicted defendant of robbery and assault. He has not adequately shown that his lack of counsel at two pre-trial appearances resulted in any prejudice to him during trial. Further, he was not entitled to a transcript of his initial appearance because it was not an arraignment. Affirmed.
Court: Missouri Supreme Court, Judge: Ransom, Filed On: April 30, 2024, Case #: SC100247, Categories: Criminal Procedure, Robbery
J. Ransom finds that the lower court properly convicted defendant on drug charges. The court was not required to appoint counsel to represent defendant at his initial appearance or bail hearing, because these are not critical stages of the prosecution. Further, defendant's claim regarding the denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence because detectives lacked jurisdiction to arrange drug buys outside city limits is not preserved for judicial review. Affirmed.
Court: Missouri Supreme Court, Judge: Ransom, Filed On: April 30, 2024, Case #: SC100170, Categories: Drug Offender, Ineffective Assistance, Due Process
J. Ransom finds that the lower court properly convicted defendant of fourth-degree assault after defendant had his initial appearance and arraignment without appointed counsel. Defendant fails to make any specific argument as to how the lack of counsel at these hearing prejudiced him. Affirmed.
Court: Missouri Supreme Court, Judge: Ransom, Filed On: April 30, 2024, Case #: SC100325, Categories: Criminal Procedure, Assault
J. Ransom finds that defendant's appeal of his convictions for three misdemeanor offenses shall be dismissed under the escape rule. Defendant has repeatedly violated the terms of his probation and failed to appear for hearings while there was an active warrant for his arrest.
Court: Missouri Supreme Court, Judge: Ransom, Filed On: April 30, 2024, Case #: SC100265, Categories: Escape, Trespass
J. Ransom finds that the lower court properly convicted defendant of assault and armed criminal action after failing to appoint counsel at her initial appearance and excluding certain evidence of the victim's violence behavior during trial. Defendant was not entitled to counsel at an initial appearance, and the court reasonably allowed only two of six accounts of the victim's alleged violent character to support defendant's claim that the victim started the fight. Affirmed.
Court: Missouri Supreme Court, Judge: Ransom, Filed On: April 30, 2024, Case #: SC100303, Categories: Evidence, Ineffective Assistance, Assault
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J. Ransom quashes this court's preliminary writ of mandamus in a wrongful death suit against a rehab center. The patient's family contract with the rehab center for a private room, but placed the patient with a roommate in November 2020, causing her to contract Covid-19 and die. There is no merit to the center's claim that the suit is barred by the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act, as the complaint never mentions the center's Covid-19 testing procedures as contributing to the patient's death.
Court: Missouri Supreme Court, Judge: Ransom, Filed On: March 5, 2024, Case #: SC100099, Categories: Immunity, Wrongful Death, Covid-19
J. Ransom finds that the lower court improperly held the hospital liable after a woman got into an unlocked vehicle in a hospital parking lot, found a concealed firearm, and shot the car's owner when he tried to force her out of the car. While the hospital was aware that the woman had previously entered another unlocked vehicle and stolen prescription medications, there was no evidence it knew she was likely to become violent and pose a danger to hospital patrons. Reversed.
Court: Missouri Supreme Court, Judge: Ransom, Filed On: December 19, 2023, Case #: SC100030, Categories: Tort
J. Ransom finds that the lower court improperly overruled the airline's motion to compel arbitration in a class action suit filed by a pilot who claims the airline failed to pay pilots their promised bonuses. The Federal Arbitration Act does not exempt interstate employees from contractual arbitration agreements and the airline gave employees requisite notice of the arbitration provision as required by the Missouri Uniform Arbitration Agreement. Vacated.
Court: Missouri Supreme Court, Judge: Ransom, Filed On: November 7, 2023, Case #: SC99961, Categories: Arbitration, Class Action, Aviation
[Consolidated.] J. Ransom finds that the lower court properly convicted the parents of a misdemeanor for violating Missouri’s compulsory attendance law by failing to bring their children to school on a regular basis. The evidence supports a finding the parents knowingly failed to cause their children to attend school on a regular basis after their children were enrolled, and the law is not unconstitutionally vague. Affirmed.
Court: Missouri Supreme Court, Judge: Ransom, Filed On: August 15, 2023, Case #: SC99719, Categories: Child Victims
J. Ransom finds that the lower court properly convicted defendant of possession of a controlled substance and unlawfully using a weapon while in possession of a controlled substance. These two convictions do not violate double jeopardy because the legislature specifically authorized multiple punishments for such conduct. Affirmed.
Court: Missouri Supreme Court, Judge: Ransom, Filed On: June 13, 2023, Case #: SC99871, Categories: Drug Offender, Firearms, Double Jeopardy