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KCPD Trying to Identify Man Following Homicide Near 57th & Troost
JP Law

Oct. 28, 2022

Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department detectives are trying to identify a man

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Biden to Pardon All Federal Offenses of Simple Marijuana Possession in First Major Steps Toward Decriminalization
JPLaw

Oct. 6, 2022

President Joe Biden is taking his first major steps toward decriminalizing marijuana, fulfilling a campaign pledge to erase

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Missouri Court of Appeals Revives ‘old School’ Self-Defense Law in Resisting Arrest Case
Rebecca Rivas

Sept. 19, 2022

The court of appeals agreed with Jason Hurst that his testimony constituted substantial evidence that he was

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Private Security Firm Owner Claims Self-Defense in Downtown Shooting that Injured Man
Matt Flener

May 4, 2022

The owner of a downtown private security firm is now charged with felony first-degree assault and felony

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Kansas City Man Accused of Murder, Assault Unfit to Proceed to Trial
Sherae Honeycutt

April 28, 2022

A Kansas City, Missouri man accused of killing one person and shooting another is found

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Kansas City Criminal Defense Attorney Breaks Down Juvenile Prosecutions, Sentencing
JP Law

April 14, 2022

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — According to the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department, the Northeast Middle School student

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Family, Advocates of Keith Carnes Call for His Immediate Release from Prison
JP Law

April 9, 2022

LICKING, Mo. — Family and advocates of Keith Carnes are asking for his immediate release from prison

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Investigation Continues 1 Year After KCPD Officers Shot, Killed Malcolm Johnson
JPLaw

March 30, 2022

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Friday marked one-year since Kansas City, Missouri, police officers shot and killed Malcolm Johnson and the case

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MBC 9 Investigates: A Drug Overdose, a Jail Restraint Chair, Detox, Duct Tape, Then Death
Matt Flener 

Nov. 22, 2021

Two sheriff’s deputies stood over a man they had just brought into the Newton County jail’s detox cell 10 minutes

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Donahue Receives 10-Year Sentence on Manslaughter Charge
Sue Sterling

Nov. 15, 2021

Jema Donahue received a 10-year prison sentence Monday, Jan. 28, on charges related to the shooting

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