Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Haggard v. Division of Employment Security[1]

Opinion handed down Nov. 20, 2007
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Where employer challenged the Division of Employment Security in front of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission, and where the Division of Employment Security was represented by a non-lawyer, the Division of Employment Security was in error but the error did not warrant reversal.

State v. Taylor[1]

Opinion handed down November 20, 2007
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The Missouri Supreme Court held that venue is not an element of a criminal offense thereby abrogating cases that required venue to be proven by the State, and also held that venue objections must be raised prior to trial.