Month: February 2019

After a person pleads guilty or is found guilty at trial, the next phase in the criminal process is the sentencing hearing. At sentencing, the judge has a few options. In the broadest terms, the Court may: 1. Impose and execute a sentence within range allowed by the...

Drug overdoses have reached epidemic proportions in this country. Jefferson County and Eastern Missouri have been hit particularly hard. So in 2017, the state's legislature passed Senate Bill 501 which became Section 195.205 RSMo - the Good Samaritan Law. This law...