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In re: Mark W. Arensberg, Respondent.(2026)

Supreme Court of MissouriJanuary 13, 2026#SC101157

modified

Attorney Arensberg was disciplined for knowingly drafting fraudulent loan documents to diminish a client's son's marital estate during divorce proceedings. Rather than the agreed-upon reprimand, the court imposed an indefinite suspension with a six-month waiting period for reinstatement, stayed pending successful completion of one-year probation.

administrativeper_curiam3,367 words

Craig M. Wood, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2026)

Supreme Court of MissouriJanuary 13, 2026#SC100874

affirmed

Craig Wood appealed the overruling of his Rule 29.15 motion for postconviction relief challenging his first-degree murder conviction and death sentence for the 2014 abduction and murder of 10-year-old Hailey Owens. The court affirmed the motion court's judgment, finding no ineffective assistance of counsel or other grounds for postconviction relief warranting reversal of Wood's conviction and sentence.

criminal-lawper_curiam5,199 words

Phillip Weeks, Appellant, vs. City of St. Louis, Respondent.(2025)

Supreme Court of MissouriNovember 4, 2025#SC101018

affirmed
employmentmajority1,936 words

Robust Missouri Dispensary 3, LLC, Appellant, vs. St. Louis County, Missouri, et al., Respondents.(2025)

Supreme Court of MissouriJuly 22, 2025#SC100898

affirmed
personal-injurymajority8,327 words

In re Robert J. Branson, Petitioner, vs. Michael Shewmaker, Warden, South Central Correctional Center, Respondent.(2025)

Supreme Court of MissouriApril 29, 2025#SC100870

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,056 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Brian K. Heathcock, Appellant.(2025)

Supreme Court of MissouriMarch 18, 2025#SC100734

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,889 words

In re: The Honorable Joe Don McGaugh, Respondent.(2025)

Supreme Court of MissouriFebruary 28, 2025#SC100875

modified
family-lawmajority10,066 words

Joe David Hudson, Respondent, v. Joplin Regional Stockyards, Inc., Appellant.(2024)

Supreme Court of MissouriDecember 23, 2024#SC100659

reversed
personal-injurymajority2,447 words

Yolanda Bell, Appellant, vs. Shelter General Insurance Company, Respondent.(2024)

Supreme Court of MissouriNovember 19, 2024#SC100461

affirmed
personal-injurymajority4,362 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Marcellus Williams, Appellant.(2024)

Supreme Court of MissouriJuly 12, 2024#SC83934

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,626 words

Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region, et al., Respondents, vs. Robert Knodell, in his official capacity as Acting Director of the Missouri Department of Social Services, et al., Appellants.(2024)

Supreme Court of MissouriFebruary 14, 2024#SC99966

affirmed
insurancemajority4,821 words

State ex rel. Tyler Technologies, Inc., Relator, v. The Honorable David P. Chamberlain, Respondent.(2023)

Supreme Court of MissouriDecember 19, 2023#SC100298

dismissed
personal-injurymajority2,090 words

Jeannie E. Harper, Respondent, vs. Springfield Rehab and Health Care Center/NHC Health, Appellant, Premier Group Insurance Company Corvel Enterprise Company, Inc. (TPA), Appellant, and Treasurer of Missouri as Custodian of the Second Injury Fund, Respondent.; Jeannie E. Harper, Respondent, vs. Springfield Rehab and Health Care Center/NHC Health, Appellant, Premier Group Insurance Company Corvel Enterprise Company, Inc. (TPA), Appellant, and Treasurer of Missouri as Custodian of the Second Injury Fund, Respondent.(2023)

Supreme Court of MissouriNovember 21, 2023#SC100006

affirmed
personal-injurymajority4,814 words

Walmart Starco. LLC, v. Director of Revenue, Appellant.(2023)

Supreme Court of MissouriNovember 7, 2023#SC99998

affirmed
administrativemajority1,523 words

State v. Harris(2023)

Supreme Court of MissouriOctober 3, 2023#SC99977

dismissed
criminal-lawmajority2,901 words

In the Matter of the Joint Application of Missouri-American Water Company and DCM Land, LLC, for a Variance from the Company's Tariff Provisions Regarding the Extension of Company Mains, Respondents, vs. Office of Public Counsel, Appellant.(2023)

Supreme Court of MissouriAugust 15, 2023#SC99978

reversed
corporatemajority2,529 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Lindsay Michelle Forbes, Appellant.(2023)

Supreme Court of MissouriJune 27, 2023#SC99658

remanded
criminal-lawmemorandum2,857 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Jarrad Ryan Vandergrift, Appellant.(2023)

Supreme Court of MissouriJune 13, 2023#SC99913

affirmed
criminal-lawmemorandum6,847 words

Liana MacColl (formerly known as Liana M. Bradford), Appellant, vs. Missouri State Highway Patrol and Boone County, Missouri, Sheriff, Respondents.(2023)

Supreme Court of MissouriApril 4, 2023#SC99656

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority7,882 words

In re: Dan K. Purdy, Respondent.(2023)

Supreme Court of MissouriMarch 21, 2023#SC99818

dismissed
real-estatemajority3,416 words

M.O., Respondent, vs. GEICO General Insurance Company and Government Employees Insurance Company, Appellants.(2023)

Supreme Court of MissouriJanuary 10, 2023#SC99732

affirmed
personal-injurymajority846 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Daviune C. Minor, Appellant.(2022)

Supreme Court of MissouriJune 14, 2022#SC99469

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority10,559 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Eric G. Hollowell, Appellant.(2022)

Supreme Court of MissouriApril 26, 2022#SC99332

reversed
criminal-lawmajority7,414 words

City of St. Louis; St. Louis County; and Jackson County, Appellants, vs. State of Missouri; and Eric Schmitt, Attorney General of Missouri, Respondents.(2022)

Supreme Court of MissouriApril 26, 2022#SC99290

affirmed
administrativemajority5,304 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Rodney A. Smith, Appellant.(2022)

Supreme Court of MissouriJanuary 11, 2022#SC99086

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority5,836 words