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Missouri Court: Mark McCloskey Pardoned But Still Guilty

JonathanTurley

The Missouri Court of Appeals has now prevented that return of the weapons by denying a motion for replevin. 1976), where the Missouri Supreme Court examined the effect of a gubernatorial pardon on Guastello’s conviction for selling liquor on a Sunday to which he had pleaded guilty. He then sough the return of two firearms.

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“Like A Needle Pulling A Thread”: Kim Gardner Kicked Off McCloskey Case

JonathanTurley

I have been skeptical in the past of the charges brought against Mark and Patricia McCloskey by Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner given the countervailing rights of gun possession and home protection in Missouri. The entire case seems to be now equal measures of law and politics. Republican Missouri Gov.

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The Recalibration of Colonel Brock: D.C. Circuit Ruling for J6 Rioter Could Impact Hundreds of Cases

JonathanTurley

He wrote before the riot “Do not kill LEO [law enforcement officers] unless necessary… Gas would assist in this if we can get it.” Given the one felony charge, the sentence is not unreasonable, but it may have been reduced by as much as nine months without the enhancer. We are also waiting for the oral argument in Fischer v.

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