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East St. Louis Convenience Store Pled Guilty To Charges Involving The Sale of Illegal Drugs

Sansone & Lauber | December 1, 2012 | Criminal Law

A convenience store in the St. Louis area recently pled guilty to seven criminal charges involving the sale of illegal drugs and was assessed the largest criminal fine ever handed down to a corporatio...

$150,000.00 – Settlement, Auto Insurance Policy Limits

Sansone & Lauber | November 29, 2012 | Verdicts & Settlements

In June 2011, Clarence was spending time with his grandson. Around 1:50 p.m. in the afternoon, in House Springs, Missouri, they were driving in Clarence’s pickup truck on Route MM a few tenths o...

U.S. Supreme Court To Consider Possible Exception To Double Jeopardy Rule

Sansone & Lauber | November 29, 2012 | Criminal Law

A recent case before the U.S. Supreme Court will result in a clarification regarding rules of double jeopardy in the criminal justice system. The case involves a man, Lamar Evans, who was acquitted of...

Undercover St. Louis Police Officers Set To Begin Double Duty As Pizza Delivery Drivers

Sansone & Lauber | November 28, 2012 | Criminal Law

Something unexpected might show up at your doorstep the next time you feel like ordering some pizza: a police officer. According to a recent announcement by the St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch...

St. Louis Dog Attack Leads To Arrest For Animal Cruelty Task Force

Sansone & Lauber | November 26, 2012 | Criminal Law

A man in St. Louis is now facing felony animal abuse charges after police connected him to a crime involving a dog that was shot 12 times, strangled with an electrical cord and thrown into a dumpster....

General Petraeus Affair Raises Concerns About E-mail Privacy In Missouri

Sansone & Lauber | November 24, 2012 | Criminal Law

With all the coverage surrounding the recent fiasco involving General Petraeus, the extent of people’s personal electronic security has been given increased attention. After all, if the CIA Dire...

Supreme Court To Hear Case Concerning Late Presentation Of Evidence

Sansone & Lauber | November 22, 2012 | Criminal Law

A recent issue before the U.S. Supreme Court involves the late appearance of evidence that could prove a criminal defendant’s innocence. Though many people would assume that if evidence were to ...

Lawsuit Says St. Louis Citizens Sprayed With Radioactive Chemicals In Secret Military Experiment

Sansone & Lauber | November 19, 2012 | Personal Injury Blog

According to a recent report by a professor at St. Louis Community College, the United States military conducted top-secret experiments on the citizens of St. Louis, Missouri for years, going so far a...

Woman In St. Louis Sentenced For Armed Robberies

Sansone & Lauber | November 4, 2012 | Criminal Law

News reports indicate that a St. Louis, Missouri woman, Chrice Shunta Combs, 32, was recently sentenced to a whopping 16 years in federal prison for robbing three cash advance stores in 2010. The robb...

U.S. Supreme Court Will Consider Missouri Case About Warrantless Blood Testing

Sansone & Lauber | October 31, 2012 | DWI Law

The Supreme Court gave word last week that it would hear a case that concerned the power of police officers to give involuntary blood tests to those arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. The case co...