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Recent Incident Shows That Missouri Bank Robbery Doesn’t Pay

Sansone & Lauber | September 11, 2012 | Criminal Law

According to a recent article in the Huffington Post, the FBI is on the hunt for a serial bank robber thought to be responsible for heists in eight states, most recently two in Columbia and St. Louis,...

Missouri Court Says Initial Refusal Not Enough To Justify License Revocation

Sansone & Lauber | September 4, 2012 | DWI law in the news

Alicia McKay v. Director of Revenue This case involved an appeal by the Department of Revenue of a judgment to set aside the revocation of Alicia Lynn McKay’s driver’s license. The Departm...

St. Louis Crime Lab Falls Further Behind

Sansone & Lauber | September 2, 2012 | Criminal Law

According to recent and very troubling report out of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, drug cases in the area are met with a 6-8 month delay in the lab. The county lab is located in Clayton and services ev...

Woman Dies In Single Vehicle Accident, Was Not Wearing Seatbelt

Sansone & Lauber | August 31, 2012 | Trial Practice & Evidence

As a St. Louis car accident lawyer, an issue that always comes up is what type of safety precautions was the injured victim taking, such as wearing their seat belt. Jurors want to know that the claima...

St. Louis Man Arrested For Setting Fire To A Chevy

Sansone & Lauber | August 27, 2012 | Criminal Law

A St. Louis man was recently arrested after setting fire to a Chevy Monte Carlo located at the Perry County Community Lake. Federico Hurtado-Melgarejo, 29, was charged with knowingly burning, forgery ...

Alcohol Supplier Found Not Guilty After Fatal Drunk Driving Accident

Sansone & Lauber | August 21, 2012 | DWI law in the news

A woman from Jackson County, Missouri who was accused of providing alcohol to a teenage party guest who was later involved in a fatal car crash cannot be prosecuted for the death, according to a recen...

Serial Hugger Arrested After Embracing Women In Suburban St. Louis

Sansone & Lauber | August 3, 2012 | Sexual Assault

File this under bizarre criminal encounters. Police in Missouri say they have identified a “serial hugger” who has been terrorizing women in the St. Louis area for months. The problem from...

Officers Crack Down On Boating While Intoxicated In Missouri

Sansone & Lauber | August 1, 2012 | DWI law in the news

The Missouri Highway Patrol and Department of Conservation just announced that they arrested four people over the weekend on suspicion of drunken boating. Law enforcement officials also revealed that ...

Missouri’s DWI Driver License Revocation Laws Raise Question Of Fairness

Sansone & Lauber | July 22, 2012 | Missouri DWI Laws

A recent opinion piece by a candidate for Lieutenant Governor contained worrying information about drunk driving arrests in Missouri. Republican candidate Mike Carter said that DWI arrests account for...

Missouri Enacts New Sentencing Guidelines

Sansone & Lauber | July 17, 2012 | Criminal Law

Thanks to recent legislation signed by Governor Jay Nixon last week, nonviolent criminals in Missouri with good behavior may see their sentences shortened. The legislation is aimed at drug abusers, th...