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Featured Case Studies
CASE: Gill
Charged:Assault in the first degree with serious physical injury, a class A felony with punishment upon conviction of 10 to 30 years or life in prison under Missouri law.
Allegations in charges were very unusual. The accusation was that Mr. Gill forced a cell phone into Ms. Abel's throat, nearly causing her death.
Verdict:The trial of this case was covered by the international media. It was mentioned in telecasts by David Letterman, Jay Leno, and Howard Stern.
After a week-long trial, the jury deliberated for 14 hours. A unanimous verdict could not be reached. The jury vote was 9 not guilty and 3 guilty.
The States' Prosecuting Attorney re-indicted Mr. Gill with a new theory of the facts. Mr. Gill was now charged with domestic battery in the first degree, a class A felony with punishment upon conviction of 10 to 30 years or life in prison and domestic battery in the third degree, a class C felony with punishment upon conviction of 1 to 7 years pursuant to Missouri law. After a week long trial the jury deliberated for 12 hours. A guilt verdict was returned by the jury to the Class C felony.
CASE: Downs
Charged:Armed robbery, a level 3 felony, with punishment upon conviction of 4.5 to 20.5 years.
Verdict:Allegations in charges were that Mr. Downs acted with others to commit robbery with a handgun. After a 3 day trial, Mr. Downs was found not guilty of this crime.
CASE: Jackson
Charged:Murder in the second degree, a class A felony with punishment upon conviction of 10 to 30 years or life in prison pursuant to Missouri law.
Verdict:Allegations in charges were that Ms. Jackson stabbed her step-father in the heart with a kitchen knife. After a week-long trial, the jury deliberated for 9 hours. Ms. Jackson was found not guilty of this crime by reason of self defense.
CASE: Summers
Charged:Murder in the first degree, punishable upon conviction of life in prison.
Verdict:Allegation in charges were that Mr. Summers shot the victim in the head with a handgun during the commission of a drug transaction. After a week-long trial, the jury deliberated for 8 hours. A unanimous verdict could not be reached.