Daily Record (Kansas City, MO) articles from March 2002

Daily Record (Kansas City, MO) archives from March 2002

Illegal alien's nervousness does not prove guilt.
March 8, 2002... Byline: Sheila Thiele An illegal alien's suspicious behavior is not enough to convict him of second degree drug trafficking, said the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District. Alejandro Franco Amador was convicted of drug...

Exclusion of evidence improper when relevant.
March 12, 2002... Byline: Sheila Thiele Statistical evidence of a doctor's personal work history was improperly excluded from evidence since the defense presented its own statistical evidence. Deniece and Andy Gingerich sued Dr. James E. Kline, M.D. of...

Doctor not exempt from civil suit.
March 13, 2002... Byline: Sheila Thiele A doctor's negligent diagnosis is not immune to lawsuit under Workers' Compensation Law since the consulting doctor is considered a third party under the WCL. Nursing assistant Rhonda James suffered injuries to...

Labor Relations Commission misconstrued law.
March 14, 2002... Byline: Sheila Thiele The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission's findings that it was obligated to rule in concurrence with a doctor's testimony was found incorrect by the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District. The...

Taxes paid do not prove land ownership.
March 18, 2002... Byline: Sheila Thiele Although the county assessor's office taxes one property owner for a tract of land, this does not prove that the landowner also owns that tract. A property dispute in Cass County arose when Terry Bolinger, who...

Prosecutor's motion can't be set aside.
March 19, 2002... Byline: Sheila Thiele Few exceptions are available for a circuit court to set aside a prosecuting attorney's nolle prosequi. In fact, when the prosecutor makes the formal announcement that he or she is no longer willing to prosecute a...

Substantial step absent in stealing of ammonia.
March 20, 2002... Byline: Sheila Thiele A brief, but suspicious stop near an anhydrous ammonia tank was not a substantial step towards the theft of the methamphetamine ingredient, which is legally used as a source of nitrogen to grow crops. The Moniteau...

Joplin woman wins $1M verdict in malpractice suit.
March 22, 2002... Byline: Sheila Thiele A Joplin woman, represented by Kansas City attorney William H. Pickett, will receive compensation for her injuries sustained from an unnecessary operation over a decade ago. A week after the trial began, a jury...

Mock trial brings legal awareness to students.
March 27, 2002... Byline: Sheila Thiele Not guilty. That was the verdict decided upon by a jury of the defendant's peers. That was also the verdict decided upon by the rest of the class, too. "Chris Donovan," known better as Alex, was genuinely...

Negligent misrepresentation is insured.
March 28, 2002... Byline: Sheila Thiele Although an insurance company argues that negligent misrepresentation is not an "occurrence" as defined by its policy, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District found the company is required to defend its...

Failure to issue suspension notice causes dispute.
March 29, 2002... Byline: Sheila Thiele Jason Webb, pulled over by police in Harrison County, received a license suspension notice October 5, 1999; one month after being detained by the state trooper. Trooper Jeff Noack stopped Webb and later...