successful cases

admission of incorrect evidence at penalty

• Reginald Griffin, State v. Griffin, 848 S.W.2d 464 (Mo. 1993)

atkins

• Andrew Lyons, State ex rel. Lyons v. Lombardi, 303 S.W.3d 523 (Mo. 2010)

brady v. maryland

• Eric Clemmons, Clemons v. Delo, 124 F.3d 944 (8th Cir. 1997)

• Missouri Rule 91

  • Reginald Clemons, State ex rel. Clemons v. Larkins, 475 S.W.3d 60, 63 (Mo. 2015)

cause and prejudice

• Reginald Clemons, State ex rel. Clemons v. Larkins, 475 S.W.3d 60, 63 (Mo. 2015)

• Ineffective Assistance of Postconviction Counsel as Cause to Overcome Procedural Bar under Martinez

  • David Barnett, Barnett v. Roper, 904 F.3d 623 (8th Cir. 2018) (affirming grant of habeas relief in Barnett v. Roper, No. 4:03CV00614 ERW, 2015 WL 13662176, *78 (E.D. Mo. 2015))

Clemency

• Richard Clay

• Kimber Edwards

confrontation clause violation

• Eric Clemmons, Clemons v. Delo, 124 F.3d 944 (8th Cir. 1997)

death penalty disproportionate

• Tim Chaney, State v. Chaney, 967 S.W.2d 47 (Mo. 1998)

Due process violation

• Shackling

  • Carman Deck, Deck v. Missouri, 544 U.S. 622 (2005)

error in denying challenge for cause

• Nila Wacaser, State v. Wacaser, 794 S.W.2d 190 (Mo. 1990)

failure to submit jury instruction on lesser included offenses

• Marvin Rice, State v. Rice, 573 S.W.3d 53 (Mo. 2019)

fifth amendment violation, comment on failure to testify

• Marvin Rice, State v. Rice, 573 S.W.3d 53 (Mo. 2019)

improper admission of prior bad acts

• Cecil Barriner, State v. Barriner, 34 S.W.3d 139 (Mo. banc 2000) (first reversal)

improper denial of self-defense instruction

• James Chambers, State v. Chambers, 671 S.W.2d 781 (Mo. banc 1984)

improper exclusion of forensic evidence of third-party guilt

• Cecil Barriner, State v. Barriner, 111 S.W.3d 396 (Mo. banc 2003) (second reversal)

improper penalty phase instruction

• On Accessory Liability

  • Maria Isa, State v. Isa, 850 S.W.2d 876 (Mo. 1993)

inadmissible evidence of propensity and racist beliefs

• Robert Driscoll, State v. Driscoll, 55 S.W.3d 350 (Mo. 2001)

inadmissible prior bad acts as penalty

• Shelby Debler, State v. Debler, 856 S.W.2d 641 (Mo. banc 1993)

ineffective assistance of counsel, guilt phase

• James Chambers, Chambers v. Armontrout, 907 F.2d 825 (8th Cir. 1990) (en banc) (second trial)

• Cronic

  • Walter Harvey, State v. Harvey, 692 S.W.2d 290 (Mo. 1985)

• Failure to Impeach Witness

  • Robert Driscoll, Driscoll v. Delo, 71 F.3d 701 (8th Cir. 1995)

• Failure to Investigate Serology Evidence

  • Robert Driscoll, Driscoll v. Delo, 71 F.3d 701 (8th Cir. 1995)

ineffective assistance of counsel, penalty phase

• Calvert Antwine, Antwine v. Delo, 54 F.3d 1357 (8th Cir. 1995)

• Mark Anthony Gill, Gill v. State, 300 S.W.3d 225 (Mo. banc 2009)

• Jury Instructions on Mitigating Evidence

  • Carman Deck, Deck v. State, 68 S.W.3d 418 (Mo. 2002)

• Voir Dire

  • Terrance Anderson, Anderson v. State, 196 S.W.3d 28 (Mo. banc 2006)

ineffective assistance of trial counsel, penalty phase

• David Barnett, Barnett v. Roper, 904 F.3d 623 (8th Cir. 2018) (affirming grant of habeas relief in Barnett v. Roper, No. 4:03CV00614 ERW, 2015 WL 13662176, *78 (E.D. Mo. 2015))

invalid aggravating circumstances

• Gregory Bowman, State v. Bowman, 337 S.W.3d 679 (Mo. 2011)

judicial misconduct/bias

• Terrance Anderson, Anderson v. State, 402 S.W.3d 86 (Mo. banc 2013) (retrial)

jury rejects death penalty in third trial

• Cecil Barriner, State v. Barriner, 111 S.W.3d 396 (Mo. banc 2003) (second reversal)

non-waiver of jury sentencing

• Ray Lloyd Bibb, State v. Bibb, 702 S.W.2d 462 (Mo. banc 1985)

procedural bar

• Diligence Removes Procedural Default to Brady Claim

  • Eric Clemmons, Clemons v. Delo, 124 F.3d 944 (8th Cir. 1997)

• Inadequate State Ground Does Not Bar Federal Review of Confrontation Clause Claim

  • Eric Clemmons, Clemons v. Delo, 124 F.3d 944 (8th Cir. 1997)

• State Court Merits Review Removes Procedural Bar to Caldwell Claim

  • Calvert Antwine, Antwine v. Delo, 54 F.3d 1357 (8th Cir. 1995)

prosecutorial misconduct, guilt phase

• Improper Comment on Post-Miranda Silence

  • Clarence Dexter, State v. Dexter, 954 S.W.2d 332 (Mo. banc 1997)

prosecutorial misconduct, penalty phase

• Eighth Amendment Caldwell v. Mississippi Violation Violation

  • Robert Driscoll, Driscoll v. Delo, 71 F.3d 701 (8th Cir. 1995).

• Eighth Amendment Caldwell v. Mississippi Violation and 14th Amendment Due Process Violation

  • Calvert Antwine, Antwine v. Delo, 54 F.3d 1357 (8th Cir. 1995)