Jury Acquits Man of Murder & Assault Charges
"It was a clear case of self-defense. The jury had no other option but to acquit my client"
Attorney Dan Ross, KC Star 2008
Man Exonerated of Two Rapes by DNA
"This case shows something experts have known for years - eye witnesses can be unreliable"
Attorney Dan Ross, S.E. Missouri.com 2008
JACKSON LEADS ALL COUNTIES IN PROB. FOR 2ND-DEGREE MURDER
"Defense lawyers win probation for their clients by relentlessly tearing into the state’s evidence" said Attorney Dan Ross
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Man found not guilty in Royce Jeffries case
KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) – A man charged with murdering a bouncer outside a Kansas City club in September of 2015 walked free Monday after a jury found him not guilty. Carlton Glynn’s attorney said it all came down to surveillance video evidence. ”The shooter had been gone in less than a blink of an eye. …Continue Reading…
KC man not guilty in killing of former Oklahoma State basketball player Royce Jeffries
A 45-year-old Kansas City man was found not guilty Monday in the 2015 killing of a former Oklahoma State basketball player who was shot while working security at a bar. Carlton Glynn went to trial last week, accused of emptying a handgun through the front door of the bar, killing Royce Jeffries, 46. Glynn was …Continue Reading…
Trial for two Kansas City brothers accused of murdering Olathe rapper postponed
BY ROBERT A. CRONKLETON bcronkleton@kcstar.com The jury trial for two Kansas City brothers accused of killing an Olathe man last September at an Overland Park bar was postponed Tuesday morning. Johnson County District Judge Thomas Kelly Ryan sent the pool of prospective jurors home, saying the trial would be held at a later date. Dale …Continue Reading…
Not guilty verdict for Peculiar man in 2014 Cass Co cemetery murder
.BY IAN CUMMINGS icummings@kcstar.com A Cass County jury returned a not guilty verdict Friday for a Peculiar man charged in the 2014 shooting death of Forrest Fuller, 25, at a local cemetery. Tyler Smallwood was 18 when he was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the case, which was investigated by the …Continue Reading…
Jackson leads all counties in probation for 2nd-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter
By Mark Morris and Glenn E. Rice The Kansas City Star KANSAS CITY, USA (MCT) — Jackson County gave twice as many probation sentences for voluntary manslaughter as all of Missouri’s other circuit courts combined, The Kansas City Star learned by analyzing state data from… Read the rest The Kansas City Star Now!
Alleged Jamaican Drug Dealer Wanted in Double Murder
By Tony Rizzo The Kansas City Star KANSAS CITY, USA (MCT) — He eluded arrest for six years, and fought extradition from England for seven more. But now it appears that Ralston Wellington — an alleged Jamaican drug dealer accused in a 1997 Kansas City double killing — will soon return to the US to …Continue Reading…
Kansas City man exonerated of 2 Rapes by DNA
The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jackson County prosecutors this week dropped rape charges against an Independence man whose DNA exonerated him despite two sexual assault victims picking him out as their attacker. Read the rest on Southeast Missourian Read additional info on Innocence Project
Buckner Man Acquitted in Shooting Death of his Girlfriend
On Friday, a Jackson County jury acquitted John Beltz for the August 24, 2008 shooting death of his girlfriend Michelle Grush in Buckner, Missouri. Beltz had been in jail since the shooting.