February 23, 2001
The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District will hold a special session in the School of Law's Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom from 9:15-11:45 a.m. Monday.
The public is invited to hear oral arguments in five cases ranging from a convicted murderer seeking a new trial to a driver involved in a car accident while attending to her choking baby.
The court periodically holds sessions in law schools as part of an educational program.
To limit the amount of disturbance to the proceedings, visitors are asked to enter and exit the courtroom only during the breaks between each attorney's oral argument. After the oral arguments, the judges will answer questions from the audience regarding judicial practice and procedure.
In addition to having two of the law school's alumni on the bench --the Honorable William H. Crandall Jr. (J.D. '63) and the Honorable Richard B. Teitelman (J.D. '73) --several alumni will represent parties to the cases. Arguing before the court will be Priscilla Gunn (J.D. '81), Mark Pasewark (J.D. '79), John Munson Morris III (J.D. '76), Philip Birkner Polster II (J.D. '48), Robert C. Jones (J.D. '57) and Robert Edward Jones (J.D. '85).
The first case before the court involves the appeal of a jury verdict in favor of the driver whose car lurched forward striking another vehicle while she was responding to the emergency situation with her child. The second case hinges on whether the St. Louis City Board of Police Commissioners violated the Sunshine Act, or open meetings law. The third centers on a contract dispute over the purchase of a $148,500 wrecker truck. The murder conviction case revolves around whether the defendant, whose acts were captured on videotape, has the right to a new trial due to a witness who committed perjury. The final case involves a dispute over sign ordinance violations at bus shelters in Ballwin and Sunset Hills.
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