Judge tosses evidence in murder case, citing 'culture of discovery abuses.'Peters & Peters was in the news when Judge Roger Prokes excluded all evidence in the first degree murder trial of State v. Richard Buchli. Widely covered by the media, the ruling prompted a front page article in Missouri Lawyers Weekly: "But in a series of twists perhaps only a lawyer could fully appreciate, Buchli's case was caught up in what a judge has called a "culture of discovery abuses in Jackson County."

No charges filed in shooting death.

It had been a bad day for Ms. Jones (names have been changed). Her boyfriend of 9 months had beat her up and taken her car. She called her son Brian to see if he could get boyfriend to return the car. All prior dealings between Brian and boyfriend had been friendly. Not this one. When boyfriend and partner pulled up, in a different car, they brought an Ak-47 and several guns. Brian started shooting, killing the boyfriend and wounding his partner. Brian immediately contacted Peters & Peters ...

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