Elizabeth Lindenau, 49, and her husband, Brady Decker, 47, were found guilty in January of failing to provide sufficient food, air, space and veterinary care to numerous, dogs, cats and birds, according to the Howard County State’s Attorney’s Office.
Cole County Circuit Court Judge William E. Hickle ruled last month that the Missouri Office of State Public Defender violated the constitutional rights of indigent people awaiting trial by forcing them to wait for weeks, and even months, before being assigned an attorney. Tony Rothert of the ACLU of Missouri and state Rep. Tony Lovasco discussed what comes next on "St. Louis on the Air."
This interview will be on “St. Louis on the Air” at noon Friday. This story will be updated after the show. You can listen live.
Last month, Missouri’s “waiting lists” for public defenders were declared unconstitutional. Cole County Circuit Court Judge William E. Hickle ruled that the Missouri Office of State Public Defender violated the constitutional rights of indigent people awaiting trial by forcing them to wait for weeks, and even months, before being assigned an attorney.
The waiting lists were first created in 2017; within two years, nearly 600 Missourians had been waiting for a lawyer for more than a year. Many of them did that waiting in jail.
ELKTON — A convicted felon who was caught with a sawed-off shotgun during a traffic stop near Elkton in January 2020 has received a five-year prison term, according to court
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