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Murder 1st and ACA

Murder 1st and ACA

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Combs Waterkotte represented a Northeast Missouri man on charges of 1st degree murder and armed criminal action in Adair County, Missouri. The prosecution alleged that our client committed …

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Murder 1st and ACA

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Murder 1st

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Not Guilty Verdict

Combs Waterkotte represented a Northeast Missouri man on charges of 1st degree murder and armed criminal action in Adair County, Missouri. The prosecution all …

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Murder 1st

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Not Guilty Verdict

Murder 1st and ACA
Combs Waterkotte represented a Northeast Missouri man on charges of 1st degree murder and armed criminal action in Adair County, Missouri. The prosecution all …
DWI

DWI

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Combs Waterkotte represented a Robertsville, MO man on a felony charge of DWI. At trial, we challenged the way the officer conducted his standardized field sobriety tests he conducted and …

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DWI

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Combs Waterkotte represented a Robertsville, MO man on a felony charge of DWI. At trial, we challenged the way the officer conducted his standardized field so …

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DWI

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Not Guilty Verdict

DWI
Combs Waterkotte represented a Robertsville, MO man on a felony charge of DWI. At trial, we challenged the way the officer conducted his standardized field so …
Forcible Rape

Forcible Rape

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Combs Waterkotte was retained immediately by a Bonne Terre man after he was charged with forcible rape. The state alleged our client raped a female acquaintance after coming home from a ba …

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Not Guilty Verdict

Forcible Rape

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Forcible Rape

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Combs Waterkotte was retained immediately by a Bonne Terre man after he was charged with forcible rape. The state alleged our client raped a female acquaintan …

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Forcible Rape

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Not Guilty Verdict

Forcible Rape
Combs Waterkotte was retained immediately by a Bonne Terre man after he was charged with forcible rape. The state alleged our client raped a female acquaintan …
Tampering with a Motor Vehicle

Tampering with a Motor Vehicle

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Combs Waterkotte represented a North City juvenile on four counts of tampering with a motor vehicle. The state alleged our client, along with several co-defendant, broke into several vehic …

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Not Guilty Verdict

Tampering with a Motor Vehicle

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Tampering with a Motor Vehicle

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Combs Waterkotte represented a North City juvenile on four counts of tampering with a motor vehicle. The state alleged our client, along with several co-defen …

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Tampering with a Motor Vehicle

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Not Guilty Verdict

Tampering with a Motor Vehicle
Combs Waterkotte represented a North City juvenile on four counts of tampering with a motor vehicle. The state alleged our client, along with several co-defen …
First Degree Assault

First Degree Assault

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A Pike County man charged with Assault in the first degree following a stabbing at a New Year's Eve farm party, the client insisted on self-defense. After not getting a favorable plea deal …

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Not Guilty Verdict

First Degree Assault

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Assault 1st

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Not Guilty Verdict

A Pike County man charged with Assault in the first degree following a stabbing at a New Year's Eve farm party, the client insisted on self-defense. After not …

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Assault 1st

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Not Guilty Verdict

First Degree Assault
A Pike County man charged with Assault in the first degree following a stabbing at a New Year's Eve farm party, the client insisted on self-defense. After not …

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Murder 1st and ACA

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2nd Degree Assault

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2nd Degree Murder and ACA

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Order of Protection

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Assault 1st and ACA

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Murder 2nd and ACA

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Voluntary Manslaughter and ACA

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Murder 2nd, ACA, and Abandonment of a Corpse

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Statutory Sodomy and Incest

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First Degree Assault and Shooting From A Moving Vehicle

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Tampering with a Motor Vehicle

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Assault 2nd Degree

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Second Degree Assault

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2nd Degree Domestic Assault

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Domestic Assault on Daughter

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Robbery 1st and ACA

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Sexual Misconduct

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Statutory Sodomy

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Unlawful Use of a Weapon

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Sodomy and Incest

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Order of Protection

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Murder 2nd and ACA

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Felony Stealing

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Felony Leaving the Scene of an Accident

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Felony Stealing

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Felony Hit and Run

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Felon In Possession Of A Firearm

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Burglary

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Felony Leaving The Scene of an Accident

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Felony Stealing

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Order of Protection

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Order of Protection

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Child Abuse Neglect Review Board

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Felony Marijuana Possession

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Order of Protection

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Indecent Exposure

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High Speed Ticket

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Speeding and Careless & Imprudent Driving

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Order of Protection

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Order of Protection

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Order of Protection

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Felony Drug Trafficking

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Forgery for Counterfeit Bet Tickets

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Felony Drug Possession

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Shooting, Assault and ACA

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Stalking

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Felony Drug Possession

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Harassment and Tampering with a Witness

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Felony Drug Manufacturing

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Child Endangerment

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Felony Drug Possession

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Domestic Assault and Property Damage

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DWI

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Child Endangerment 1st Degree

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Order of Protection

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Child Endangerment

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First Degree Assault

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Felony Drug Possession

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Harassment

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Careless and Imprudent Driving

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Felony Drug Possession

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DWI

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Child Abuse and Neglect Review Board

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Felony Child Abuse and Domestic Assault

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Felony Drug Possession

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Drug Possession

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Felony Child Abuse

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Murder 2nd

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Felony Drug Possession

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Child Endangerment

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Assault 1st

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UUW and Felony Drug Possession

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Stalking/Harassment

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Possession With Intent To Distribute

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Felony DWI/DUI

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Harassment

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Possession of a Controlled Substance

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Shoplifting

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4th Degree Domestic Assault

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First Degree Assault and ACA

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Assault 1st and Burglary

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Felony Child Endangerment and Leaving the Scene

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Endangering the Welfare of a Child

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Felony Domestic Assault 2nd Degree

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