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Missouri "Stealth Statute Requires Redaction of All Witness and Victim Names" in Court Records
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In new Missouri court opinions, there are no names, except defendants, except for defendants.
Names of witnesses in Missouri court cases have become a state secret.
This is so even for public officials, like prosecutors, and trial lawyers.
This applies even to murder victims, who are deceased and under the common law have no right of privacy.
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90
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61
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semi-formal
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English
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58
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