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Shane and Erica are leading trial lawyers in Southwest Missouri. Both have achieved numerous not guilty verdicts and have been able to help their clients get the best outcome. Shane and Erica know what it takes to get the best outcomes even in the toughest cases.
List of Crimes:
- Possession of child pornography
- Receipt and distribution of child pornography
- Coercion or enticement of a minor
- Sexual exploitation of a child
- Transfer of obscene matter to a minor.
Our excellence in the courtroom sets us apart. When you’ve been accused of a pornography-related crime, we’re on your side.
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Being accused of a crime is a scary and potentially life-altering experience, and you will have many questions. We know the intricacies of criminal defense. We have handled over 350 federal cases and over 3,000 state and municipal cases. We know the judges and prosecutors because we work with them daily. We know what makes them tick. And we use that knowledge to achieve the best possible outcome for our clients. We are relentless and leave no stone unturned in investigating your case.
We’ve spent decades fighting tooth and nail for our clients. We’ve built our reputation by being relentless, responsive, and strategic.
Child Pornography Case Law
As leading child pornography lawyers in Springfield, Cantin Mynarich regularly posts important updates in child pornography case law. If you or a loved one is facing child pornography charges, contact the child pornography lawyers at Cantin Mynarich.
Circumstantial Evidence in Child Pornography Cases
/in Child Pornography /by Cantin MynarichIn Child Pornography Cases Indirect Evidence Can Lead to Conviction. The defendant argues there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction for production of child pornography. The defendant argues that while the minor victim testified Ashford requested and she sent sexually explicit pictures of herself to his Facebook Messenger account, no direct evidence showed he actually sent and received those communications.
Challenging Expert Testimony in Child Pornography Cases
/in Child Pornography /by Cantin MynarichExpert testimony can play an important part in child pornography cases. In this case, the defendant contends that the prosecution’s expert lacked the qualifications necessary to provide an expert opinion as to identity-based upon the comparison of finger and knuckle creases as shown in the two sets of photos. The defendant claims that the government’s expert instead used a generic method unreliable for the comparison of finger and knuckle creases.
Examining Defense Witness Testimony in Child Pornography Cases
/in Child Pornography /by Cantin MynarichDefendant argued that the hearsay statement contains sufficient circumstantial guarantees of trustworthiness to be admissible.