Mr. Anglen has authored the winning brief in several appellate cases, including:
Rhodes v. Blair, 919 Southwest 2nd 561 (Mo App. 1996) - In a case involving the homeowner's claim against their builder, the Appeals Court ruled the trial court erred in ruling for the defendant, based on the fact that the defendant had admitted all essential elements of the plaintiff's case by failing to respond to Requests for Admissions. This often-cited case established the standard for unanswered Requests for Admissions in Missouri.

Tullier v. Tullier, 989 S.W.2d 607 (MO.App. 1999) - The Appelate Court upheld the trial court decision awarding 1/2 of the husband's personal disability settlement to the wife in a divorce because there was no evidence to specify what part of the award was for what compensable injury. Mr. Anglen represented the wife. Husband lost sight in one eye and much of his short-term memory in a work-related accident. Wife recieved 1/2 of his settlement.

Baty v. Layton, 7 S.W.3rd 475 (MO.App.S.D. 1999) -Appeals court upheld the awarding of a 50-foot easement across the defendant's land. Plaintiff and defendant (brother and sister) divided family land such that the plaintiff had to drive over defendant's property to access his house. When the defendant cut off the driveway, Plaintiff sued and won a 50' easement by implication and necessity. The easement awarded to Plaintiff came within a few feet of the defendant's front door. Mr. Anglen represented the Plaintiff who recieved a 50-foot easement to his home.

Angell v. Angell (Stone County, Missouri) - Appeals court overturned the trial judge's decision to award custody of a minor child to Dept. of Family Services in a divorce case, because DFS was not joined as a party and the court has jurisdiction to award DFS custody ONLY in juvenile cases. Mr. Anglen represented the paternal grandparents, who were requesting custody.

In Re: K.L.T. 237 S.W.3d 605 (2007) - A father was denied appointed counsel in a termination of personal rights adoption.The father was incarcerated and was unable to attend the Court hearing nor afford an attorney and the Trial Court refused his request that he be appointed counsel or the proceedings be stayed until he could attend the hearings in person. The Appeals Court reversed the adoption and remanded the case for proceedings with Mr. Anglen as his appointed counsel.

Mr. Anglen has also earned notariety representing clients charged with sexual crimes, including:

State v. Reynolds (Boone County Arkansas), 1997 - jury acquits defendant Reynolds after deliberating only 20 minutes, finding th evidence against the defendant to be wholly deficient. Reynolds was accused of sodomizing and raping a 4-year old boy and was facing a life sentence.

State v. Angell - (Stone County, Missouri) - Jury acquits defendant, who was charged with deviant sexual intercourse, rape and sexual assault of an 11-year old stepdaughter. The "victim's" step-grandfather had been a known child molester with open access to the child and the "victim's" mother's other children had been molested by other perpetrators. The "victim" and her family came up with the allegations after the father announced he was filing for divorce. Numerous inconsistencies in the "victim's" testimony including that her mother was at work when this happened (she was unemployed), she reported this assault to her grade-school teacher (he said she didn't tell him) and mother denied calling and threatening defendant with this matter, although phone records admitted at trial showed otherwise.

State v. Wright - (Stone County, Missouri) - judge dismisses rape charge after preliminary hearing after hearing testimony. In an unusual tactic, Anglen calls several defense witnesses. Defendant turns down a plea offer to misdemeanor 3rd-degree assault immediately before the judge dismisses the case.

State v. Sturgell - (Barry County, Missouri) - Defendant accused of deviant sexual intercourse with a minor child. After 10 months of trial preparation, prosecutor drops charges on the eve of trial after the defense takes 10 depositions, enlists the support of child psychologist experts and has an expert team review and criticize a videotape of the 5 year-old "victim's" interrogation by the Child Advocacy Center staff. The prosecution has no experts to rebut the defense experts. Mr. Anglen has extensive courtroom experience in collections, divorce and custody, land disputes, easements, and many criminal felony and misdemeanor criminal cases.
 

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