The State of Oklahoma charge Joe Henry Vann, Jr., age 37, with multiple counts of child sexual abuse in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5, which provides:

A. Any parent or other person who shall willfully or maliciously engage in child abuse shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections not exceeding life imprisonment, or... More...   $0 (06-14-2013 - OK)

The State of Oklahoma charged Matthew Charles Oeth, age 27, with four counts child abuse by injury in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5 in conjunction with alleged abuse of two boys and a girl who were ages 6,4 and 3 when the abuse occurred in August, 2012. Investigators found bruises, bit marks and belt marks on the children.

The mother of the children was charged with permitting the abuse. More...   $0 (05-21-2013 - OK)

¶1 Anthony Watkins was convicted of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, H.C. His conviction was based on the holding that he occupied a “position of special trust in relation to the victimâ€� under Utah Code section 76-5-404.1(4)(h). Because Mr. Watkins was temporarily staying in the spare bedroom of H.C.’s father’s house, the district court and the court of appeals both held that he was an... More...   $0 (05-10-2013 - UT)

The State of Oklahoma charged Samantha Jo Bryant, age 23, with sexual abuse of a child under 12 in violation of 21 O.S. 843 F and permitting child sexual abuse in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5 G in conjunction with the sexual abuse of a 4-year-old relative by her boyfriend. Specifically, the State alleged that Bryant performed a sex act on the girl while Jon Adleta took photographs.

Title 2... More...   $0 (05-10-2013 - OK)

The State of Oklahoma charged Gregory Paul McNeal, age 36, a/k/a Paul McNeal sexual abuse of a child under age 12 in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5. Specifically, the State claimed that the defendant sexually abused a boy between 5 and 7-years-old.

Title 21 O.S. 843.5 provides:

A. Any parent or other person who shall willfully or maliciously engage in child abuse shall, upon convict... More...   $0 (04-29-2013 - OK)

The State of Oklahoma charged Eric Lewis Lahrman with ten counts of sexual abuse of child under 12 in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5. Specifically, the State charged that has sexually abused a female family member over a five year period.

Defendant claimed the child was promiscuous.

Title 21 O.S. 843.5 provides:

A. Any parent or other person who shall willfully or malicious... More...   $0 (04-25-2013 - OK)

The State of Oklahoma charged James Woodcock, age 44, with six counts of child sexual abuse in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5 in conjunction with the abuse of a minor child over a long period of time. The State charged that Woodcock started abusing the child, who was a relative, when she was six and continued to do so until she was 12.

Title 21 O.S. 843.5 provides:

A. Any parent or o... More...   $0 (04-04-2013 - OK)

This case returns to us after the Supreme Court’s review in Reynolds v. United States, 132 S. Ct. 975 (2012). Remand requires that we reach the merits of Reynolds’s claim that the regulatory rule upon which his

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indictment was based was promulgated in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act (“APAâ€�). This claim gives rise to three questions: (1) What is the appropri... More...   $0 (03-14-2013 - PA)

The State of Oklahoma charged Eric Douglas Farbes, Sr., age 40, with sexual abuse of a child under 12 in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5 for raping and impregnating an 11-year-old.

Title 21 O.S. 843.5 provides:

A. Any parent or other person who shall willfully or maliciously engage in child abuse shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of t... More...   $0 (03-07-2013 - OK)

The State of Oklahoma charged Darren Craig Wolfe, age 45, with child neglect in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5 and possession of a firearm after former conviction of a felony in violation of 21 O.S. 1283.

According to the Tulsa World, Wolfe, who was the "boyfriend" of a child's grandmother, was at a residence in in Tulsa on October 12, 201... More...   $0 (03-06-2013 - OK)

Appellants Randy Mulholland and Christine Kurtz appeal a decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania rendered during trial, granting judgment as a matter of law against them on the claims they brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Berks County, Pennsylvania.1 For the following reasons, we will affirm.

I. Background2

A. The July 1996 Inciden... More...   $0 (01-30-2013 - PA)

Appellants Randy Mulholland and Christine Kurtz appeal a decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania rendered during trial, granting judgment as a matter of law against them on the claims they brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Berks County, Pennsylvania.1 For the following reasons, we will affirm.

I. Background2

A. The July 1996 Inc... More...   $0 (01-28-2013 - PA)

Plaintiff Dwight R. appeals from an order granting defendant Christy B.‟s special motion to strike his third cause of action against Christy for conspiring with state actors to violate his and his two minor daughters‟ federal civil rights. (42 U.S.C. § 1983.)1 We affirm the order striking the section 1983 claims as a strategic lawsuit against public participation or “SLAPP.â€� (Code Civ. Pr... More...   $0 (01-13-2013 - CA)

The facts in this opinion are drawn from the allegations in the complaint. No trial has occurred. Neither party has presented evidence, and no facts have been found by a factfinder. Because this case comes to us as an appeal from a denial of a motion to dismiss, the applicable standard of review requires us to presume that the allegations in the complaint are true. Our decision to include in this ... More...   $0 (05-24-2012 - TN)

Appellant, Jesus Miranda, challenges the trial court’s judgment holding Jesus liable for publishing statements determined to be defamatory per se. In three issues, Jesus argues (1) the statements were not defamatory per se; (2) Stephen failed to prove that the statements were false; (3) there is legally and factually insufficient support for the award of actual damages; and (4) neither statemen... More...   $0 (02-16-2012 - TX)

¶1 Appellant, Kent L. Faulkner, was tried by jury and convicted of Child Sexual Abuse (10 O.S.Supp.2006, § 7115(E)) in the District Court of Okfuskee County Case Number CF-2007-72. The jury recommended as punishment imprisonment for thirty-five (35) years.1

The trial court sentenced accordingly. It is from this judgment and sentence that Appellant appeals.

¶2 Appellant raises the ... More...   $0 (12-03-2011 - OK)

Cynthia Cuellar claimed that she bit a police officer in self-

defense. The jury found her guilty of third degree assault. In the published

portion of this opinion, we reject her contention that resisting arrest is a lesser

included offense of third degree assault as charged in this case. Evidence that

Cuellar ignored warnings to stay back and then aggress... More...   $0 (11-07-2011 - WA)

¶ 1. Father appeals the family court’s denial of his motion to reinstate parent-child contact following a voluntary suspension of such contact due to an allegation of child sexual abuse. We hold that the court’s finding of sexual abuse by a preponderance of the evidence was insufficient to support an order effectively terminating father’s parental rights. We reverse and remand... More...   $0 (10-07-2011 - VT)

¶ 1. SKOGLUND, J. Father appeals the family court’s denial of his motion to reinstate parent-child contact following a voluntary suspension of such contact due to an allegation of child sexual abuse. We hold that the court’s finding of sexual abuse by a preponderance of the evidence was insufficient to support an order effectively terminating father’s parental rights. We rev... More...   $0 (10-07-2011 - VT)

¶ 1. SKOGLUND, J. Father appeals the family court’s denial of his motion to reinstate parent-child contact following a voluntary suspension of such contact due to an allegation of child sexual abuse. We hold that the court’s finding of sexual abuse by a preponderance of the evidence was insufficient to support an order effectively terminating father’s parental rights. We rev... More...   $0 (10-07-2011 - VT)

¶1 Appellant, Kent L. Faulkner, was tried by jury and convicted of Child Sexual Abuse (10 O.S.Supp.2006, § 7115(E)) in the District Court of Okfuskee County Case Number CF-2007-72. The jury recommended as punishment imprisonment for thirty-five (35) years.1

The trial court sentenced accordingly. It is from this judgment and sentence that Appellant appeals.

¶2 Appellant raises ... More...   $0 (09-07-2011 - OK)

The plaintiff, John D. Watts, appeals, following our grant of his petition for certification, from the judgment of the Appellate Court, which reversed the judgment of the trial court awarding the plaintiff damages for intentional infliction of emotional distress on the part of the defendant, Heather Chittenden. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the Appellate Court improperly reversed the judgme... More...   $0 (07-19-2011 - CT)

Sandra Cross (Cross) leased a house to Stephen and Laura Cooper. As the lease was about to expire, Cross put the house up for sale and entered a contract of sale with prospective buyers. After the prospective buyers backed out, Cross sued the Coopers for interfering with the sale and causing it to fail. In her complaint, Cross asserted several claims based, in part, on allegations that the Coopers... More...   $0 (07-11-2011 - CA)

John Doe AP (“John Doeâ€�) appeals from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis (“the Archdioceseâ€�), Father Thomas Cooper (“Cooperâ€�), and Archbishop Raymond Burke1 (“Archbishop Burkeâ€�). John Doe contends the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of the Archdiocese on his claim for intentional failure to s... More...   $0 (07-05-2011 - MO)

¶1 Gregory Eugene Jones, Appellant, was tried by jury and found guilty of Counts 1 and 2, child sexual abuse, in violation of 10 O.S.Supp.2008, § 7115(E); after former conviction of two (2) or more felonies, in the District Court of Creek County, Case Number CF-2009-89. The jury sentenced Appellant to twelve (12) years imprisonment in each count. The Honorable Joe Sam Vassar, District Judge, pro... More...   $0 (04-07-2011 - OK)