A jury convicted appellant Marvin Ariel Pagoada of capital murder for his role as a co-conspirator in a robbery that resulted in murder. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 7.02 (West 2011). Pagoada contends that extraneous-offense evidence was

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improperly admitted and that the evidence was legally insufficient to prove that he should have anticipated the murder. We affirm.

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The United States of American charged Bobby Ray Harris, age 26, of willfully making a threat in violation of 18 U.S.C. 844 and attempting to extort bank money in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2113 as a result of threatening to bomb the high school in Miami, Oklahoma on September 11, 2012. It claimed that Harris called the school and said that a bomb had been placed in the school. As a result of the cal... More...   $0 (05-15-2013 - OK)

The United States of America charged James Paul Wright, age 23, with conspiracy to commit robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1951, attempted robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1951, two counts of possession of firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. 924 and carjacking in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2119. It also sought forfeiture of firearms pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2461 in ... More...   $0 (05-13-2013 - OK)

This is an appeal from a grant of summary judgment in favor of plaintiff PHL Variable Insurance Company ("PHL") in its equitable action for rescission of a life insurance policy and special damages incident to the rescission of that policy. See PHL Variable Ins. Co. v. P. Bowie 2008 Irrevocable Trust, 889 F. Supp. 2d 275 (D.R.I. 2012). The district court found that the defendant, The P. Bowie 200... More...   $0 (05-13-2013 - RI)

1 On April 25, 2013, the Oklahoma Bar Association (Bar Association), notified the Court that the respondent, Craig Steven Key (Attorney/respondent), resigned from the Oklahoma Bar Association pending disciplinary proceedings. The disciplinary proceedings relate to: misappropriation of client funds; failure to provide accounting of settlement funds, failure to communicate with clients, conflict of ... More...   $0 (05-10-2013 - OK)

A former senior executive of Texas-based ArthroCare Corp., a publicly traded medical device company, pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to defraud the company’s shareholders and members of the investing public by falsely inflating ArthroCare’s earnings, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney... More...   $0 (05-10-2013 - TX)

The United States of America charged Jose Trevino Morales, age 46, with conspiracy to launder money by buying racehorses to high illegal drug profits. The Government alleged that Miguel Angel and Oscar Omar Trevino Morales, are the leaders of the Zeta, a Nuevo Leon-based organization that has expanded beyond the drug trade to because the biggest criminal organization in Mexico and has extended its... More...   $0 (05-10-2013 - TX)

In the underlying lawsuit, Pedernal Energy L.L.C. sued Bruington Engineering Ltd. and three other entities (“the Schlumberger entitiesâ€�) for damages allegedly caused to an oil well and the surrounding formation. Because Pedernal’s lawsuit was for damages arising out of the provision of professional services by a licensed or registered professional, Pedernal was required to file an expert aff... More...   $0 (05-09-2013 - TX)

The question presented in this consolidated appeal is whether appellants, Albert Savani, Sean Herbert, and Richard Roe,1 are eligible for reductions of their sentences pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). In each case, the appellant was convicted of a cocaine base (crack) related offense, the government moved for a downward departure due to the appellant’s substantial assistance, and the Distric... More...   $0 (05-08-2013 - PA)

The petitioner, Jose Loera, asks us to set aside his conviction on the ground that his trial lawyer had been ineffective. See 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Loera had been indicted back in 2005 on drug charges. In response to a motion to suppress, the judge had forbidden the government to offer evidence of what the petitioner had told DEA agents after he allegedly asked for a lawyer. After repeated continuanc... More...   $0 (05-07-2013 - IN)

The central issue raised in this appeal is whether the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Katherine B. Forrest, Judge) erred in concluding that defendant-appellant Robert Chu was not entitled to a sentence reduction for acceptance of responsibility pursuant to United States Sentencing Guidelines (“Guidelinesâ€� or “U.S.S.G.â€�) § 3E1.1.2 Although Chu pleaded g... More...   $0 (05-07-2013 - NY)

24 Several individual investors appeal from Judge Crotty’s
25 dismissal of their complaint alleging securities fraud in
26 violation of Section 10(b). We dispose of this appeal by both
27 summary order and opinion. In the summary order issued
28 simultaneously with this opinion, we affirm in part and vacate
29 and remand in part with regard to most appellees. In this
30 o... More...   $0 (05-07-2013 - NY)

The question presented in this consolidated appeal is whether appellants, Albert Savani, Sean Herbert, and Richard Roe,1 are eligible for reductions of their sentences pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). In each case, the appellant was convicted of a cocaine base (crack) related offense, the government moved for a downward departure due to the appellant’s substantial assistance, and the Distric... More...   $0 (05-06-2013 - PA)

Appellant, Wen Chyu Liu, also known as David W. Liou (“Liouâ€�), challenges his conviction for conspiracy to steal trade secrets and perjury. The principal issue on appeal concerns the propriety of the court’s ruling excluding the testimony of defendant’s engineering expert. We conclude that the district court erred in excluding the testimony but that the error did not affect the outcome of ... More...   $0 (05-06-2013 - LA)

United States of America charged Jia Hou and Xing Wu Pan conspiracy to commit mail fraud under 18 U.S.C. 1349. The Government claimed that the Defendants were part of a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain money from the City of New York's donation-matching program.

Hou, age 24, denied wrongdoing and claimed to have simply make mistakes based upon inexperience.

Pan admitted agreein... More...   $0 (05-04-2013 - NY)

The mastermind of a $29.1 million Medicare fraud scheme involving approximately 30 purported medical clinics pleaded guilty today in Detroit for his role in the scheme.

The guilty plea was announced by Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Barbara L. McQuade; Special Agent in Char... More...   $29100000 (05-03-2013 - MI)

The issue presented in this appeal is whether the district court erred in dismissing a complaint against four foreign banks for lack of personal jurisdiction. The complaint alleges an international conspiracy of foreign banks, corrupt Internet Payment Service Providers, and illegal prescription drug dealers ("pharmacists") to sell illegal prescription drugs over the Internet.

One plaintif... More...   $0 (05-03-2013 - VA)

Melvin Towns (“Townsâ€�) challenges his conviction and sentence for conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine and conspiracy to possess and distribute pseudoephedrine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. He argues primarily that some of the evidence against him—pseudoephedrine purchase logs—was introduced in violation of the business records exception to the hearsay rule and the Sixth Amendment... More...   $0 (05-01-2013 - TX)

After breaking into a house and stealing a firearm and other valuables, Jervis Ricky Davis pled guilty to one count of possession of a stolen firearm. In addition to a sentence of imprisonment followed by supervised release, the district court ordered Davis to pay restitution to reimburse the homeowner for the value of the unrecovered firearm and damage caused by the break-in. Davis appeals, chall... More...   $0 (05-01-2013 - NC)

Donald Turner, a.k.a. Don Wood, was convicted by a jury of one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. The District Court sentenced Turner to 60 months‟ imprisonment and three years of supervised release. In addition, it ordered Turner to pay $408,043 in restitution to the Government under 18 U.S.C. § 3663. Turner appeals his conviction and sentence. H... More...   $0 (05-01-2013 - PA)

2 Richard James and Ronald Mallay appeal from judgments
3 of conviction based on their participation in a wide-ranging
4 conspiracy that involved fraudulently obtained life insurance
5 policies for members of their extended families and others in the
6 Guyanese and Guyanese-American community, and, in several
7 instances, murder of the insured in order to collect on those
8... More...   $0 (05-01-2013 - NY)

On his plea of guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, the district court sentenced appellant, Douglas Stebbins, Jr., to 120 months of imprisonment. We affirm the sentence.

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During his plea colloquy, Stebbins gave only a limited account of the conduct that led to his conviction. He agreed that on January 28, 2008, police officers stopped his ca... More...   $0 (05-01-2013 - ME)

Carlos Roberto Rodas appeals his conviction for drug trafficking offenses, raising various evidentiary and constitutional arguments in support of reversal. The appeal comes to us as a companion to United States v. Figueroa, Nos. 11-1701, 11-1702, 2013 WL 388110 (1st Cir. Jan. 30, 2013). Like its recent predecessor, this case raises no substantial issue, and the conviction will be affirmed with co... More...   $0 (05-01-2013 - RI)

Following a three-day jury trial, Ivy T. Tucker was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin in violation of

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21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (a)(1) and (b)(1)(A). Tucker was sentenced to 480 months’ imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release. On appeal, Tucker argues he was denied a fair trial because of misconduct by the prosecutor... More...   $0 (04-30-2013 - WI)

Adley H. Abdulwahab appeals his convictions and sentence for several crimes relating to an investment scheme that resulted in nearly $100 million in losses for investors. We reverse Abdulwahab’s convictions for money laundering but affirm the remainder of his convictions. Because we reverse the money laundering convictions, we vacate his sentence and remand for resentencing.

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