Defendant was indicted in December of 2014 for initiation of a process intended to result in the manufacture of methamphetamine, in violation of Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-17-435. The charges arose after Deputy Garcia Jordan of the Bedford County Sheriff‟s Department went to the home of Teresa Lawson Leverette to
speak with Defendant about an active warrant out of Rutherford C... More...   $0 (09-28-2016 - TN)

In February 2010, a Maury County grand jury indicted the Defendant for the rape of his stepdaughter (“the victim”). At the trial on the charge, the parties presented the following evidence: The victim testified that on November 28, 2009, she lived at a residence on Kristen Street with her mother, five-year old brother, and step-father, the Defendant. She said that she was thirteen at the time o... More...   $0 (09-28-2016 - TN)

Tulsa, OK - Defendant Sentenced to 20 Years In Prion For Child Neglect.

The State of Oklahoma charged Christina Renee Simmons, age 32, with child neglect in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5 for failing to provide proper supervision and medical care for Charity Simmons after she sustained injuries that led to her death on June 26, 2015.

21 O.S. Section 843.5 provides:

A. Any pa... More...   $0 (09-28-2016 - OK)

This case stems from the defendant’s violation of an order of protection entered against him by his estranged wife, Angel Pack. On November 27, 2013, Ms. Pack obtained an order of protection against the defendant. The order prohibited the defendant from contacting, abusing, or threatening Ms. Pack. At the time the order was obtained, Ms. Pack ran a concession stand at Gibbs Auction House in Nashvi... More...   $0 (09-27-2016 - TN)

During a summer evening in 2007, Ordway was traveling in the front
passenger seat of a stolen car with two acquaintances. Rodriquez "Hot Rod"
Turner was the car's driver and Patrick "Lee Lee" Lewis was in the back
passenger seat directly behind Ordway. According to Ordway, the group was
traveling from Louisville to Lexington to traffic in narcotics. The plan was for
Ordway... More...   $0 (09-27-2016 - KY)

Appellant Christopher Hunt and his co-defendant, David Hunt, were indicted and charged
with two counts of burglary of a habitation with intent to commit assault and burglary by committing or attempting to commit assault.1 A jury found Christopher guilty and assessed
punishment at ten years’ confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of
Criminal Justice, suspe... More...   $0 (09-25-2016 - TX)

John Thomas Good appeals from the district court's decision denying his motion to correct an illegal sentence. Good maintains his sentence is illegal because the court extended his probation beyond the statutorily-allowed maximum probation period before it revoked his probation and ordered him to serve his prison sentence. We agree with Good.
On April 24, 2007, Good pled nolo contendere to... More...   $0 (09-23-2016 - KS)

All parties in this case agree that the charges in this case arose out of horrible facts. On the evening of June 6, 2013, 76-year-old W.S.B., a widow who lived alone in her Wichita home, endured a horrendous ordeal after waking up when a strange man
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came into her bedroom and jumped on top of her while holding a knife. W.S.B. was not wearing her glasses, so she could not see the man. Sh... More...   $0 (09-23-2016 - KS)

Greenville, OH - Defendant Found Not Guilty On Rape Charges

The State of Ohio charged Derek Peffly, age 34, with first-degree rape in violation of Ohio Revised Code Sec. 2907.01(A)(1)(B) for have sex with his girlfriend's three underage daughters during a period starting on July 1, 2013 and ending December 19, 2014.

2907.04 Unlawful sexual conduct with minor.

(A) No pers... More...   $0 (09-23-2016 - )

In March 2014, a law officer served a misdemeanor bench warrant on Devin Lavallie, Deven Schmidt's roommate. Schmidt answered the door and informed the officer that Lavallie was sleeping inside the residence. The officer followed Schmidt inside the residence to Lavallie's bedroom, while another officer remained at the door. Schmidt went into his bedroom and closed the door while the officer execut... More...   $0 (09-22-2016 - ND)

On June 26, 2014, Hooper knocked on the door of Mrs. Blaz’s home under the
guise of selling Mrs. Blaz magazine subscriptions. When Mrs. Blaz declined to give
Hooper any money, Hooper forced herself into Mrs. Blaz’s house and knocked the
84-year-old woman to the ground. Once in the home, Hooper grabbed and twisted Mrs.
Blaz’s wrist and threw her to the ground. Mrs. Blaz hit he... More...   $0 (09-22-2016 - MT)

Pursuant to Section I, Paragraph 3(c), Montana Supreme Court Internal Operating
Rules, this case is decided by memorandum opinion and shall not be cited and does not
serve as precedent. Its case title, cause number, and disposition shall be included in this
Court’s quarterly list of noncitable cases published in the Pacific Reporter and Montana
Reports.
¶2 Duey Dean Honka... More...   $0 (09-22-2016 - MT)

Milton Trotter was sentenced to two life sentences involving one incident in 1981:
first, by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi for
kidnaping; second, by the Circuit Court of Lauderdale County for murder. In 1981, the
Circuit Court of Lauderdale County had ordered, based on Trotter’s plea agreement with the
State, that his state sentence would... More...   $0 (09-20-2016 - MS)

Crane Co. and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. appeal from an adverse jury verdict in favor of Richard DeLisle in which the jury found that both appellants’ products containing asbestos were substantial contributing causes to appellee DeLisle’s mesothelioma and awarded substantial damages. Crane primarily argues that the court erred in not excluding expert causation testimony, in denying its motion for ... More...   $0 (09-20-2016 - FL)

The State’s evidence tended to show that in August of 2005, Marie1 contacted
defendant to look at a rental property. Defendant arranged to meet Marie and drove
her to the rental house. After they went inside for Marie to look at the house,
defendant grabbed Marie by the throat and began kissing her neck and breasts.
Defendant moved Marie from the hallway to a bedroom with h... More...   $0 (09-19-2016 - NC)

Tammy Honeycutt (“Honeycutt”) met with Lieutenant Creed Freeman (“Lt.
Freeman”) and Detective George Gillenwater (“Det. Gillenwater”) of the Rockingham
Police Department (“RPD”) at the police station at approximately 10:00 a.m. on 26
February 2013 to discuss conducting a “controlled buy” of narcotics. A controlled buy
is a process in which a confidential police informant, typi... More...   $0 (09-19-2016 - NC)

On 9 July 2012, Defendant was indicted on one felony count of obtaining a
controlled substance by fraud. She failed to appear in court as scheduled on 10
September 2012 and was arrested approximately two years later.
On 11 August 2015, Defendant pled guilty pursuant to a plea agreement to one
count of misdemeanor obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and one count of More...   $0 (09-19-2016 - NC)

San Francisco, CA - Former San Francisco Restaurant Owner Pleads Guilty To Concealing Facts About Employee Wages

Former Owner of Hong Kong Lounge Restaurants Admits Submitting Forms To The Department of Labor Falsely Stating Workers’ Overtime Wages Were Paid

Ming Lian Zhou pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco to a scheme to conceal a material fact from a government ag... More...   $0 (09-18-2016 - CA)

Houston, TX - Accountant Convicted of Embezzling More than $3 Million from Houston Company

An accountant from Georgia admitted he committed wire fraud and stole more than $3 million from Houston company Airis International Holdings.

Daniel Nathan West, 50, of Duluth, Georgia, was previously employed as the treasurer and chief financial officer for Airis International Holdings. In... More...   $0 (09-17-2016 - TX)

Tulsa, OK - Jury Finds Defendant Guilty In Strangling Death of Woman

The State of Oklahoma charged Renese Bramlett, age 46, with first-degree murder in violation of 21 O.S. 701.1 for strangling her ex-girlfriend, Michelle Lynn Spence, to death in her car on March 20, 2015 in the parking lot of the apartment where she lived.

Title 21 O.S. 701.7 provides:



A. A p... More...   $0 (09-17-2016 - OK)

Modesto, CA - Defendant Found Not Guilty at End of Second Trial for Murder

The States of California charged Juan Manuel Tello with first-degree murder for killing Robert Ruvalcaba, age 38, who was found dead in an alley in west Modesto in 2011. The State claimed that Tello killed Ruvalcaba for asking to be paid an outstanding debt for drugs.

California Penal Code Title 8
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Albuquerque, NM - Prior Felon from Roswell Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Possession of a Firearm

Enrique Chavarria, 33, of Roswell, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to violating the federal firearms laws by unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition. The guilty plea was entered without the benefit of a plea agreement.

Chavarria was arrested on July 2... More...   $0 (09-16-2016 - NM)

In August 2015, Johnson was charged by trial information in six separate
counts with first-degree burglary, assault while displaying a dangerous weapon,
false imprisonment, interference with official acts, and two counts of child
endangerment. In exchange for Johnson’s agreement to plead guilty to a lesser
included offense of second-degree burglary and the assault-while-display... More...   $0 (09-16-2016 - IA)

The Burlington Police Department used a confidential informant to conduct
a series of controlled drug buys from Johnson. The first buy took place on
May 21, 2015, and three more buys were conducted, with the last taking place
on July 17, 2015. In each transaction the controlled substance was cocaine.
After the last transaction, the officers obtained a search warrant to sear... More...   $0 (09-16-2016 - IA)

Twenty-year-old A. and Stinde became acquainted through work and
began dating, which developed into an intimate relationship. They lived together
off and on for about three months. They were not living together on January 15,
2014, but at about 9:30 p.m., they went to the Quad City Inn for the purpose of
having consensual sex. They took A.’s car, and she paid for the room re... More...   $0 (09-16-2016 - IA)