In his first assignment of error, Furr argues that the trial court
committed structural error and violated his right to counsel by failing to have
counsel present at all stages of the proceedings, including the court’s hearings on his
waiver of counsel. In his second assignment of error, Furr argues that the court
committed structural error by discharging counsel before Furr m... More...   $0 (06-09-2018 - OH)

On April 25, 1996, while incarcerated at Madison Correctional Institution, John C. Stojetz and five other inmates stormed a unit housing the State’s juvenile
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offenders. State v. Stojetz, 705 N.E.2d 329, 333–34 (Ohio 1999). After overpowering the guard, Stojetz and the others proceeded to the cell of 17-year-old Damico Watkins, with whom they had ha... More...   $0 (06-05-2018 - OH)

The facts and circumstances pertaining to Thieszen’s crimes
are set out in greater detail in our decision resolving his
direct appeal.2 In 1987, 14-year-old Thieszen shot and killed
his 12-year-old sister, Sacha L. Thieszen. The State charged
Thieszen with first degree murder and use of a firearm in the
commission of a felony. Pursuant to a plea bargain, Thieszen
pled guilt... More...   $0 (06-05-2018 - NE)

On March 16, 2012, around 10:30 a.m., Appellant fatally stabbed Tia Bloomer inside the Metro Transit bus station in downtown Oklahoma City. Tia recently broke off her relationship with Appellant due in part to his inability to support their infant child. Appellant was terminally unemployed and drew as income a meager $628.00 a month in Social Security disability benefits. The couple too had a sto... More...   $0 (06-01-2018 - OK)

¶1 Appellant, Isaiah Glenndell Tryon, was tried by jury in the District Court of Oklahoma County, Case No. CF-2012-1692, and convicted of Murder in the First Degree in violation of 21 O.S.2011, § 701.7(A). In a separate capital sentencing phase, Appellant's jury found the existence of four statutory aggravating circumstances1 and sentenced Appellant to death. The Honorable Cindy H. Truong, Distric... More...   $0 (05-31-2018 - OK)

A grand jury originally indicted Salazar on February 23, 2010, and re-indicted
him on July 29, 2010. He was then indicted again on May 5, 2011. Salazar was tried
under the May 5th indictment for one count of continuous sexual abuse of a child,
one count of indecency with a child by sexual contact, and one count of sexual
assault of a child. The May 5th indictment2 alleged, in r... More...   $0 (05-31-2018 - TX)

On July 14, 2012, a fire damaged equipment vital to production at the LittleRock steel pipe manufacturing plant of Welspun Tubular, LLC, a wholly ownedsubsidiary of Welspun Pipes, Inc. (together, Welspun). The fire, which forced theplant to temporarily cease operations, was a covered peril under the RM SelectCommercial Insurance Policy issued to Welspun by Liberty Mutual Fire InsuranceCompany (Lib... More...   $0 (05-28-2018 - AR)

This case arises out of a constitutional challenge to Virginia Code § 46.2-395, pursuant to which anyone who fails to pay court costs or fines imposed after a conviction is subject to suspension of his or her driver’s license. Plaintiffs Damian Stinnie, Demetrice Moore, Robert Taylor, and Neil Russo owe court debts and, because of their inability to pay, have had their licenses suspended. They all... More...   $0 (05-24-2018 - VA)

In Cuyahoga C.P. No. CR-17-613700-C, Hicks was charged for his involvement in
an incident that occurred on January 23, 2017, during which Hicks and his codefendants, Eric
Henderson and Javon Mason, robbed an individual at gunpoint. On January 31, 2017, the
Cuyahoga County Grand Jury returned a four-count indictment charging Hicks with
(1) aggravated robbery, a first-degree fel... More...   $0 (05-21-2018 - OH)

The instant matter arose from a July 9, 2016 incident during which appellant crashed
his vehicle into a tree in the Glenville neighborhood on Cleveland’s east side. Five victims
were injured during the crash, and three of the five victims died from the injuries they sustained.
{¶3} On July 26, 2016, in Cuyahoga C.P. No. CR-16-607989-A, appellant was indicted
with three count... More...   $0 (05-21-2018 - OH)

On October 20, 2016, the Lucas County Grand Jury indicted appellant on
one count of murder in violation of R.C. 2903.02(A), and, in the alternative, one count of
murder in violation of R.C. 2903.02(B), both with firearm specifications under R.C.
2941.145. The charges were based on an incident wherein appellant agreed to meet and
fight the victim. After the parties arrived, ap... More...   $0 (05-21-2018 - OH)

The case was tried to a jury. Much of the account of what happened came from Myers’s friend and codefendant Timothy Mosley. According to Mosley, he and Myers began to concoct their scheme on January 27, 2014. That morning, Myers, who had just slept through the start of a new job, woke up Mosley
and asked him if he “wanted to make some money.” When Mosley said he did, Myers suggested that ... More...   $0 (05-20-2018 - OH)

On July 30, 2015, a Jefferson Parish Grand Jury indicted defendant, Dexter
Allen, on two counts of second degree murder (counts one and two), violations of
La. R.S. 14:30.1, and 21 counts of simple burglary (counts five through 23), in
violation of La. R.S. 14:62.1 Defendant pled not guilty at his arraignment on
September 11, 2015. On October 11, 2016, the matter proceeded to... More...   $0 (05-18-2018 - )

Minneapolis, MN - New Mexico Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Directing Computer Attacks Against Websites of Dozens of Victims and Felon-In-Possession Charges

A New Mexico man was sentenced today in St. Paul, Minnesota, for directing computer attacks against the websites of his prior employers, business competitors and public services, and felon-in-possession of a firearm charges. ... More...   $0 (05-18-2018 - MN)

Deputy Magdalena Strong of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
testified that in March 2016, she responded to a 9-1-1 call at the home of Couvillion
and C.G. According to Strong, C.G. called 9-1-1 and reported that Couvillion had
pushed C.G. on the chest, and Strong observed red marks on C.G.’s neck. Strong
testified that C.G. was highly upset and initially resisted giving ... More...   $0 (05-17-2018 - TX)

In March 2016, Morgan, age 17, was charged in a juvenile court complaint,
which alleged that he committed two second-degree felony offenses of felonious assault,
if committed as an adult. It was alleged that during an altercation at a laser tag facility,
Morgan assaulted the victim who suffered severe and serious physical harm. Following
a hearing, the juvenile court found Mo... More...   $0 (05-14-2018 - OH)

The post‐transaction marketing employed by Trilegiant and its e‐merchant
partners functions as follows. Online merchants such as Buy.com, Inc. and
Priceline.com, Inc. enter into an arrangement with Trilegiant to permit the
advertisement of membership club programs to their customers. In the course
of completing a transaction, a link, banner, or webpage appears on theMore...   $0 (05-14-2018 - NY)

To secure membership in the Aryan Brotherhood, a criminal gang, Defendant Vincent Guarino (“Guarino”) sought to murder Chad Rowe. Accompanied by his brother Frank Guarino (“Frank”), Guarino went to a home in north Phoenix. Guarino entered, found Chad, and brought him out at gunpoint. The three men drove away in a truck. Chad’s body was later found in a residential street. He had been stabbed ... More...   $0 (05-13-2018 - AZ)

Defendants are foreign nationals under the Hostage Taking Act: Mikhel is Russian, and Kadamovas is Lithuanian. Both lived in Los Angeles, California, during the events underlying this case. Defendants were assisted at various times by coconspirators Petro Krylov, Ainar Altmanis, Aleksejus Markovskis, and Natalya Solovyeva. Altmanis, Markovskis, and Solovyeva all pleaded guilty and
UNITED STA... More...   $0 (05-13-2018 - CA)

Rita Deysarkar was critically injured on February 6, 2015 in a collision involving appellant.
Appellant was travelling at a speed of more than 110 mph in a 40 mph speed zone when he hit
Deysarkar’s vehicle near the driver’s side door as she was driving through an intersection. Four
hours after the crash, appellant’s blood-alcohol content was .11.
Several witnesses testified a... More...   $0 (05-10-2018 - TX)

The facts of this tragic case, which arises out of events that transpired more than forty years ago, are set forth in considerable detail in the habeas court’s memorandum of decision and in this court’s decision on the petitioner’s direct appeal.2 See State v. Skakel, supra, 276 Conn. 640–53. For present purposes, we focus our attention on those facts and procedural history that are most relevant ... More...   $0 (05-05-2018 - FL)

After the grand jury indicted Appellant for the offense of sexual assault of a child, and after the State and Appellant entered into a plea agreement, Appellant pleaded guilty to the offense. The trial court followed the plea agreement, deferred any adjudication of Appellant’s guilt, placed him on community supervision for a term of ten years, and fined him $2,500. Ultimately, upon the State’s “... More...   $0 (05-02-2018 - TX)

In this appeal, we again consider the constitutionality of Iowa’s statute governing the sentencing of juvenile offenders convicted of firstdegree murder. The case involves a murder committed by a fourteen-yearold boy in 1976. The crime took a life and forever altered the lives of others. For the young offender, it resulted in a sentence of lifetime imprisonment without the possibility of parole... More...   $0 (04-30-2018 - IA)

In December 1989, Appellant Omar Duarte was charged with the offense of
delivery of between 28 grams and 200 grams of heroin, a controlled substance. On
August 13, 1990, Duarte pleaded guilty to the charged offense. The written plea
admonishments, signed by Duarte, informed him that the possible punishment
range for the charged offense was “not more than 99 years” and “not le... More...   $0 (04-29-2018 - TX)

After the Petitioner and three co-defendants participated in a home invasion on Mud Island in Memphis, the Petitioner was charged with three counts of especially aggravated kidnapping, especially aggravated robbery, especially aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, and employing a firearm during a felony. On direct appeal, this court summarized the proof adduced at trial as follows:
04/25/2... More...   $0 (04-27-2018 - TN)