The travel of the case is easily sketched. On May 28, 2012, Caleb Chafee (Caleb), the
son of then-Governor Lincoln Chafee, hosted a party on property owned by the then-Governor,
during which some underage attendees consumed alcohol. At some point, an underage female
left the party and, shortly thereafter, she was taken to a local hospital for alcohol-related illness. As a result,... More...   $0 (04-12-2016 - RI)

Kenneth Boysaw was charged with aggravated indecent liberties with a child in violation of K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-5506(b)(3)(A). Pursuant to K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 60455(d), the State filed a motion to admit evidence of Boysaw's 1987 Nebraska conviction for sexual assault of a child. At a pretrial hearing on the State's motion, the State requested admission of Boysaw's two prior sex-related convictions,... More...   $0 (04-09-2016 - KS)

The defendant is a former corrections deputy who was convicted of official misconduct, culpable negligence, and accessory after the fact. The convictions arose out of allegations that an inmate was allowed to leave his cell and attack another inmate, and that the defendant and her coworker falsified records in a failed attempt to cover up the incident. A key piece of evidence leading to the defe... More...   $0 (04-08-2016 - FL)

On the night of October 2, 2007, Smith followed the
victim, A.H., out of a bar, beat and raped her. During the
course of the attack, Smith hit A.H. in the face, punched her,
and slammed her head against the concrete until she was
unconscious. After A.H. regained consciousness, she went to a
nearby house and asked the occupants to call 911.
¶6 On January 7, 2009, th... More...   $0 (04-07-2016 - MN)

The facts giving rise to this appeal are undisputed. The Debtors own and operate the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The casino employs 2,953 employees, 1,467 of whom are unionized. UNITE HERE Local 54 is the largest of the employee unions, representing 1,136 employees. The most recent CBA between the Union and Taj Mahal was negotiated in 2011 for a three-year term. It co... More...   $0 (04-03-2016 - DE)

In 2008, Chesapeake entered into various oil and gas leases with landowners in several northeastern Pennsylvania counties. Chesapeake is the “Lessee,” and the “Lessor” is (or originally was) the respective landowner, e.g., “[t]his Lease made this 10th day of January, 2008, by and between: William D. Bergey and Joanne M. Bergey, husband and wife . . . hereinafter collectively called ‘Lessor’ and ... More...   $0 (04-03-2016 - PA)

On March 3, 2014, Perkins was appointed as second-chair counsel to represent
defendant Brendan Gaytan in a murder case in which the State sought the death penalty.
The case went to trial in late February of 2015. Gaytan was found guilty and was
sentenced to life imprisonment. While representing Gaytan, Perkins submitted several
interim invoices for his legal services to the ... More...   $0 (04-02-2016 - TX)

On the evening of December 26, 2014, Mr. Redding was intoxicated and arguing with his wife. In an effort to calm himself and prevent the dispute with his wife from escalating, he called law enforcement. Officers Ableman and Coates of the Douglas, Wyoming Police Department responded to the call. Mr. Redding told the officers his wife had been yelling at him and causing problems, and he asked tha... More...   $0 (04-01-2016 - WY)

On May 22, 2012, a Kent County grand jury indicted Mr. Gonzalez on the
aforementioned four charges: one count of first-degree murder; one count of assault with an
intent to commit murder; one count of discharging a firearm while committing a crime of
violence, to wit, murder; and one count of discharging a firearm while committing a crime of
violence, to wit, assault with an in... More...   $0 (04-01-2016 - RI)

Lake claims that his annual review trial, a civil proceeding, should be closed because the Treatment Progress Report from the commitment facility, which is confidential pursuant to section 394.921, Florida Statutes (2015), will necessarily be discussed at the hearing. Lake cannot overcome the strong presumption of openness in civil proceedings and the public policy set forth section 394.921 does ... More...   $0 (04-01-2016 - FL)

At issue here is the constitutionality of various provisions of three general appropriation bills enacted in 2012 through 2014. On July 29, 2015, the Appellant (Reynolds) filed an amended petition1 presenting 18 causes of action concerning SB 1975 (2012 Okla. Sess. Laws c. 311), HB 2301 (2013 Okla. Sess. Laws c. 313), and SB 2127 (2014 Okla. Sess. Laws c. 420). Reynolds asserts these three general... More...   $0 (03-30-2016 - OK)

In 2012, while seventeen years old, appellant was adjudicated delinquent for two instances
of violating Code § 18.2-248(G), possession with intent to distribute imitation cocaine. The
violations of Code § 18.2-248(G) would have been non-violent felonies if appellant had been an
adult when he committed the offenses. Appellant does not dispute that he was over the age of
fiftee... More...   $0 (03-28-2016 - VA)

Oklahoma taxpayers filed a declaratory judgment action seeking a permanent injunction against Defendants, Joy Hofmeister, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Oklahoma State Department of Education; and the Oklahoma State Board of Education, (the "State") 1 to enjoin the payment of tuition to private sectarian schools alleging the "Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students wit... More...   $0 (03-27-2016 - OK)

The government appeals only the district court’s ruling that it cannot proceed on
its reverse-piercing alter-ego theory.1 The court essentially ruled that the government had
failed to state a claim, regardless of the truth of its allegations. For the purposes of this
appeal, we therefore take the allegations of the government’s complaint (the Complaint)
as true, see Gee v. Pa... More...   $0 (03-26-2016 - UT)

This case turns on the retroactive application of the Kansas Supreme Court's rule in State v. Dickey, 301 Kan. 1018, 1021, 350 P.3d 1054 (2015), that convictions for burglary, as statutorily defined before the adoption of the sentencing guidelines, be scored as nonperson felonies for criminal history purposes. This court recently held that Dickey should be applied retroactively to motions defenda... More...   $0 (03-25-2016 - KS)

Defendant Cara N. Perry, along with her codefendant husband, Charles E. Shelly, entered a no contest plea to one count of unlawful distribution of a drug precursor and one count of unlawful possession of a drug precursor. Defense counsel did not file a timely direct appeal. Perry filed a pro se K.S.A. 60-1507 motion, arguing that she should have been sentenced under the identical offense doctrine ... More...   $0 (03-25-2016 - KS)

Imagine a fictional Florida county—I’ll call it Marshall County—with a total census population of 12,000. Marshall County is run by a board of commissioners comprised of five peo-ple, each of whom is elected from a single-member district with a total census population of exactly 2,400. The Marshall County School Board, which also has five members, uses the same district lines. Case 4:15-cv-00131-M... More...   $0 (03-24-2016 - FL)

This is the State’s second appeal from the First Judicial District Court’s
injunctions preventing implementation of certain provisions of the Act. Montana
Cannabis Industry Association v. State, 2012 MT 201, 366 Mont. 224, 286 P.3d 1161
(hereafter MCIA I). The Act repealed the 2004 Medical Marijuana Act (2004 Act)—
which was established by voter initiative (I-148)—and replaced... More...   $0 (03-21-2016 - MT)

J&B Package Liquor (J&B) is a liquor store located in Torrington, Wyoming. J&B was originally owned by the Robert L. Kroenlein Trust (Kroenlein Trust), and prior to November 2004, was operated and managed by Robert Kroenlein and his wife, Betty Kroenlein. In November 2004, both Robert and Betty Kroenlein passed away and their daughter, Deborah Alden, became the successor trustee of the Kroenlein... More...   $0 (03-21-2016 - WY)

We have consolidated three appeals involving the constitutionality of the Indiana Product Liability Act statute of repose. In each case, the plaintiffs request reconsideration of our prior holding in AlliedSignal v. Ott, 785 N.E.2d 1068 (Ind. 2003). While we decline to reconsider Ott's holdings due to the principles of stare decisis and legislative acquiescence, we do address the plaintiffs' new... More...   $0 (03-20-2016 - IN)

Burke was convicted by a jury of violation of public assistance, a Class IV felony. In June, August, and September 2010, Burke submitted a series of applications for the State’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The State’s case centers on Burke’s failure to report her husband’s workers’ compensation income after her first application. The State also highlights other changes Burke ... More...   $0 (03-20-2016 - NE)

On April 15, 2013, Noel Plank, a prospective juror, appeared for jury duty at
the Leon County Courthouse at 11:30 a.m. and was part of a panel that was seated
in the courtroom at approximately 1:40 p.m. In response to general biographical
questioning, Plank advised the trial judge that he had various issues that would
make it difficult for him to serve on the jury:
I work... More...   $0 (03-17-2016 - FL)

In connection with his plea of guilty to the charge of first-degree murder,
Robertson submitted statements admitting that in December 2008, while an inmate
at Charlotte Correctional Institution, he killed his cellmate, Frank Hart, by
strangling him with a garrote he made by tying several socks together. According
to Robertson’s statement, there was no provocation or fight that... More...   $0 (03-17-2016 - FL)

Kentucky's incest statute states: A person is guilty of incest when he or she has sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse, as defined in KRS 510.010, with a person whom he or she knows to be an ancestor, descendant, uncle, aunt, brother, or sister. The relationships referred to herein include blood relationships of either the whole or half blood without regard to legitimacy, relationship ... More...   $0 (03-17-2016 - KY)

In response to a 911 call, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), paramedics, and
sheriff’s deputies arrived at Aranda’s home in San Antonio, Texas, shortly after midnight on
January 11, 2009. Aranda’s three-year-old daughter, Melody Velasquez, was not breathing and
had no pulse. The EMTs and paramedics immediately started cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR) on Melody and contin... More...   $0 (03-16-2016 - TX)