Bangor, ME - Canaan Woman Sentenced to 70 Months for Distributing Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine and Crack

Toni Juliano, 30, of Canaan, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to 70
months in prison and five years of supervised release for possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and cocaine base, commonly known as “crac... More...   $0 (05-31-2018 - ME)

Tijerina was charged on an 18-count indictment: Count 1-aggravated sexual
assault of a child, Counts 2 and 4-17-possession with the intent to distribute child
pornography, Count 3-sexual performance by a child, and Count 18-indecency with a child.
See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. §§ 22.021, 43.26, 43.25, 21.11 (West, Westlaw through 2017
1st C.S.). Tijerina pleaded guilty to all 18 ... More...   $0 (05-31-2018 - TX)

On the first day of trial and before jury selection, Aguero rejected the State’s plea
bargain offer. After jury selection, Aguero entered an open plea of guilty to the district court, the
court admonished Aguero about his plea and scheduled Aguero’s sentencing for the following
month. Given Aguero’s plea of guilty, the court found that Aguero’s $40,000 bond was insufficient
and d... More...   $0 (05-28-2018 - TX)

Asma’s nine-year marriage to Zafar was marked by Zafar’s abusive and
controlling nature, as reflected by his beating Asma’s head against a wall,
holding a gun to her forehead and threatening to kill her, installing cameras in
their home to watch her, checking her cell phone when he came home from
work, and threatening to shoot her if she called 911. On April 16, 2016, the
... More...   $0 (05-28-2018 - TX)

On April 19, 2015, Byron Watkins was driving eastbound on I-70 in Geary County, Kansas, in a Nissan with Antonio Bowen. Captain Eric Coffman of the Geary County Sheriff's Department and Officer Nick Blake from the Junction City Police Department were driving westbound on I-70. Coffman has spent over 20 years in law
enforcement and is trained in drug detection, interdiction, and identification... More...   $0 (05-27-2018 - KS)

Based on seven fact stipulations with the State, the court convicted Corey L. Jackson of the rape of a 14-year-old girl. He asks us to overturn his conviction because he did not receive a speedy trial. More than 600 days elapsed between his arraignment and his trial. The record reveals that most of the delay was a result of him trying to secure a second DNA test for his defense. Jackson has not co... More...   $0 (05-27-2018 - KS)

On January 24, 2016, off-duty police officer, Officer Craig Pyle and his wife witnessed a Chevy truck driving away from the "Hiawatha Farm & Home, Steve's Tractor Repair, and John Deere area." These stores are all a part of Hiawatha Implement, a business that sells agricultural and utility vehicles and services. The truck was pulling a trailer, which was loaded with an implement attachment inside ... More...   $0 (05-27-2018 - KS)

On April 29, 2015, Defendant entered guilty pleas to theft of merchandise valued at less than $500, tampering with or fabricating evidence, forgery, perjury on an official document, stalking of a judge, and escape from misdemeanor incarceration. See State v. Pamela Moses, No. W2015-01240-CCA-R3-CD, 2016 WL 4706707, at *2 (Tenn. Crim. App. Sept. 6, 2016), perm. app. denied (Tenn. Jan. 23, 2017). ... More...   $0 (05-22-2018 - TN)

The Sumner County Grand Jury issued a nine-count indictment in Case No. 925CR-2015 charging Ashley N. Menke, the Defendant, with two counts of Class A misdemeanor theft of property (Counts 1 and 2), one count of Class E felony forgery of a check (Count 3), one count of Class C felony theft of property (Count 4), one count of Class E felony forgery of a document (Count 5), one count of Class E felo... More...   $0 (05-22-2018 - TN)

While serving a probationary term in connection
with two convictions of open and gross lewdness, the defendant
endeavored to meet a person whom he believed was a thirteen year
old boy so that he could perform sexual acts on him. Following
a probation violation hearing, a judge in the Superior Court
concluded that the defendant had violated his probation by
committing... More...   $0 (05-22-2018 - MA)

This matter is before the Court on the August 8, 2017 Notice of Appeal of
Andrew Melms. Melms appeals from the trial court’s July 28, 2017 Judgment Entry of
Conviction, following a no contest plea to one count of aggravated possession of drugs,
namely fentanyl, in violation of R.C. 2925.11(A), a felony of the fifth degree. His appeal
is specifically addressed to the trial co... More...   $0 (05-20-2018 - OH)

On July 21, 2014, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney charged defendant,
Germaine Gumms, by two separate bills of information, with possession of
methamphetamine, a felony, in violation of La. R.S. 40:967(C), in district court
case number 14-3778, and possession of synthetic cannabinoid, a misdemeanor, in
violation of La. R.S. 40:966(C), in district court case number 14-3779... More...   $0 (05-18-2018 - LA)

On July 28, 2016, Robert Lee Tucker stole merchandise totaling $305.10
from the Walmart store in Perrysburg, Ohio. He pushed a shopping cart filled with this
merchandise to the front of the store and presented the store greeter with a phony receipt.
When she questioned him about items that did not appear on the receipt, he ran the cart
out the doors and across the parking lot... More...   $0 (05-13-2018 - OH)

The defendant, Manuel
Tirado, pleaded guilty and stands convicted of drug offenses, 21
U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C), 846, and failure to appear
for arraignment, 18 U.S.C. § 3146(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A)(i). He
appeals from the judgments of conviction on Sixth Amendment
grounds, contending that his counsel suffered from a conflict of
interest arising from violation of... More...   $0 (05-12-2018 - NH)

Dango Shawn McLain appeals his conviction for bail jumping and failing to appear.
The substance of his only issue implicates the collateral estoppel aspect of double
jeopardy. The circumstances underlying the contention include (1) a prior prosecution for
possessing a controlled substance with intent to deliver; (2) the entry into a plea
agreement in that prosecution; (3) the... More...   $0 (05-11-2018 - TX)

The victim in this case, referred to as “I.M.R.,” offered the following
testimony at trial. I.M.R. is a married, mother of three. Between 8:30 and 9:00 p.m. on
April 20, 2016, I.M.R. was walking on Lagrange Street in downtown Toledo, near the
Gold Star liquor store, talking on her cell phone with a friend. A person, whom she
identified in court as Dean, approached her from b... More...   $0 (05-06-2018 - OH)

On the evening of February 6, 2017, Shearer was arrested for the murder of
Butler Tony and transported to the Butler County Jail. Once there, Shearer confessed to
detectives to shooting Tony in the head. Two days later, on February 8, 2017, Shearer
appeared at her arraignment and entered a plea of not guilty. Thereafter, on March 3, 2017,
a preliminary hearing was held befo... More...   $0 (05-04-2018 - OH)

The assault took place during a late-night barbecue. Yvette Talamantes picked up
Appellant, her boyfriend, late in the evening and the couple drove to a friend’s house for a cookout.
Once at the barbecue, Appellant began socializing with another guest, Ruben Estrada, the cousin
of the hostess. As the evening progressed, Yvette began to worry Appellant would attempt to buy
me... More...   $0 (05-02-2018 - TX)

In two separate cases, Appellant was charged by indictment with (1) one count of forgery, a third degree felony, punishable by not less than two years but not more than ten years imprisonment, and (2) one count of obstruction or retaliation, a third degree felony, punishable by not less than two years but not more than ten years imprisonment.1 In each case, the State filed a notice of intent to s... More...   $0 (04-30-2018 - TX)

Appellant was arrested and indicted for aggravated sexual assault with a deadly weapon. In 2014, Appellant entered a negotiated plea agreement for a plea of “guilty” in exchange for a recommended punishment of deferred adjudication community supervision for four years. The trial court accepted Appellant’s plea, and in accordance with the agreement, placed Appellant on deferred community supervis... More...   $0 (04-30-2018 - TX)

Defendant Jack Sawyer appeals the trial court’s decision holding him without bail. Defendant is charged with four separate counts, each predicated on his alleged attempt to commit a crime, and three of which are punishable by life imprisonment. The sole question before this Court is whether the evidence of guilt is great that defendant attempted to commit any of the four charged crimes given the... More...   $0 (04-28-2018 - VT)

The Petitioner was indicted for seven counts of aggravated robbery, two counts of attempted aggravated robbery, one count of especially aggravated kidnapping, one count of aggravated burglary, and one count of employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony. On December 11, 2014, the Petitioner entered into a plea agreement
with the State. The Petitioner agreed to plead guil... More...   $0 (04-27-2018 - TN)

A 15-year marriage between appellant David Fischer and respondent Joannie
Fischer had its “ups and downs,” one down of which was David’s affair—an affair he
promised was “over.” David nevertheless petitioned for dissolution; Joannie resisted; and
the parties attempted reconciliation, in connection with which the trial court would later
conclude David gave “conflicting messages.” Me... More...   $0 (04-23-2018 - CA)

Appellant was indicted on July 29, 2014 for possession of less than one gram of
methamphetamine with intent to deliver, a state jail felony. See TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY
CODE ANN. §§ 481.103, 481.113, 481.116 (West, Westlaw through 2017 1st C.S.).
Pursuant to a plea agreement, appellant pleaded guilty to the lesser included offense of
possession of a controlled substance, and the... More...   $0 (04-20-2018 - TX)

The State’s first witness was Starr County Sheriff’s Officer Justin Falcon. Officer Falcon
testified that he was working in the jail, on December 24, 2014, when he received a call from
Justice of the Peace Salvador Zarate Jr. instructing him to reduce the bonds for both Daisy Rich
and Harry Rich from $30,000.00 each to $5,000.00 each. Officer Falcon explained that although
it... More...   $0 (04-19-2018 - TX)