On November 21, 2016, the Trumbull County Grand Jury indicted
appellant on two counts: count one, assault on a peace officer, a felony of the fourth
degree, in violation of R.C. 2903.13(A) and (C)(5); and count two, resisting arrest, a
misdemeanor of the first degree, in violation of R.C. 2921.33(B) and (D). Appellant was
represented by counsel and entered a not guilty plea at... More...   $0 (12-04-2017 - OH)

On March 21, 2012, the State filed a bill of information charging defendant
with one count of armed robbery with a firearm, in violation of La. R.S. 14:64, one
count of contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile, in violation of La. R.S.
14:92 E(1), and one count of illegal possession of stolen things, in violation of La.
R.S. 14:69. On March 26, 2012, defendant entered ple... More...   $0 (12-01-2017 - LA)

Robert Valdez, and his ex-wife, Crystal Valdez, ran a scheme that we can only hope is a
rarity in personal injury litigation. Robert had Crystal scour the Houston Police Department’s
website for recent traffic accidents, and then obtain the corresponding police accident reports. The

2 We parse the language only in re... More...   $0 (11-30-2017 - TX)

On January 4, 2016, the State filed an information charging
Robeson with two counts of first degree sexual assault
of a child, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-319.01(1)(b)
(Reissue 2016), each a Class IB felony. On September 22, a
hearing was held. At this hearing, defense counsel informed
the district court that a plea agreement had been reached.
Counsel indicated tha... More...   $0 (11-29-2017 - NE)

Brooks married Enrique DeLeon in August 1988 and the couple had four
children. In 2003, Brooks and DeLeon submitted applications to purchase tuition
pre-payment contracts through the Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan for their youngest
two sons.1 The plan requires the contract owner to make monthly payments as they
accrue, by which the future cost of tuition is frozen and secured a... More...   $0 (11-27-2017 - TX)

While Marcus William Allen was on probation in two cases, he violated the terms of his probation. In one case, the district court gave Allen a 60-day stay in jail as a sanction for the violation—a sanction authorized by statute, specifically K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 22-3716(c)(11). In a second case, the district court gave Allen another 60-day jail term as a sanction. And the court ordered the two sanct... More...   $0 (11-22-2017 - KS)

This case arises from the burglary of Terry Beckner and Lisa Lewis’s home in February 2009. The Petitioner andthree codefendants, Elza Evans III, Emily Turner, and Danny Lee Sams, were indicted for aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary, and two counts of especially aggravated kidnapping. The trial court granted codefendant Sams’s motion to sever his case, and he later pleaded guilty and testif... More...   $0 (11-21-2017 - TN)

On July 9, 2013, Bunting pleaded guilty to Class D felony possession of
methamphetamine and Class A misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia in
cause number 84D01-1212-FD-3827 (“Cause 3827”). The trial court sentenced
Bunting in Cause 3827 to concurrent, but suspended, sentences of two years for
Class D felony possession of methamphetamine and one year for Class A
misdemea... More...   $0 (11-20-2017 - IN)

On May 28, 2015, Epps entered Enterprise Bank and identified himself as Kelvin Cane. Epps deposited a check for approximately $34,000 that purported to be from Fairway Construction Company to Cane Construction Corporation. However, Fairway did not actually issue this check. The next day, Epps returned to the bank to withdraw $8,800 from the account. Epps showed the bank teller a Kentucky ID with ... More...   $0 (11-19-2017 - KS)

Joshua Paul Hojian appeals from a criminal judgment entered after a jury found him guilty of violation of a domestic violence protection order and forgery. Hojian argues the verdict was not supported by sufficient evidence. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(3) and (7). State v. Noorlun, 2005 ND 189, ¶ 20, 705 N.W.2d 819 ("A conviction may be justified on circumstantial evidence alone ... More...   $0 (11-19-2017 - ND)

Lucy Munoz testified that on February 15, 2013, she and her threeyear-old son were living with her parents and younger brother at their home in Jackson. Lucy recalled that she had gone home in the early afternoon for her lunch break that day. When she pulled into the driveway, Lucy noticed that no one appeared to be home but that the garage door “was probably one-fourth open.” Lucy opened the g... More...   $0 (11-18-2017 - TN)

Grand Rapids, MI - Adam B. Townshend and Raymond E. Beckering III.

Mark Edward Brewster, M.D., of Traverse City, Michigan, was sentenced to 10 months’ incarceration following his guilty plea to writing fraudulent prescriptions to obtain controlled substances. Brewster will also pay restitution to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, which paid for a number of Brewster’s fraudulent prescrip... More...   $0 (11-08-2017 - MI)

Kelly Small appeals from his Okanogan County convictions for
aggravated first degree murder, first degree rape, and first degree burglary, primarily
challenging the jury selection process and the sufficiency of the evidence of
premeditation. In the published portion of this opinion, we reject his public trial
argument. In the unpublished section, we affirm the convictions and reman... More...   $0 (11-02-2017 - WA)

In November 2013, Defendant, Chadwick McGhee, was charged with one count of second degree kidnapping, in violation of La.R.S. 14:44.1. Defendant was found guilty of the lesser included offense of simple kidnapping, in violation of La.R.S. 14:45. The State announced its intent to file a habitual offender bill against Defendant. Defense counsel then objected to the verdict, and court was adjourned.<... More...   $0 (10-30-2017 - LA)

In this consolidated writ proceeding, Jennifer S. (mother) and Kenneth S.
(father) seek extraordinary relief from the juvenile court order denying them both
reunification services with respect to their infant daughter, K.S. (born January 2017), and
setting a permanency planning hearing pursuant to section 366.26 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code.1
At the June 2017 dispositi... More...   $0 (10-04-2017 - CA)

Oklahoma City, OK - Midwest City Woman Sentenced to 33 Months in Federal Prison for Embezzling Over $600,000 from Local Employer

Tami Lee Johnson, f/k/a Tami L. Davis, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison today for check forgery, in connection with $624,265.01 of embezzlement from a local real estate management company.

On April 25, 2017, Johnson was charged by informati... More...   $622765 (09-30-2017 - OK)

This appeal concerns an arbitration agreement. Appellants Lance Peterson and his two companies Super Starr International, LLC (the Importer) and Red Starr, SPR de
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RL de CV (the Grower) grow papayas. Appellants collaborated with appellee Fresh Tex Produce, LLC (Fresh Tex) to distribute the papayas in the United States. Together, appellants and Fresh Tex formed a separate company for distr... More...   $0 (09-24-2017 - TX)

In this consolidated appeal Alice Lawson (Alice) challenges the probate court’s
judgment confirming an arbitration award resolving her will contest, and Jeanie Dell Collins Carr
(Jeanie) challenges the court’s adverse summary judgment in her separate will contest.1 See Tex.
Est. Code § 32.001(c) (final order issued by probate court is appealable to court of appeals). As
urged by Er... More...   $0 (09-23-2017 - TX)

Kansas City, MO - KC Woman Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice After Forging Court Order for Release

A Kansas City, Mo., woman who forged a court order to get another inmate released from prison, pleaded guilty in federal court on August 2, 2017 to obstruction of justice.

Margie P. Shephard, 51, of Kansas City, Mo., pleaded guilty before U.S District Judge Roseann Ketchmark t... More...   $0 (08-03-2017 - MO)

¶ 1 The instant appeal concerns a criminal contempt finding arising out of wrongful death
litigation in which the contemnor, Bangaly Sylla,1 was involved as the administrator of the
1We note that, due to inconsistencies in the record on appeal, Sylla was referred to as “Sylla
Bangaly” in our earlier opinion concerning that litigation but is actually named “Bangaly Sylla.”
No. 1-15-... More...   $0 (08-02-2017 - IL)

Using the pseudonym Akime, appellant sent a Facebook friend request to C.M., who was
thirteen years old at the time. Through Facebook’s private messaging feature, appellant told her
he had a younger brother named Tayshawn and asked for C.M.’s information to contact her on
Kik, another social media application that allowed users to send private messages to each other.
Appellan... More...   $0 (07-19-2017 - TX)

On December 11, 2014, the State charged Martindale with felony DUI, a nongrid, nonperson felony in case 14 CR 3317. On June 16, 2015, the State charged Martindale with three counts of forgery, a level 8 nonperson felony; one count of theft after prior conviction, a level 9 nonperson felony; and one count of theft, a class A nonperson misdemeanor in case 15 CR 1771.

On July 29, 2015, Ma... More...   $0 (07-13-2017 - KS)

Pittsburgh, PA - Pittsburgh Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Gun Charge

A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to charges of violating federal drug and firearm laws.

Janay Brown pleaded guilty to four counts before United States District Judge Mark Hornak.

In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that in Ju... More...   $0 (07-10-2017 - PA)

The Appellant was indicted on five counts of forgery, five counts of passing a forged instrument, one count of theft of property valued between $1,000 and $10,000, and one count of theft of property valued under $500. On April 11, 2016, the Appellant entered a guilty plea to three counts of forgery, a Class E felony, and the remaining charges were dismissed. At the guilty plea hearing, the State... More...   $0 (07-06-2017 - TN)

This case arose on May 2, 2016, when Jane Doe attempted to sell a
PlayStation 4 and accessories on “Letgo,” an app similar to an online classified
advertisement. Jane Doe posted photos of the PlayStation 4, controllers, and games on
Letgo with an asking price of $400. The app shows potential buyers the location of the
items for sale; in this case, Doe was selling the PlaySta... More...   $0 (07-01-2017 - OH)