Forgery Law
 
STATE OF KANSAS v. STEVEN MATTHEW RULE, JR

On August 25, 2014, David Hammel and E.J. Swanson were working for Landscape Consultants in Salina, Kansas. The two men were working at a building near the intersection of Crawford Street and Ohio Street. Hammel and Swanson were working out of a red Ford F-350 pickup truck with a red trailer hooked up to it. The company's logo, phone number, and town name were on both sides of the truck. Around no... More...   $0 (01-31-2017 - KS)

United States of America v. Daniel Andrew Mills

Boise, ID - Jerome Man Sentenced to a Decade in Prison for Armed Stand Off with Police

Daniel Andrew Mills, 41, of Jerome, Idaho, was sentenced to serve ten years in prison for unlawful possession of firearms and violating the conditions of his supervised release, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge sentenced Mills to 100 months imprisonment ... More...
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Mississippi Department of Corrections v. Jerry Bland

In 1982, Bland pleaded guilty to capital murder, burglary of a dwelling, and uttering
a forgery. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the capital murder, to ten years for the
burglary, and to fifteen years for the forgery. Bland first was eligible for parole in October
1998, but he was denied. Since then, Bland has had seven more parole hearings, and his next
hearing curre... More...
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. NIZAR BEN ABDELAZIZ TRABELSI, ALSO KNOWN AS NIZAR BEN ABDELAZIZ TRABELSI, ALSO KNOWN AS ABU QA'QA

Nizar Trabelsi is a Tunisian national convicted in Belgium for a variety of crimes, including attempting to destroy a military base. While Trabelsi was serving his sentence for his convictions in Belgium, a grand jury in the United States indicted Trabelsi with various conspiracy and terrorism offenses. The United States requested that Belgium extradite Trabelsi. Trabelsi challenged that reques... More...   $0 (01-25-2017 - DC)

State of Tennessee v. Brandon Taliaferro

This case arose following the August 7, 2012 shooting death of the victim, Jernario Taylor. Thereafter, the Shelby County Grand Jury charged the Defendant with one count of first degree murder in the attempt to perpetrate a robbery and one count of attempted especially aggravated robbery. A trial was held in the Criminal Court for Shelby County in July 2015.
Mallorie Brown testified that o... More...
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ANTHONY C. WASHINGTON v. STATE OF MISSOURI

After a jury trial, Washington was convicted of one count of the class C felony of stealing
and one count of the class C felony of forgery. The court sentenced him as a prior and persistent
offender to ten years’ imprisonment on each count, with the sentences to run concurrently. His
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convictions and sentences were affirmed on direct appeal in State v. Washington, 397 S.W.3... More...
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE v. NIZAR BEN ABDELAZIZ TRABELSI, ALSO KNOWN AS NIZAR BEN ABDELAZIZ TRABELSI, ALSO KNOWN AS ABU QA'QA

Nizar Trabelsi is a Tunisian national convicted in Belgium for a variety of crimes, including attempting to destroy a military base. While Trabelsi was serving his sentence for his convictions in Belgium, a grand jury in the United States indicted Trabelsi with various conspiracy and terrorism offenses. The United States requested that Belgium extradite Trabelsi. Trabelsi challenged that reque... More...   $0 (01-17-2017 - DC)

STATE OF KANSAS v. DEWAYNE V. HAMBRIGHT

Pursuant to a plea agreement, Hambright pled guilty to criminal damage to property, a severity level 7 felony, and theft, a class A misdemeanor. Hambright recognized that the State would recommend that he pay $60,000 in restitution.

The district judge imposed the presumptive sentence of 17 months in prison based upon Hambright's criminal history score of F for the felony criminal damage... More...
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Matthew Scott Worley v. The State of Wyoming

On Thanksgiving Day of 2013, Officers Ryan Mussell and Dennis Deur with the Gillette Police Department responded to a report of a 911 hang up call. They responded to the address in question and first made contact with Mr. Worley. Mr. Worley invited the officers inside, and Officer Mussell interviewed Mr. Worley while Officer Deur interviewed Mr. Worley’s wife, Rebecca Worley. Officer Mussell le... More...   $0 (01-13-2017 - WY)

Jeffrey Noel Wilcox v. The State of Texas

Jeffrey Noel Wilcox waived a jury and pleaded guilty to forgery of a government
instrument and credit card abuse. After finding appellant guilty, the trial court assessed
punishment at two years in prison for forgery of a government instrument and two years
confinement in a state jail facility for credit card abuse. In three issues, appellant contends the
trial court’s judgme... More...
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CHARLIE TUCKER v. THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA

Charlie Tucker was tried by jury and convicted of Count I, Assault and Battery with a Deadly Weapon in violation of 21 O.S.2011, § 652, and Count III, Obstructing an Officer (misdemeanor) in violation of 21 O.S.2011, § 540, all after former conviction of a felony, in the District Court of Cleveland County, Case No. CF-2012-2223.1 In accordance with the jury's recommendation the Honorable Tracy Sch... More...   $0 (12-29-2016 - OK)

RICHARD ALAN DEBATES vs. STATE OF IOWA

In May 2007, Debates pled guilty to sexual abuse in the third degree, in
violation of Iowa Code section 709.4 (2005). Due to an error in his original
sentencing order, Debates was resentenced on October 4, 2007. Debates did
not file a direct appeal to his conviction. In March 2011, Debates filed a pro se
application for postconviction relief, which claimed his counsel was in... More...
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STATE OF IOWA vs. DENNIS BROUSE

This court already established the background facts relevant to this case
in Brouse’s prior appeal:
In 2007 the Iowa legislature enacted the Iowa Film, Television, and Video Project Promotion Program (Film Program). The Film Program was created to bring filmmakers and television producers from other locations to Iowa with the hope they would spend money in Iowa and grow the economy. T... More...
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David Leroy v. The State of Texas

David Leroy entered the First Community Credit Union in Harris County,
Texas and approached a teller’s window. Without prompt from the teller, he
presented her with a First Community Credit Union check, a debit card issued by
BBVA Compass bank, and his State of Texas identification card. The check was
made out to David Leroy on the credit union account of Judy Smith in the amou... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. KAREN L. BARTLETT

Karen L. Bartlett appeals the district court's decision revoking and reinstating her probation for 18 months, including a 60-day jail sanction. We granted Bartlett's motion for summary disposition in lieu of briefs pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 7.041A (2015 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 67). The State has filed no response.

On February 21, 2014, Bartlett pled guilty to one count of forgery. The ... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. GREGORY JOHN MILO

We will set forth the factual and procedural background in detail. On July 21, 2011, Milo pled no contest to one count of attempted first-degree murder, one count of aggravated robbery, and one count of attempted aggravated robbery. In return, the State dismissed additional charges of aggravated kidnapping, attempted aggravated robbery, aggravated battery, possession of a firearm by a felon, and p... More...   $0 (12-19-2016 - KS)

JEREMIAH ANTHONY MARSHALL, a/k/a JEREMIAH ANTHONY MAHONEY v. THE STATE OF WYOMING,

In November 2014, Mr. Marshall was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped for driving with its high-beam headlights on. During the stop, the officer learned from the driver of the vehicle that Mr. Marshall had given the officer a false name. The officer conducted a pat-down search of Mr. Marshall and detected an object in his left pant leg pocket. When the officer inquired about the object, ... More...   $0 (12-18-2016 - WY)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MARK HAYWARD

The defendant, Mark Hayward, appealsfromthejudgmentofconviction,renderedafter a jury trial, of larceny in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-119 and 53a-122 (a) (2). On appeal,thedefendantclaimsthattherewasinsufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he intended to permanently deprivethe victim of his property. We affirm the judgment of the trial court. The ... More...   $0 (12-16-2016 - CT)

State of Tennessee v. April Lamb

The Rutherford County Grand Jury charged the defendant with two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of domestic assault arising out of a physical altercation with the victim, her then-husband, Jeremy Lamb. The trial court conducted a jury trial in May 2015.

The State’s proof at trial showed that, on the evening of November 8, 2013, Officer Kenneth Collins with the Murfreesb... More...
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STATE OF IOWA vs. BETTY ANN NALL

Nall was involved in a “Secret Shopper scam off the internet.” Nall
received money orders in the mail, cashed them, and returned most of the
money while keeping a portion for herself. Nall knew the scam was fraudulent.
FECR268329. In July 2013, Nall received a money order for $890, which
she knew was not legitimate, and she took it to a veterinarian’s clinic where she
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STATE OF LOUISIANA Vs. WENDELL THOMAS II

On March 19, 2012, the appellant, Wendell Thomas, was convicted by an
Orleans Parish jury of possession of heroin in violation of La. R.S. 40:966(C)(1),
after which he was sentenced to serve five years at hard labor. This Court affirmed
Mr. Thomas’s conviction and sentence on June 19, 2013. State v. Thomas, 2012
1319 (La. App. 4 Cir. 6/19/13) (unpub.).
In the interim, on... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. ROBERT J. SMITH Case No - No. 115,458 ¬¬

On May 27, 2015, Smith pled guilty to two counts of forgery, a severity level 8 nonperson felony. On August 21, 2015, the district court imposed a controlling sentence of 13 months' imprisonment but granted probation with court services for 18 months. On November 13, 2015, the district court held a probation revocation hearing. At the hearing, Smith stipulated to violating his probation by commit... More...   $0 (11-12-2016 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. KYLE R. WILLIAMS

In 2013, Williams was on probation for felony theft and misdemeanor battery. He was arrested for violating the terms of his probation by failing a drug test and missing two appointments with his probation supervisor. While on an appearance bond awaiting hearing on the revocation motion, he committed a new offense—theft. At the revocation hearing, Williams admitted that he: failed the drug test; mi... More...   $0 (11-11-2016 - KS)

John Bradford Scott v. The State of Texas

The State charged Scott by indictment with unlawful possession of a firearm and alleged two prior felony convictions for the purpose of enhancement of punishment, as follows: . . . John Bradford Scott, the Defendant, on or about September 20, 2014, and before the presentment of this indictment, in the County and State aforesaid, did then and there, after being convicted of the felony off... More...   $0 (11-03-2016 - TX)

STATE OF KANSAS v. BENNY ROE BUSH, III,

On April 23, 2012, Matthew Caddell confidentially informed Sergeant Mike Wehmeyer of the Leavenworth County Sheriff's Department that Bush was in possession of marijuana and "could get whatever quantity of marijuana was needed." Over the next 3 days, Caddell reported to Sergeant Wehmeyer two additional incidents involving Bush allegedly selling drugs. After performing surveillance at 623 Dakota St... More...   $0 (10-31-2016 - KS)

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