Appellant, DB, is the father of CRA, who was born in 2008. EA is CRA’s mother. In January of2010, the district court in Sweetwater County issued a judgment and order establishing CRA’s paternity and placing CRA in the primary physical custody of EA. EA and CRA lived in Sweetwater County and DB lived in Laramie County.
[¶5] On Sunday, May 18, 2014, Rock Springs police arrested and incarcera... More...   $0 (02-24-2016 - WY)

Brandon Stapler appeals his dual convictions under sections 847.0135(3)(b) and (4)(b), Florida Statutes (2012)—using a computer to solicit a person believed to be a parent for sex with a minor (“solicitation”), and traveling after using a computer to solicit a person believed to be a parent for sex with a minor (“traveling”). Stapler claims that a conviction under both sections violates his consti... More...   $0 (02-24-2016 - FL)

Brandon Stapler appeals his dual convictions under sections 847.0135(3)(b) and (4)(b), Florida Statutes (2012)—using a computer to solicit a person believed to be a parent for sex with a minor (“solicitation”), and traveling after using a computer to solicit a person believed to be a parent for sex with a minor (“traveling”). Stapler claims that a conviction under both sections violates his consti... More...   $0 (02-23-2016 - FL)

The pertinent facts are as follows. In 2002, the defendant reconnected with E.A., a childhood friend. Shortly thereafter, E.A. moved in with the defendant and her family. In August 2003, E.A. gave birth to D.A. and continued residing with the defendant, who promised to help take care of the child. E.A. and D.A. lived with the defendant until 2010, when D.A. was removed from the home and E.A. l... More...   $0 (02-23-2016 - NH)

On October 3, 2013, the State filed an information charging Appellant with the first degree murder of his estranged wife. In the accompanying Affidavit of Probable Cause, a Cheyenne police detective stated that at approximately 9:00 p.m. on the previous night, a man called 911 and said he had shot and killed his wife. The police arrived at the residence and found Appellant outside. Inside, they... More...   $0 (02-19-2016 - WY)

¶1 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 w... More...   $0 (02-17-2016 - OK)

The defendant, Jacob D. Owen, appeals the sentence imposed on him for his
conviction of the offense of cruelty to a juvenile, a violation of La.R.S. 14:93. His
sentence was initially deferred by the trial court, but was imposed after several
violations resulted in the revocation of his probation. For the following reasons,
we affirm the sentence in all respects.
The St... More...   $0 (02-13-2016 - LA)

After consolidating these two cases for trial, the trial court entered an order in which it terminated the parental rights of the parents of K.M.D. and K.D.B. The children’s mother appeals, as does the father of K.M.D.1 We affirm. The mother presents one issue on appeal, and the father presents two issues. In all three issues, the parents challenge the legal and factual sufficiency of the evid... More...   $0 (02-12-2016 - TX)

Appellant Amanda Lea Peltier was found guilty by a Pope County jury of first
degree murder while committing child abuse, second-degree felony murder, and second
degree manslaughter, arising out of the death of Eric D. on February 28, 2013. The district
court convicted Peltier of first-degree murder while committing child abuse and imposed
a life sentence with the possibility of ... More...   $0 (02-10-2016 - MN)

On June 26, 2014, B.A.T., who was fourteen years old, went into a rage at his
grandmother’s house. B.A.T. “turned his room upside down,” yelled and
cursed at his grandmother, grabbed a knife from the pantry, and stated that he
would kill himself and everyone else in the house. Transcript at 7. B.A.T. then
threw the knife down and ran out. His grandmother, who was his guardi... More...   $0 (02-09-2016 - IN)

The plaintiffs in Alford, et al. (“plaintiffs”) are all Mississippi residents, who own real and personal property in the Eagle Lake Community, which is located in Warrant County, Mississippi, in the Lower Mississippi River Valley. Sec. Am. Compl. ¶¶ 10 – 48, ECF No. 35 (“Compl.”). This valley “is a relatively flat plain of about 35,000 square miles bordering the river, which would be inundated d... More...   $0 (02-08-2016 - DC)

Over ten years ago, a jury convicted Michael Blagg of first degree murder for
killing his wife. The trial court sentenced him to a mandatory term of life in prison
without parole. Years later, because of revelations about juror misconduct, the trial
court granted Blagg a new trial. In doing so, the court concluded that it was required to
restore the entire status quo ante, i... More...   $0 (02-01-2016 - CO)

This appeal arises from a petition to terminate the parental rights of Vanessa G. (―Mother‖) to her minor child Carrington. By the time the Tennessee Department of Children‘s Services (―DCS‖) filed the petition on October 24, 2013, it had been providing services to Carrington‘s family for ten years.2 Mother‘s entire history with DCS is not included in the record on appea... More...   $0 (01-30-2016 - TN)

On January 8, 2014, Deputy Mitchell Chapman of the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office asked two other Sheriff’s deputies to conduct a welfare check on fifteen-year-old B.L., at the Pioneer Hotel in Cheyenne, Wyoming. This request stemmed from information Deputy Chapman received while following up on a report that B.L. had missed a therapy appointment arranged through the Wyoming Department of Family... More...   $0 (01-26-2016 - WY)

Tulsa, OK - Larry A. Birch sued Ryan Young on a negligence theory claiming:

COUNT ONE

That at all times material herein, the Plaintiffs Larry A. Birch and Hannah F. Birch are the natural parents and guardian of their child, Ava Birch.

That the facts which give rise to this cause of action occurred in Tulsa County,
State of Oklahoma.

That this Court ... More...   $65000 (01-25-2016 - OK)

¶1 The district court ordered the transfer of a minor child, S.A.W., to a foster-adoption home that was in compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act and the Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Act, and in the bests interests of the child. Foster mother, natural mother, father, child, and the State appealed. We hold the proper standard for a party showing a need for an ICWA-noncompliant child placemen... More...   $0 (01-20-2016 - OK)

The Omaha Tribe settled in the Missouri River valley more than 500 years ago. Over the course of several centuries, the Tribe established villages in northeastern Nebraska, farmed the land, and hunted deer and bison across the plains. But the Tribe increasingly found itself threatened by westward expansion, warfare with other tribes, and disease. Following the United States’ acquisition of it... More...   $0 (01-20-2016 - DC)

Vaught and his wife-to-be started dating in early April of 2013, began living together approximately a month later, and married on September 13, 2013. The events leading to Vaught’s prosecution and conviction took place on January 15, 2014. Prior to that morning, he had never been violent with his spouse. However, earlier that month he became severely depressed, and despite taking the medicati... More...   $0 (01-20-2016 - WY)

Billy Wayne Engles, Appellant, was tried by jury and found guilty of loitering within the zone of safety of a school after conviction of a sex offense involving a victim under thirteen (13) years of age, in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.2010, § 1125, in the District Court of Bryan County, Case No. CF-2013-510. The jury found Appellant guilty and sentenced him to jail time already served (235 days) and ... More...   $0 (01-18-2016 - OK)

Bernard Orville Wallin appeals his convictions for one count of rape, three counts of aggravated criminal sodomy, and two counts of aggravated sexual battery. The victim of these acts, M.J., is an adult with developmental disabilities. Wallin raises two issues on appeal. First, he contends the State presented insufficient evidence to establish his guilt. In particular, Wallin contends there was in... More...   $0 (01-16-2016 - KS)

Plaintiff pro se, Melvin Johnson, is an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in
Texarkana, Texas. Def. Mot. at 2. In this case, plaintiff challenges a decision by the United
States Bureau ofPrisons ("BoP") not to perform surgery to remove fatty tissue from his stomach.
He was going to the hospital to "be evaluated for surgery to remove the fatty tissue." 1d.
Plaintiff cla... More...   $0 (01-12-2016 - DC)

Montgomery, AL - Former Police Chief Convicted of Selling Ammunition to Illegal Alien

The former Chief of Police for the town of Franklin, Alabama, was convicted of selling ammunition to an illegal alien after a three-day jury trial in federal court.

The evidence presented at trial showed that Michael T. Clements (57) ran a side business out of his home selling computers, ... More...   $0 (01-11-2016 - AL)

Not many people want to be locked up in a federal penitentiary serving a life
sentence. Harlan Salmona does because it beats the alternative, which is being
locked up in a state penitentiary that he believes is less safe. The problem for
Salmona is that his life sentence was imposed by a Florida state court, not by a
federal court. Salmona claims that because of a promise ma... More...   $0 (01-09-2016 - FL)

Tulsa, OK - Joann Whitley, Guardian Ad Litem for Iva Mitchell sued Gary D. Burnidge, Briana Burnidge and Joy Burnidge on medical negligence (medical malpractice) theories claiming:

1. Plaintiff, Iva Mitchell ("Mitchell"), resides in Tulsa County, State of Oklahoma.

2. Defendant, Gary D. Bumidge ("Bumidge"), resides in Tulsa County, State of Oklahoma.
3. The actions giving r... More...   $0 (01-08-2016 - OK)