On August 6, 2012, Jimmy Wooten was shot and killed outside his home.
Green supplied the murder weapon and was tried for Wooten’s murder.
Wooten’s Murder
Wooten’s lifelong friend, Louis Hines, witnessed the shooting. Hines
testified that he was sitting on the front porch of a nearby house with Kevin
Mitchell, waiting for Wooten to go clubbing. When Wooten came out of h

Leonard Gibson, Ben Amos, Quinta T. Harris, and John E. Wilson were all
charged with varying degrees of armed robbery with a firearm and aggravated
kidnapping. We affirmed Ben Amos’ conviction in State v. Amos, 2015-0954 (La.
App. 4 Cir. 4/6/16), __So.3d__, 2016 WL 1375735.
The facts giving rise to the charged offenses occurred on August 25, 2014, at
approximately 4:30 a

Phoenix, AZ - Jury Awards Plaintiff $325,000 in Damages for Defamatory Posts On Website

Davis Ellis and two John Does sued Charles "Chuck" Rodrick, II on defamation, false light and intentional infliction of emotional distress theories claiming that Plaintiffs were injured and/or damages they claimed that they suffered as a result of Defendant posting false and harassing information on se

In the early morning hours of Labor Day, September 1, 2014, Officer Brian Cuppy was on patrol in downtown Des Moines when he saw a truck eastbound on Court Avenue stop for a red light in the middle of the intersection with Water Street with its “back tires . . . more than five feet past the cross walk.” Officer Cuppy followed the truck, activated his police cruiser’s flashing lights, and initiate

Todd Lloyd appeals the revocation of his probation, contending the district court erred in relying upon a probable cause finding made at his preliminary hearing on a new charge of kidnapping to find by a preponderance of the evidence that Lloyd had violated the conditions of his probation. The district court then revoked his probation and ordered Lloyd to serve his underlying sentence. Because we

On February 1, 2011, Amanda Gilreath presented to Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority d/b/a Erlanger Health System (“Erlanger”) in Chattanooga, Tennessee, complaining of low back pain, an inability to urinate, and numbness of her lower extremities. She advised the medical providers, including the nurses and emergency room physicians, that she had received a diagnosis of cauda equina sy

The evidence presented by the Commonwealth at trial reflected the
following facts. During the evening of June 10, 2013, Jordan Green gathered
with some friends at the home of Robert and Bobby Turner. Among those in
attendance were Robert and Bobby Turner, Jeremy Bowling, and Anthony
Wallace. During the evening, Green suggested to the group that they rob the
Garrard Market,

This is a review of an
unpublished decision of the court of appeals,1 which reversed the
Jefferson County Circuit Court's2 order denying Richard Sulla's
("Sulla") postconviction motion to withdraw his no contest
pleas.
¶2 This case requires us to examine the circumstances
under which a circuit court may deny a defendant's

Christopher Byers was shot and killed in his living room while selling drugs
to Marquice Morris and Joshua McCoy. Two other men were present at the time
of the homicide: Tanner Harvey and Bobby Page, Byers’ friends. Who killed
Byers and why? According to Page, Morris and McCoy pulled out handguns
during the transaction for the purpose of robbing Byers; either Morris or McCo

The jury convicted Johnny Lee Davis1 of one count of sexual assault of a child and of three counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 22.011 (West 2011), § 22.021 (West Supp. 2015). As to the conviction
for sexual assault of a child, the jury assessed Appellant’s punishment at confinement for a term of twenty years and a fine in the amount of $10,000. As to

On June 4, 2007, following his conviction in the United States District 
Court for the District of Oregon on multiple counts of arson, attempted arson, 
and conspiracy to commit arson, McGowan was sentenced principally to eighty
four months’ incarceration. On December 11, 2012, he was transferred to 
Brooklyn House Residential Reentry Center (“RRC”) to serve the remainder of 

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Herrick, J.), rendered April 11, 2014, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of robbery in the third degree, criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree (two counts) and forgery in the second degree.
During the early morning hours of March 24, 2013, the victim had her purse stolen by a male assailant as sh

Portland, ME - Norway Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearms

Stephen Bean, 55, of Norway, Maine pled guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court to possessing firearms after being convicted of a felony offense.

According to court records, on November 21, 2015, Maine Game Wardens encountered Bean hunting with two other men in the Paris, Maine area. The other men were car

On February 20, 2009, Cedar Valley Aviation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aerial Services, Inc. (ASI), brought a Piper 522AS (Cheyenne II) in for maintenance to Des Moines Flying Service, Inc. (DMFS). Among numerous other checks and repairs, DMFS noted both the pilot’s and copilot’s windshields were “delaminated” and installed new windshields. The replaced windshields were original to the aircra

Seattle, WA - Long Time Skagit County Violent Drug Dealer Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison

Guns, Drugs, Cash seized from Defendant with Lengthy Criminal History

A long-time Skagit County, Washington drug dealer and gang member was sentenced to ten years in prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. CRIST

On October 21, 2014, a grand jury indicted Peters on multiple counts of
retaliation,3 wherein the grand jury alleged the following:
[COUNT NO. 1]
. . . Michael Geoffrey Peters, the Defendant, on or about June 14, 2014 and continuing through July 26, 2014, . . . did then and there intentionally or knowingly harm Tracy A. Gilbert by an unlawful act, to-wit; with intent to harass, an

In this case, we determine whether an avalanche that occurs within the bounds
of a ski resort qualifies as an “inherent danger[] and risk[] of skiing” under the Ski
Safety Act of 1979, §§ 33-44-101 to -114, C.R.S. (2015) (the “SSA” or “Act”). If so, the
statute would preclude skiers from bringing claims against ski area operators for
injuries resulting from these kinds of aval

LaFayette, GA - Man Convicted Of Murder and Aggravated Assault

The State of Georgia charged Micheal James Gobert with malice murder, felony murder, four counts of aggravated assult, and four counts of possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of a crime for shooting and killing Johnny Montgomery and wounding Edrius Putnam during a confrontation outside the Defendant's home du

On February 23, 2011, John Cantu (“Cantu”) filed suit against
Schlumberger Technology Corporation (“Schlumberger”) for personal
injury damages allegedly arising from a fall at a well site in Red River
Parish. In the petition, Cantu alleged that on February 23, 2010, Cantu, a
truck driver, made a delivery of sand used in fracking operations to the well
site. While in the proce

In this case, Jesse Lipschuetz challenged the validity of a rooming and boarding
permit that the City and County of Denver (“the City”)1 issued to Open Door Ministries
(“Open Door”). Lipschuetz—who owns a property adjacent to Open Door’s property—
filed claims against the City and Open Door seeking revocation of the permit. Open
Door filed cross-claims against the City, seekin

On November 4, 2001, a tragic vehicle/train accident took place at the Eddy Street railroad crossing in Vinton, Louisiana. A train was headed eastbound, and seventeen-year-old Mallory Young (“Mallory”) was driving her mother’s 2000 Mercury Mountaineer southbound on Eddy Street. The train collided with Mallory’s vehicle as she attempted to cross over the railroad tracks, and Mallory did not survive

Tulsa, OK - Scott Eric Keeter and Bobbie Jo Keeter sued the City of Tulsa on a governmental tort claim auto negligence theory under 51 O.S. 151, et seq. claiming:

1. Plaintiff Scott Eric Keeter is an individual over 18 years of age. At all relevant times alleged herein he was, and is, a resident of Tulsa County, State of Oklahoma.
2. Plaintiff Bobbie Jo Keeter is an individual over 18

On May 21, 2011, Appellant Jerry Jamgotchian claimed Rochitta, a bay
filly, for $42,400 in a claiming race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
Foaled February 26, 2008 in Pennsylvania, Rochitta was first purchased at the
2009 Keeneland Yearling Sales in Lexington, Kentucky for $160,000 by Rabbah
Bloodstock. Prior to her debut at Churchill Downs, Rochitta had run
pr

We summarize the evidence at trial, leaving additional details for discussion with the issues presented. On
April 11, 2012, Kayleigh Gagnon and Kaitlyn Bayrouty arranged to meet to fight each other. By about 10:30 A.M., Gagnon had gathered her then boy friend, Leonard Starcher, and his best friend, the victim, Brandon Dunham, on Starcher's front porch in Fall River. The victim and Bayrout

In this appeal, we must determine whether the trial court
properly denied defendant’s motion to suppress a rifle
discovered during a protective sweep of his apartment
immediately following his arrest in his living room. The court
rejected defendant’s claim that the limited search exceeded
constitutional limits. We must also determine whether the trial
court denied d