The complainant is K.J., a girl who was five months old at the time of her
death. K.J.’s mother, Laquisha Jackson, had begun dating appellant after she
became pregnant with K.J. Before Jackson gave birth to K.J., she and appellant
moved into a two-bedroom apartment with appellant’s father and appellant’s
father’s girlfriend. After K.J.’s birth, Jackson continued to live with ap... More...   $0 (02-07-2017 - TX)

Estell was charged with aggravated battery against Rippetoe stemming from events that occurred on July 15, 2015, in Kansas City, Kansas. Soon thereafter, on July 20, 2015, Rippetoe was found murdered. Much of the following account of what happened on July 15, 2015, comes from Rippetoe's friend, Angela Findley, through her interview with the police and her testimony at the preliminary hearing. More...   $0 (02-01-2017 - KS)

King was sentenced to death for the 2008 murder of Denise Amber Lee.
King v. State, 89 So. 3d 209, 212 (Fla. 2012). This Court detailed the facts of the
murder and subsequent trial in King’s initial appeal:
[O]n January 17, 2008, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Nathan Lee returned to his home on Latour Avenue in North Port, Florida, to find his wife, Denise Amber Lee, missing. The do... More...   $0 (01-27-2017 - FL)

On January 21, 1997, eighteen-year-old Anthony Strachan was at home in
his family’s apartment on 580 Northwest 64th Street in Miami, cutting a friend’s
hair. Strachan went into the kitchen and, through the kitchen window, saw one of
his neighbors, “Shorty,” standing outside on 64th Street with two unknown men.
One man, who wore a skull cap and a heavy brown coat that resemble... More...   $0 (01-27-2017 - FL)

The State filed a three-count information charging Reed with 1) attempted
second-degree murder of Dwight Lamar Murphy; 2) attempted second-degree
murder of Stephanie L. Jackson (“Jackson”); and 3) burglary of an occupied
dwelling accompanied by an assault or battery. Following trial, the jury found
Reed guilty of the lesser-included offense of aggravated battery as to Count 1 a... More...   $0 (01-21-2017 - FL)

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...   $0 (01-20-2017 - TN)

In March 2010, defendant Brandi Jessica Russell and her husband brought their
infant to a hospital with a broken femur. A doctor, worried that the child may have
been abused, contacted a social worker who then contacted Grand County Department
of Social Services. A social worker interviewed Russell and, worried she was on drugs,
obtained a court order for a drug test. The dr... More...   $0 (01-17-2017 - CO)

After dating Susan Smith for several months, Weber moved in with Smith and her 3
infant son N.M. Approximately one year later, Smith gave birth to her and Weber’s son E.W. When
N.M. was approximately four years old, N.M. told Smith that Weber had touched himself in front
of N.M. and “had played games with [N.M.] and” E.W., and Smith also noticed N.M. “behaving in
an abnormal way,... More...   $0 (01-14-2017 - TX)

The facts are undisputed. Nicholas Corbin and his girlfriend, Desirah Overturf, decided to stop feeding their infant son when he turned 2 months old. In addition to starving the baby, Corbin (1) held him upside down by his feet in a stream of water to bathe him and (2) burned his stomach with a hot baby bottle. When the couple did feed their son, Corbin held the baby's arms behind his back.
... More...   $0 (12-28-2016 - KS)

A few days after giving birth to Baby, Mother, who was fifteen years old at the
8 time, took the newborn home from the hospital to live with Baby’s Grandmother.
9 Defendant also moved into Grandmother’s house to help Mother. In the weeks that
10 followed, the young parents lived together and shared the responsibility of caring for
11 Baby. Defendant would help feed and bathe Baby,... More...   $0 (12-27-2016 - NM)

On June 7, 2013, after a nearly month-long investigation regarding a clandestine
methamphetamine operation, a detective with the Vermont State Police applied for and obtained a
warrant to search the residence and curtilage at a specified address on Windmill Point Road in
Alburg, Vermont. The search warrant was executed three days later by the state police and
associated law en... More...   $0 (12-17-2016 - VT)

On September 15, 2015, Lacy Patton (“Patton”) and his friend Arles Slaven
(“Slaven”) went to a home on Douglas Road in St. Joseph County, Indiana.
The home was known as a drug house, and Patton and Slaven went there to
locate Haeli Stevenson (“Stevenson”), the mother of Patton’s infant son.
Stevenson had gone to the house with her baby so that she could buy marijuana
from... More...   $0 (12-14-2016 - IN)

Appellant was married to Rachel Hardy, who owned and operated Johnson
Family Mortuary (Rachel Johnson d/b/a Johnson Family Mortuary) (“the funeral
home” or “the mortuary”). Appellant worked for Hardy at the funeral home. The
business practices were abominable. Hardy also ran a tax business, Rachel J.
Hardy d/b/a Mighty Dollar Tax Refund Service. She freely comingled persona... More...   $0 (12-10-2016 - TX)

On January 1, 2014, the victim, Charles Davis, and his wife, Tasha Davis, lived with their four children on Rabbit Trail Road in Lawrence County, Tennessee. Mr. and Mrs. Davis additionally cared for the four-year-old and infant daughters of Ms. Davis’s sister, Crystal Carranza. Ms. Carranza was about to begin a one-year incarceration and could not care for her children herself.

That d... More...   $0 (12-03-2016 - TN)

In 2010, a Gibson County jury found the petitioner guilty of first degree murder in the perpetration of aggravated child abuse for the death of his five-month-old daughter. The petitioner was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole, and he appealed. On direct appeal, this Court summarized the factual and procedural history of the petitioner‟s case as follows:

On March 1... More...   $0 (12-03-2016 - TN)

Montgomery suffers from depression, chronic migraine headaches, and chronic
back pain. She took anti-depressant and pain medications during and after her
pregnancy with B.B. On August 27, 2014, Montgomery was admitted to the
hospital and delivered B.B. During and following the delivery, Montgomery
suffered from complications that required emergency medical treatment. B.B. <... More...   $0 (12-02-2016 - IN)

Tulsa, OK - Man Sentenced To Life In Prison Without Parole For Killing Infant

The States of Oklahoma charged Brandon Wade Nordstedt, age 23, with child abuse murder in vipolation of 21 O.S. 701.7, which provides in part:

"C. A person commits murder in the first degree when the death of a child results from the willful or malicious injuring, torturing, maiming or using of unreason... More...   $0 (11-29-2016 - OK)

STATEMENT OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
The Events at Headley Insurance
The evidence introduced at Davis’s trial revealed the following. Around
3 p.m. on December 13, 2007, Davis entered the Lake Wales location of the
Headley Insurance Agency (Headley) with the intent to commit robbery. Davis
was armed with a loaded .357 magnum revolver and equipped with duct tape, a <... More...   $0 (11-21-2016 - FL)

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, the record
shows that, on November 16, 2001, Churchill was living with his girlfriend,
Tausha McClain, and McClain’s infant daughter, Jada. On that same day, Jada

1 On February 18, 2002, Churchill was indicted for malice murder, felony murder, and cruelty to children. Following a February 12-13, 2003 jury trial, Churchill w... More...   $0 (11-19-2016 - GA)

While Defendant was on probation, her probation officer filed an Affidavit of Violation, alleging that she violated her probation by: 1) failing to successfully remain in drug/alcohol treatment until the provider determines that treatment is no longer necessary; 2) changing her residence without procuring the consent of the probation officer; and 3) 2 failing to live and remain at liberty with... More...   $0 (11-07-2016 - FL)

On July 23, 2013, Appellant and his wife, Amber Lowery, were living on a ranch in Comanche County about six miles east of Rising Star. Amber and Appellant had a rocky relationship, described as having many ups and downs. Amber had previously filed for divorce on two occasions. Appellant was known to have an explosive temper. He had previously broken Amber’s nose and had attended two anger mana... More...   $0 (10-26-2016 - TX)

Following a preliminary hearing, Wilmer was bound over on charges of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, child endangerment, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. All charges arose out of an incident where he allegedly shot Rudy Hall while Hall was a passenger in a car with Cruce, and Cruce and Wilmer's infant daughter. At the hearing, there was testimon... More...   $0 (10-24-2016 - KS)

Houston, TX - Houston Man Sentenced in Large-Scale Interstate Transportation of Stolen Goods Operation

A 37-year-old legal permanent resident from Lebanon who resides in Houston has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of conspiracy to traffic in the interstate transportation of stolen goods. Wassim Hassan Elsaleh aka Sam Saleh pleaded guilty Feb. 11, 2016.

U.S... More...   $0 (10-21-2016 - TX)

In November 2014, the State charged Stricklin with one count of aggravated battery, a severity level 5 felony, alleging that Stricklin had caused great bodily harm or disfigurement to his infant daughter who suffers from cerebral palsy. As part of his plea agreement, Stricklin pled guilty as charged, stipulated to the facts asserted in the law enforcement affidavit, and agreed to obtain a mental h... More...   $0 (10-11-2016 - KS)

In May 1998, Rowena Turner was diagnosed with a type of bone marrow
cancer. Among other things, patients with this type of cancer are at increased
risk for blood clots.
[3] In April 2008, Rowena learned that she had malignant tumors in her colon.
Therefore, on May 23, 2008, Dr. Charles McKeen performed a surgery to
remove a large portion of Rowena’s colon. Rowena remain... More...   $0 (10-06-2016 - IN)