This case arises from an incident in which the Petitioner caused the death of his girlfriend‟s twenty-two-month-old son. After a bench trial, the Petitioner was convicted of aggravated child abuse and felony murder. This court upheld the convictions on appeal. State v. Timothy L. Diggs, Sr., No. M2010-00025-CCA-R3-CD, 2011 WL 2848321 (Tenn. Crim. App. July 18, 2011), perm. app. denied (Te... More...   $0 (03-01-2016 - TN)

We granted the People’s petition for a writ of certiorari to review an order of the
Adams County District Court concluding that the “lewd fondling or caress” provision
of Colorado’s public indecency statute is unconstitutionally overbroad and vague. We
reverse. Because the provision does not burden a substantial amount of constitutionally
protected speech or expressive conduc... More...   $0 (02-29-2016 - CO)

On November 9, 2011, an Adams County deputy sheriff was conducting an
undercover operation at Circus Cinema, a movie theater that shows pornographic films.
According to his incident report, the deputy was standing in the aisle of the theater
when he observed the defendant, Gary Graves, remove his penis from his pants, and
saw another male patron begin to stroke Graves’s penis.... More...   $0 (02-29-2016 - CO)

At 2:25 a.m. on February 28, 2000, Buschauer made a 911 call to the South Barrington
police. Officer Bryant Haniszewski responded. Buschauer met Haniszewski at the front door, and
said that his wife had drowned in the bathtub. Buschauer took Haniszewski to the second floor
master bathroom where Cynthia Hrisco, Baschauer’s wife, was lying on the floor next to the
whirlpool tub s... More...   $0 (02-21-2016 - IL)

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)

On June 8, 2013, Miles argued with Trinity Johnson, the mother of his infant
daughter, in Johnson’s mother’s driveway. Miles was in Johnson’s car, and
Johnson was angrily yelling for Miles to “get the f*ck out” of the car. (Tr. at
330.) Keenan Smith, a contractor who was across the street, saw the argument.
Fifteen to twenty minutes later, one of Smith’s workers yelled for ... More...   $0 (02-08-2016 - IN)

On September 26, 2013, Brooks was charged by information with theft by deception involving $500 to $1,500. On December 11, the State amended the information to include a second charge of the unauthorized practice of law. The events giving rise to this case began in the fall of 2011 in Lincoln, Nebraska, when Joshua Jordan Fitzgerald began contemplating dissolving his marriage. At the time, Joshua ... More...   $0 (02-04-2016 - NE)

At approximately 11:40 p.m. defendant was involved in a
head-on collision in the northbound lanes of the divided highway of
Interstate 25. Defendant was driving a dark blue sport utility
vehicle (SUV) and one victim, L.D., was driving a light-colored
sedan. The collision occurred because one of these two vehicles
was traveling in the wrong direction on the roadway.
... More...   $0 (02-03-2016 - CO)

In the early morning hours of April 13, 2012, John Ringer, Patricia Merritt, and Robert Dale were on the front porch of a Wichita residence. Randy Hula, Tony Hula, John Krieger, and Cory Vanboening were sleeping in bedrooms of the residence. Ringer's infant son was in the basement.
Vaughn and three other male accomplices approached the victims on the porch, pointed two pistols at them, and o... More...   $0 (02-02-2016 - KS)

Late in the evening of 1 June 2013, Appellant drove himself and a friend, Airman First Class (A1C) DF, to a club about an hour from the overseas base to which they were assigned. After drinking and socializing until about 0200 the following morning, they drove to a second club closer to base where they engaged in more drinking. Shortly before 0500, Appellant and A1C DF left the second club. By... More...   $0 (01-30-2016 - MD)

Rapid City, SD - Pine Ridge Man Sentenced for Child Abuse

A Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Felony Child Abuse and Neglect and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury was sentenced by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.

Timothy White Plume, age 37, was sentenced to 96 months in custody, followed by 3 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $... More...   $0 (01-29-2016 - SD)

Following a jury trial, Hodari Churchill was found guilty of felony murder
and cruelty to children in connection with the death of three-month-old Jada
McClain.1 On appeal, Churchill contends, among other things, that the trial court
erred by allowing into evidence certain photographs depicting prior injuries of
the child victim. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
1. Viewe... More...   $0 (01-28-2016 - GA)

Denver, CO - Two Colorado Men Plead Guilty to Production of Child Pornography in Separate Unrelated Cases

One victim child was an infant, other minor victims were as young as 3 and as old as 12 years of age and older

Two Colorado men recently pled guilty to the production of child pornography, with the produced videos and images involving children who were 4 weeks old (United Sta... More...   $0 (01-24-2016 - CO)

The charges in this case stemmed from the death of the appellant’s two month old son. The infant had been rushed to a local emergency room by paramedics after his parents called 911 early on the morning of 10 January 2011. When the infant arrived at the emergency room, he was not breathing, had no pulse, and was not responsive. A pediatrician was eventually able to restore the infant’s heartbea... More...   $0 (01-19-2016 - MD)

On April 17, 2013, the defendant, 18-year-old Perneicia Simpson,
took her infant daughter, J.B.-1, to the emergency room at St. Francis
Medical Center in Monroe. At that time, the infant was 17 days old and had
a twin brother. The defendant and the twins’ father, Shuddarrius L. 1
Ballard, reported that the infant was crying continuously, as if she were in
pain. The emergency... More...   $0 (01-18-2016 - LA)

On July 15, 2014, the State filed a petition pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated sections 55-10-606 and -607 to have the defendant declared an MVHO. On September 23, 2014, the trial court issued a capias for the defendant, saying only, “It says not a local address. No, it says not locate. As to Gaia, unable to serve, cannot locate.” In early 2015, attorney Claiborne Ferguson entered a notice ... More...   $0 (01-16-2016 - TN)

On February 9, 2001, Richardson, who was 16 years old, was arrested at 4837 South St. Lawrence Avenue in Chicago in connection with the murder of his 11-month-old daughter, Diamond Clark. At the police station, Richardson gave a videotaped statement in which he made inculpatory remarks, including that he bit his daughter, struck her numerous times with a coat hanger and belt, struck her face with ... More...   $0 (01-02-2016 - IL)

In January 1999 a warrant was issued for Defendant's arrest for failure to appear at a state criminal trial on drug charges. That September an agent for Oklahoma's District 27 Drug Task Force learned from a confidential informant that Defendant had methamphetamine at his residence. The confidential informant also told the agent that Defendant had promised to kill any officer who came to arrest hi... More...   $0 (01-02-2016 - OK)

Alvin Plastow spent fifteen years in prison after pleading guilty to raping a five-year-old African American female (N.H.). After his release from prison, Plastow lived with his girlfriend, Elizabeth Paige (mother of N.H.), Teerra
Raglan, and Raglan’s three-year-old African American daughter (S.G.). S.G.’s father, Michael Grace, frequently visited the home. At some point, Grace observed P... More...   $0 (12-28-2015 - SD)

Robinson was a self-employed, but not entirely successful, entrepreneur. In the 1970s, he formed Hydro-Gro, Inc., a company that produced hydroponic vegetables. In the 1980s, Robinson offered financial consulting services through his company Equi II. His operations were interrupted when he was convicted of a nonperson felony and incarcerated at the Western Missouri Correctional Center in Cameron,... More...   $0 (12-26-2015 - KS)

On April 23, 1997, twenty-one year-old Angela Holmes and sixteen-year-old Michelle Mace were abducted and murdered while working at the Baskin-Robbins ice cream store on Wilma Rudolph Boulevard in Clarksville, Tennessee. Both Ms. Holmes's and Ms. Mace's bodies were found the following morning at the Dunbar Cave State Park in Clarksville. Appellant was indicted for the kidnapping and murders of M... More...   $0 (12-26-2015 - TN)

This is a case about the line between fantasy and criminal intent.  Although it is increasingly challenging to identify that line in the Internet age, it still exists and it must be rationally discernible in order to ensure that “a person’s inclinations and fantasies are his own and beyond the reach of the government.”  Jacobson v. United States,  503  U.S.  540,  551–52  (1992).  We  are  loathe ... More...   $0 (12-25-2015 - NY)

Santa Fe, NM - Federal Jury Finds Pojoaque Pueblo Man Guilty on Assault and Firearms Charges

Defendant Prosecuted as Part of Federal Initiative to Address the Epidemic Incidence of Violence Against Native Women

A federal jury sitting in Santa Fe, N.M., returned a verdict finding Gerald James Viarrial guilty on assault and firearms charges after a three-day trial.

Viarr... More...   $0 (12-17-2015 - NM)

On February 9, 2001, Richardson, who was 16 years old, was arrested at 4837 South St. Lawrence Avenue in Chicago in connection with the murder of his 11-month-old daughter, Diamond Clark. At the police station, Richardson gave a videotaped statement in which he made inculpatory remarks, including that he bit his daughter, struck her numerous times with a coat hanger and belt, struck her face with ... More...   $0 (12-15-2015 - IL)

Defendant Kenneth Barrett was sentenced to death after being convicted in federal court on two counts of felony murder and one count of intentionally killing a state law-enforcement officer. We affirmed on direct appeal. See United States v. Barrett, 496 F.3d 1079 (10th Cir. 2007). Defendant then filed a motion for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, which the district court denied. See Barrett... More...   $0 (12-15-2015 - OK)