San Diego, CA- Pediatric Nurse Sentenced to 80 Years for Sexual Exploitation of Children in His Care

Michael William Lutts, a 52-year-old foster parent and pediatric nurse, was sentenced in federal court to the statutory maximum 80 years in prison for sexually exploiting a two-month-old premature boy and an 11-month-old girl who had been placed in his care in 2014.

During the sen... More...   $0 (12-07-2015 - CA)

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 a... More...   $0 (12-04-2015 - NY)

The plaintiff, who is diabetic, alleges that Pretrial Services placed the SCRAM too tightly around his ankle. He states that he immediately communicated to the officers that he was diabetic. He told them that the SCRAM was too tight, but the officers ignored his complaint. This discomfort was exacerbated several days later when the plaintiff went on a hike. The next day, he contacted Pretrial ... More...   $0 (12-01-2015 - TN)

The Child was born on September 16, 2009. On January 9, 2012, the State filed a petition in juvenile court on behalf of the Child‟s mother (Mother) to establish Father‟s paternity and to set child support. Father testified in the case now before us that he was present in juvenile court each time he was summoned, and that he was willing to work with the court to set child support, but... More...   $0 (12-01-2015 - TN)

Based on the State of Florida's ("the State") motion for rehearing/rehearing en banc, we grant rehearing en banc, withdraw this Court's opinion issued on May 28, 2014, and issue the following en banc opinion affirming John J. Connolly, Jr.'s ("the defendant") conviction for second degree murder with a firearm in its stead. As the State correctly noted in its opening statement at the en banc oral a... More...   $0 (11-28-2015 - FL)

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A constitution-based claim for venue change can arise under a theory of presumed or actual prejudice. Presumed prejudice occurs when pretrial publicity is so pervasive and prejudicial that there can be no expectation of an unbiased jury pool in the community. In deciding whether to presume prejudice under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, an appellate court considers se... More...   $0 (11-27-2015 - KS)

Boise, ID - Oregon Man Sentenced for Possession and Distribution of Meth and for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm

Robert Iracheta, 27, of Vale, Oregon, was sentenced to 180 months in prison for possession and distribution of methamphetamine, and for unlawful possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Iracheta t... More...   $0 (11-24-2015 - ID)

Alycia Nichols, Jeremy Nichols’ wife, gave birth to Kaden and his twin 1
10 brother Bryce in September 2005. The twins were delivered by Caesarean section
11 after the doctor made several unsuccessful attempts to get Kaden into a position
12 where he could be delivered naturally. Kaden was stuck in the birth canal for a period
13 of time, resulting in bruising over the majority of ... More...   $0 (11-23-2015 - NM)

Cash Christopher Bell, born in October 2012, was the son of Christopher (Chris) Bell and Ashley Bell. Prior to the events summarized below, Cash had no medical issues. In January 2013, the Bells hired Cullen to work temporarily as a nanny for Cash in their home, pending the opening of a new daycare in June 2013. Cullen’s first day alone with Cash was on January 7, when Ashley returned to work from... More...   $0 (11-12-2015 - SD)

A constitution-based claim for venue change can arise under a theory of presumed or actual prejudice. Presumed prejudice occurs when pretrial publicity is so pervasive and prejudicial that there can be no expectation of an unbiased jury pool in the community. In deciding whether to presume prejudice under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, an appellate court considers seven fac... More...   $0 (11-09-2015 - KS)

Chicago, IL - Father Sentenced To 85 Years In Prison For The Heinous Murder Of His Infant Daughter

A Chicago man has been sentenced to 85 years in prison for the murder of his five-month-old daughter who he suffocated with his own hands to stop the infant from crying, according to the Office of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez.

Rodrigo Rodriguez, 31, was previously conv... More...   $0 (11-06-2015 - IL)

This case involves the application, on motion for summary judgment, of
Georgia’s so-called “ER statute,” OCGA § 51-1-29.5, which requires that
plaintiffs who bring malpractice claims based on “emergency medical care”
provided in a hospital emergency department must meet a higher standard and
burden of proof to prevail. In this case, the plaintiffs took their infant daughter,
w... More...   $0 (11-05-2015 - GA)

The plaintiffs, Sharon Price and Michael Fruth, as individuals and on behalf of a class of similarly situated individuals, filed a petition in the circuit court of Madison County seeking relief from judgment pursuant to section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2-1401 (West 2012)). The circuit court denied the petition on the merits and the appellate court reversed In February, 200... More...   $0 (11-04-2015 - IL)

Rapid City, SD - Porcupine Woman Sentenced for False Statement

A Porcupine, South Dakota, woman convicted of False Statement was sentenced on October 28, 2015, by U.S. District Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken.

Danishia Marshall, age 20, was sentenced to 10 months in custody, followed by 2 years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.More...   $0 (10-29-2015 - SD)

East St. Louis, IL - East Alton Man Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison For Receipt Of Child Pornography

Shaun C. Meyer, 33, of East Alton, Illinois, was sentenced Thursday, October 22, 2015, in federal court to seven years in prison for Receipt of Child Pornography, Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois announced today. Following his prison sen... More...   $0 (10-23-2015 - IL)

Philadelphia, PA - Philadelphia Woman Sentenced To 25 Years For Exploiting Six Year Old And Infant

Christine Yoder, 33, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to 300 months in prison for charges of child exploitation that involved the sexual abuse of a 6-year old child and a 16-month old infant. Yoder pleaded guilty on March 9, 2015, to two counts of employing a child to produce images of th... More...   $0 (10-20-2015 - PA)

Annie Dorsey appeals a no-evidence summary judgment granted in favor of appellees, Christus Hospital – St. Mary (“Christus”) and Leslie McDonald Lovelace, with respect to “neurological injury and damages associated with any neurological injury” in Dorsey’s health care liability lawsuit. Dorsey raises three issues for our consideration. We affirm the trial court’s summary judgment order.
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This lawsuit charges violations of
42 U.S.C. § 12132, a provision of Title II of the Americans
with Disabilities Act which states that “no qualified individual
with a disability shall, by reason of such disability, … be
subjected to discrimination by any [public] entity,” and of
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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794, which
has identical ap... More...   $0 (10-15-2015 - IL)

We consolidated on appeal
Rahshone Burnett’s appeals of the sentences he received in
two separate cases. In his drug case, a jury convicted him of
buying and selling about 33 grams of heroin but acquitted
him of participating in a conspiracy. At sentencing, the gov‐
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ernment argued that one to three kilograms of drugs w... More...   $0 (10-13-2015 - IL)

Defendants Dale and Shannon Hickman have been lifelong members of the Followers of Christ Church. That church—drawing from the Christian Bible’s descriptions that Jesus and his disciples, rather than doctors, healed the sick and disabled—instructs its members to rely on “faith healing” and to eschew conventional medicine. For the Followers of Christ, faith healing entails prayer, anointing the sic... More...   $0 (10-12-2015 - OR)

Smith's two-month-old daughter suffered a spiral fracture of
her femur on November 30, 2010, purportedly while in Smith's care.
Smith has always maintained his innocence of child abuse, but DSS
concluded that Smith broke the leg in an act of child abuse and sought and
obtained legal custody over the infant Smith's wife often had physical
custody of their daughter, but at t... More...   $0 (09-21-2015 - NV)

The accident that gave rise to this litigation occurred shortly before 7:00 p.m. on January 4, 2011, at the intersection of California and Cherry Streets in San Francisco. That segment of California Street consists of four driving lanes, two facing east and two west, with outside parking lanes on each side. The intersection at California and Cherry is controlled by traffic lights.
San Franc... More...   $0 (09-19-2015 - CA)

S.H., male, was born in February 2014 to W.W.2 In April 2014, the Texas Department of Family & Protective Services filed pleadings supporting the removal of
1 To protect the child’s privacy, we will refer to the mother and the child by their initials. See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 109.002(d) (West 2011); TEX. R. APP. P. 9.8(b).
2 The parental rights of the father, L.F., were also terminated in... More...   $0 (09-16-2015 - TX)

T.N. is the mother of the four children involved in this matter. Her parental rights to the children were terminated by order of the trial court.1 M.H. is the father of the children C.H. and N.H., and his parental rights to the children were terminated in the same trial.2 Each parent appeals, asserting that the evidence was insufficient to
1 Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.8, w... More...   $0 (09-11-2015 - TX)

T.N. is the mother of the four children involved in this matter. Her parental rights to the children were terminated by order of the trial court.1 M.H. is the father of the children C.H. and N.H., and his parental rights to the children were terminated in the same trial.2 Each parent appeals, asserting that the evidence was insufficient to
1 Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.8, w... More...   $0 (09-11-2015 - TX)