Appellant Raymond M. (father) appeals from two
domestic violence restraining orders granted under the
Domestic Violence Prevention Act (DVPA) (Fam. Code,
§ 6200 et seq.)1 Following a single evidentiary hearing on
separate requests filed by father and respondent Melissa G.
(mother), the court granted both requests. Father contends
reversal is required because section 6305 re... More...   $0 (09-23-2018 - CA)

Laureano-Cheveres was the only witness at the restitution hearing. He testified that he had to pay an insurance deductible for damage to the body of his vehicle and had to pay out of pocket to replace one tire and two rims that had been damaged. He also testified that upon return of his vehicle in October 2016, he had noticed that the following items, which had been inside of the vehicle at the ... More...   $0 (09-22-2018 - FL)

Petitioner is charged with first-degree murder, a capital offense, and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and accessory after the fact to first-degree murder, offenses which are punishable by life imprisonment. See § 782.04(1), Fla. Stat. Article I, section 14, of the Florida Constitution states: Pretrial release and detention.— 2 Unless charged with a capital offense or an offense... More...   $0 (09-22-2018 - FL)

Peace was indicted for rape and gross sexual imposition of a minor, who
was less than thirteen years old at the time. He was convicted of both offenses,
sentenced to life without parole for rape, a concurrent five years for gross sexual
imposition, and was labeled a tier III sexual offender.

{¶3} Peace raises five assignments of error:
{¶4} “[1.] The trial court co... More...   $0 (09-22-2018 - OH)

On June 7, 2017, a Franklin County Grand Jury indicted Dixon on kidnapping, a felony of the first degree in violation of R.C. 2905.01; abduction, a felony of the third degree in violation of R.C. 2905.02, and domestic violence, a felony of the third degree in violation of R.C. 2919.25. Dixon initially entered a not guilty plea. On October 24, 2017, he withdrew his not guilty plea and entered a g... More...   $0 (09-22-2018 - OH)

In these consolidated appeals, defendant-appellant, Derrick Wade, appeals from a judgment of conviction and sentence entered by the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas following a jury trial in which he was found guilty of murder in case No. 15CR-6089. Appellant also appeals from an entry of the trial court which denied his motion to withdraw guilty plea in case No. 13CR-1788. {¶ 2} On April 1, ... More...   $0 (09-22-2018 - OH)

Colorado Revised Statutes Title 18 Criminal Code Section 18-6-403 Sexual exploitation of a childMore...   $0 (09-22-2018 - CO)

Following summary judgment against plaintiffs Sara and
Guy Hart in this wrongful foreclosure action, defendant
Nationstar Mortgage LLC obtained its attorney’s fees as
prevailing party, based on a clause in the deed of trust. On
appeal from the fee award, the Harts contend the clause in
question is not an attorney’s fees provision. We agree and
reverse.
FACTUAL AND PROCE... More...   $0 (09-22-2018 - CA)

In February 2017, Henderson was indicted on six counts: two counts of felonious assault in violation of R.C. 2903.11(A)(2), both second-degree felonies, with one- and three-year firearm specifications; one count of discharging a firearm on or near prohibited premises in violation of R.C. 2923.162, a third-degree felony, with one- and three-year firearm specifications; one count of domestic vi... More...   $0 (09-21-2018 - OH)

A statement of the facts underlying appellant's criminal convictions is not necessary to our resolution of this appeal. Appellant's criminal convictions arise from sex offenses committed on June 29, 2007 against victims aged 10 and 12. The following procedural history is taken in part from our decision in State v. Teagarden, 5th Dist. Licking No. 14-CA-56, 2015-Ohio-2563 [Teagarden III] and S... More...   $0 (09-21-2018 - OH)

This is an appeal from an Adams County Common Pleas Court judgment of conviction and sentence. Russell Lewis, defendant below and appellant herein, assigns the following errors for review: FIRST ASSIGNMENT OF ERROR: “THE APPELLANT WAS DENIED EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL AS IS GUARANTEED BY THE SIXTH AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES ... More...   $0 (09-21-2018 - OH)

Karrin Harris (“Harris”) and Johnson began dating in May 2010. In July 2016, Harris and Johnson stopped living together. Harris testified that the relationship had ended at this time; but Johnson believed that the two were still romantically involved on the date of the incident. Because Harris and Johnson were co-parenting their four year-old child, J.H., they continued to see each other freque... More...   $0 (09-21-2018 - OH)

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Donald Ray Cowans, a/k/a Donald R. Cowens with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: HM11, MURDER - FIRST DEGREE, in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7
Date of Offense: 01/16/2017
Party Name Disposition Information
COWANS, DONALD RAY
Count # 2. Count as Filed: ABDGR, ASSAULT WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON, in violation of 21 O.S. 645
Date of Off... More...   $0 (09-21-2018 - OK)

On July 14, 2017, Appellant was indicted by the Mercer County Grand Jury on one count of aggravated possession of drugs, a felony of the fifth degree, in violation of R.C. 2925.11(A); 2929.11(C)(1)(a). (Doc. No. 1). On July 25, 2017, Appellant was released by the trial court on an OR bond. (Doc. No. 7). As part of his OR bond, Appellant was subject to the following conditions: 1) Do not ... More...   $0 (09-20-2018 - OH)

In June 2014, Mr. Davis was looking after his granddaughters, ten-year-old M.D., and nine-year-old E.D., while Grandmother was at work. Mr. Davis asked M.D. to try on her swimsuit and when she needed help fastening it, Mr. Davis “went under [her] swimsuit and touched [her] boob.” Not long after this incident, Mr. Davis called M.D. into his bedroom, and he touched her under her shirt on he... More...   $0 (09-20-2018 - MO)

On February 16, 2010, Detective Steve Ryun ("Detective Ryun") conducted an
investigation using software to identify IP addresses that were associated with files that
appeared to contain child pornography which were being shared over the internet.
Detective Ryun found an IP address that had been observed with twenty-six notable files
which had been available for sharing since J... More...   $0 (09-20-2018 - MO)

On March 28, 2017, appellant Derrick Johnson was found guilty by a Faulkner County jury of fifteen counts of distributing, possessing, or viewing matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child. On appeal, Johnson claims that the circuit court erroneously denied his motion to suppress evidence found on his mobile phone. We affirm. This case began when an eleven-year-old girl, M.P... More...   $0 (09-20-2018 - AR)

When the State called K.B. to testify, crying was heard outside the courtroom door.
The court immediately granted the parties’ request to meet in chambers to discuss what
had happened. In chambers, the State explained that when the courtroom door was
opened for K.B. to enter from the hallway, K.B. saw Carter and started crying and
hyperventilating. According to the State, K.... More...   $0 (09-20-2018 - TX)

Oklahoma City, OK - Former Oklahoma State Senator Sentenced to Fifteen Years for Child Sex Trafficking

RALPH ALLEN LEE SHORTEY, 36, has been sentenced to fifteen years in prison for soliciting a minor to engage in a commercial sex act.

"Today’s sentence shows that federal law enforcement will take whatever steps are necessary to protect children from sexual exploitation, regardle... More...   $0 (09-20-2018 - OK)

Oklahoma City, OK - Oklahoma City Man Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years for Bomb Threat and Child Pornography

Robert Shane Apgar, 35, of Oklahoma City, has been sentenced to 235 months in prison for making a bomb threat and sending child pornography.

According to the first count of a four-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury on July 18, 2017, Apgar used the Internet on De... More...   $0 (09-20-2018 - OK)

Denver, CO - Weld County Man Sentenced To Over 10 Years In Federal Prison For Possession Of Child Pornography

Defendant possessed over 1,000 images of child pornography

Frank Steven Wietecha, Jr., age 49, of Weld County, Colorado, was sentenced late last week by U.S. District Court Judge Philip A. Brimmer to serve 130 months (over 10 years) in federal prison for possession of chi... More...   $0 (09-20-2018 - CO)

The child involved in this case was Garza’s great-grandson, G.G.,3 who was five years old at the time of the assault. The child involved in the companion case, C.V., was six years old and was visiting Garza’s home at the time of the assault. G.G.’s mother, Lacy,4 testified that Garza was living with Lacy’s mother, whom G.G. called Nana, in a house in Windom during the late summer of 2016 and ... More...   $0 (09-19-2018 - TX)

At trial, Mother3 testified that she began dating Monroe right before Christmas
2013. She met him on a social website, and he moved in with her and her two
children sometime around June 2014. Mother averred that on June 11, 2016, she,
Monroe, Girl, and Boy attended a family reunion at a nearby lake. Girl was six years
old at the time.
According to Mother, the group left... More...   $0 (09-19-2018 - TX)

In 2014, Roger Davies was charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child. In November 2014, Davies pleaded guilty. During the change of plea, the district court advised Davies that as a part of the binding plea agreement, the court would not sentence him to more than 15 years imprisonment. After a presentence investigation, Davies was sentenced to a term of 15 years imprisonment and supervised p... More...   $0 (09-19-2018 - ND)

Boise, ID - Boise Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

Kristopher Douglas McKay, 36, of Boise, was sentenced on September 17, 2018 in U.S. District Court to 108 months in prison followed by five years supervised release, for possession of child pornography. McKay pleaded guilty on May 2, 2018.

According to court records, in March 2017, the Feder... More...   $0 (09-19-2018 - ID)