Adan Rivera pled guilty in two separate Reno County cases—Case No. 14-CR279 and Case No. 15-CR-344. In the first case, he pled guilty to possession of synthetic marijuana. In the second case, he pled guilty to two counts of possession of marijuana and one count of driving while suspended. Although Rivera fell within a presumptive imprisonment range, the district court granted him a durational depa... More...   $0 (09-18-2018 - KS)

Defendant was indicted by the Montgomery County Grand Jury in February of 2016 for one count of violating the Tennessee Sexual Offender and Violent Sexual Offender Registration, Verification and Tracking Act of 2004 (“the Act”) by “[f]alsification of a TBI registration form” as stated in Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-39-208(a)(2); one count of violating the Act by “[f]ailure to timely disclo... More...   $0 (09-17-2018 - TN)

Joe Ribakoff, a frequent attendee at meetings of the Long
Beach Transit Company Board of Directors, filled out a public
speaker’s card and spoke on agenda item 10 at the board’s
August 24, 2015 meeting for the three minutes allowed each
public speaker on an agenda item. When he rose to speak a
second time on the same agenda item, it was during the board’s
deliberation and v... More...   $0 (09-16-2018 - CA)

Defendant SOLO 1 Kustoms, Inc. (SOLO) appeals a
judgment in favor of plaintiff Christopher Vasquez. After a bench
trial, the court found SOLO liable for performing unauthorized
repair work on Vasquez’s car in violation of Business and
Professions Code section 9884.9, and awarded Vasquez $12,000
in damages. On appeal, SOLO contends there is no private cause
of action for vio... More...   $0 (09-15-2018 - CA)

Dustin1 was convicted of aiding and abetting his mother, Ginger Jefferson,
in the stabbing death of his wife, Kerry Jefferson. Dustin and Kerry had a volatile
marriage and lived separately. Dustin lived at his cousin Carlos’s house, but Kerry
often spent time with him there. Kerry fearfully told a friend shortly before her death
that Dustin might hurt or kill her. The next ... More...   $0 (09-14-2018 - IA)

Joe Ribakoff, a frequent attendee at meetings of the Long
Beach Transit Company Board of Directors, filled out a public
speaker’s card and spoke on agenda item 10 at the board’s
August 24, 2015 meeting for the three minutes allowed each
public speaker on an agenda item. When he rose to speak a
second time on the same agenda item, it was during the board’s
deliberation and v... More...   $0 (09-14-2018 - CA)

Springfield, MA - Worcester Man Pleads Guilty to Marriage Fraud

Six women from Sub-Saharan Africa married defendant to gain legal status in U.S.

A Worcester man pleaded guilty on September 11, 2018 in connection with entering into six fraudulent marriages in order to evade immigration laws.

Peter Hicks, 57, pleaded guilty to one count of marriage fraud. U.S. District Co... More...   $0 (09-13-2018 - MA)

Almost twenty years ago, a jury convicted Mr. Prade for the aggravated murder of
his ex-wife, Dr. Margo Prade. In 2013, a trial court found him actually innocent due, in large
part, to new DNA evidence. The court granted Mr. Prade’s motion for post-conviction relief, but
also found that he was entitled to a new trial “should [its] order granting post-conviction relief be
over... More...   $0 (09-12-2018 - OH)

The relevant facts and procedural history as set forth in Appellant’s brief
and accepted by the State of Ohio are as follows.
{¶4} Appellant Jonathan Leach met his future wife, Breanna, in September,
2009. The two moved in together in March, 2010, and were married in May, 2013. (T. at
203, 217). Prior to meeting Appellant, Breanna had three children from a previous
marriag... More...   $0 (09-12-2018 - OH)

The City of Pensacola, Florida appeals a district court decision ordering it to remove a 34-foot Latin cross from a public park on the ground that the City’s maintenance of the cross violates the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause. Having concluded that we are bound by existing Circuit precedent, we find ourselves constrained to affirm.
I
The pertinent facts are undisputed. In 1941, th... More...   $0 (09-12-2018 - FL)

The appellants (landowners) own eight lots in an area of
Rancho Palos Verdes that is the subject of a 1978 building
moratorium based on the resurgence of an ancient landslide.1 In
the trial court, the landowners sought relief from the building
moratorium and damages for inverse condemnation primarily on
the basis of our opinion in Monks v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes
(2008)... More...   $0 (09-10-2018 - CA)

After receiving a tip that Kechedzian was linked to a fugitive operating a large credit card fraud ring, federal agents conducted a trash pull from Kechedzian’s residence. In his trash, they found two counterfeit credit cards and, based on this, the agents obtained a search warrant. The resulting search of Kechedzian’s residence and cars uncovered two USB drives containing 1,451 stolen credit card... More...   $0 (09-09-2018 - )

David Matusiewicz1 and Christine Belford were married from 2001 to 2006, during which time they had three children, L.M.1, L.M.2, and K.M.1 (the “children”). The couple and their children also lived with Belford’s one child from a previous marriage, K.M.2.2 After their divorce, Belford and David engaged in a bitter custody dispute, during which David accused Belford of being an unfit mother and ... More...   $0 (09-09-2018 - DE)

This appeal presents the question whether clearly established law supports the
claim of Plaintiff Joseph Leiser that two jail officials in Coffey County, Kansas, violated
his constitutional rights by disclosing medical information about him that they had
properly obtained. While Plaintiff was incarcerated in an Illinois jail awaiting extradition
to Coffey County, the administrator ... More...   $0 (09-06-2018 - KS)

On June 6, 2017, the State charged Hefele with one count of domestic battery, a class B person misdemeanor in violation of K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 21-5414(a)(2), and criminal restraint, a class A person misdemeanor in violation of K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 215411(a). The State's charges stemmed from an argument between Hefele and his thengirlfriend, Kasey Fuchs. The argument occurred in a townhome shared by Hef... More...   $0 (09-05-2018 - KS)

A jury convicted Appellant of aggravated sexual assault of child. The indictment alleged that on or about July 1, 2010, Appellant intentionally and knowingly caused the penetration of his penis into the mouth of N.M., who at the time was younger than fourteen.1 As with many cases of this type, the jury was confronted with the child victim’s claim of the assault, and the defendant’s denial th... More...   $0 (09-02-2018 - TX)

Although an in-depth examination of oil-and-gas principles is not necessary to resolve the merits of this appeal, we pause briefly to define the various rights at issue in a mineral estate so as to ground our subsequent discussion and provide context as to what rights the McDaniels purportedly believed they were conveying, and what rights may have actually been conveyed in the agreement the Mc... More...   $0 (09-02-2018 - TX)

After the jury was impaneled, the State’s attorney read the indictment. The indictment identified appellant’s alleged victim as “Ashley Alvarez.”2 Appellant entered a plea of not guilty. The trial court then recessed the proceedings for a noon break. When the proceedings resumed but before opening statements were presented, the court stated, outside the presence of the jury, that Juror Numb... More...   $0 (09-02-2018 - TX)

Anna Moses, the decedent, grew up in Russia and moved to the United States after meeting appellant. Appellant and Anna married and appellant treated Anna’s young son, Igor, as his own. Anna was described as a beautiful, elegant woman who cared deeply for her family and friends. Although the couple seemed to have a happy marriage, several of Anna’s friends described appellant as controlling.... More...   $0 (09-01-2018 - TX)

A. Written Plea Admonishments

McDaniel signed the written plea admonishments under the following paragraph: I sign this document after consulting with my attorney. I have read each and every paragraph above . . . and I fully understand each and every paragraph and admonishment herein. I am aware of the consequences of my plea. Furthermore, I have no questions about these admonishments,... More...   $0 (09-01-2018 - TX)

Shortly after midnight on April 8, 2015, Campbell called 911 from his home to report that he had shot his wife. Campbell told the dispatcher that his handgun inadvertently discharged when he removed it from its holster. Rebecca was sitting in a recliner when the bullet struck her. Campbell stated she was bleeding from the head but still breathing. He also said he was a "concealed carry holder" and... More...   $0 (08-30-2018 - KS)

Matthew Durham appeals his convictions and sentence on four counts for illicit
sex with minors in Kenya after travelling there from the United States. This opinion
addresses the following eight issues presented for appellate review.
1. Is 18 U.S.C. § 2423(c), the statute on which the convictions
were based, unconstitutional on its face and as applied to Mr.
Durham because it ex... More...   $0 (08-30-2018 - OK)

Richard Grissom, a prisoner in the custody of the Kansas Department of
Corrections, brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against a number of state corrections
and prison officials (collectively the Prison Officials), alleging violations of his
constitutional rights stemming from his lengthy placement in solitary confinement. The
district court granted summary judgment against Grisso... More...   $0 (08-30-2018 - KS)

We focus on the allegations relevant to the issue on appeal. Cortese is the
biological daughter of Francesca, and the stepdaughter of Robert, both of whom are
deceased. Over the course of Francesca’s and Robert’s 23-year marriage, they “acquired
an enormous amount of wealth.” Sherwood “attended to all of their legal matters under
Robert’s direction. As their estate planning attorne... More...   $0 (08-22-2018 - CA)

The attorneys for plaintiff Lisa Levingston, O.D., failed to file an opposition to a
motion for summary judgment. They had been substituted into the case after
Levingston’s former attorneys were disqualified and the opposition that the former
attorneys had filed was stricken. At the hearing on the motion, Levingston’s new counsel
claimed they had not known that they needed to file... More...   $0 (08-18-2018 - CA)