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STEPHEN SHAWN KEYES vs. STATE OF IOWA Stephen Shawn Keyes was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder for the fire-related deaths of his wife and two-year-old son in their rural Springville home during the Christmas season of 1996.

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In the early morning hours of December 26, 1996, Keyes’s wife, Sandra,
and two-year-old son, Joshua, died in a house fire. The State accused Keyes of
setting t

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. NICHOLAS LINDSEY

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We address the admissibility of certain evidence in this criminal mortgage fraud case. We affirm the convictions, rejecting appellant’s conte

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James Alan Weatherford v. The State of Texas Sex Offender

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The indictment in this cause alleged four counts of promotion of child pornography
and 22 counts of

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STATE OF MONTANA v. JOSEPH D. FORSYTHE

In November 2013, Joseph Forsythe was charged in the Billings Municipal Court
with misdemeanor Partner/Family Member Assault—Second Offense following a violent
physical altercation with his wife, Giana, during which she was seriously injured. While
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confined at the Yellowstone County Detention Facility (YCDF) and under a “no contact”
order, Forsythe and Gia

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Tameshia Shelton a/k/a Mickey v. State of Mississippi


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Ketina Tutton—Tameshia Shelton’s younger sister—lived in the Mhoon Valley
Community of Clay County (“Mhoon Valley”) near

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State of Tennessee v. Petr Pompa

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On May 27, 2014, the Davidson County Grand Jury indicted the Defendant for sexual battery

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Jonathan D. Harness v. State of Indiana Morgantown Indiana minister and wife – Jonathon Harness and Buffy Harness charged with multiple counts of child molestation

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Harness had a tumultuous and abusive childhood. He married, and he and his
wife had one biological son. At some point in their marriage,

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Meredith King v. Gilbert Dewayne King

Appellant Meredith King filed a petition for post-divorce division of property, alleging that the parties’ divorce decree failed to award or divide appellee Gilbert Dwayne King’s total retirement benefit. The case proceeded to trial before the court. After hearing evidence, the trial court granted Dwayne’s1 motion for judgment. In a single issue, Meredith contends the trial court erred by de

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My Three Sons, LTD., My Three Sons Management, LLC, Prestonwood OB/GYN Associates, P.A., Christopher Riegel, M.D., P.A., and Christopher Riegel v. Midway/Parker Medical Center, L.P., Kinsman Ventures, LLC, Manhattan Construction Company, TD Industries, Inc., Southstar Fire Protection Company, CMA Management Company, and Midway Medical Center Owners Association, Inc.

Christopher Riegel and various entities affiliated with him––My Three Sons, Ltd., My
Three Sons Management, LLC, Prestonwood OB/GYN Associates, P.A., Christopher Riegel,
M.D., P.A.––appeal the trial court’s dismissal of their lawsuit against appellees for failing to
comply with an order compelling arbitration of the dispute. In five issues, appellants complain
the trial c

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HOWARD STEVEN AULT vs. STATE OF FLORIDA

The facts of this case were set forth in Ault’s first direct appeal:
Howard Steven Ault was charged with two counts of firstdegree murder in the deaths of two young sisters, eleven-year-old Deanne Mu’min and seven-year-old Alicia Jones. Ault was also charged with two counts of sexual battery on a child under twelve years old, two counts of kidnaping a child under thirteen years old, and

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Roger Garling v. United States Environmental Protection Agency

Roger Garling, Sheryl Garling, and their business, R and D Enterprises, Inc.,
(collectively, “the Garlings”) sued the United States for damages arising from an
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Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) raid and investigation of

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Billy Wayne Baskett v. Linnet Sue Baskett

Billy Wayne Baskett appeals the trial court’s order enforcing the property division
under an agreed final decree of divorce, finding Billy1 in contempt of the decree, and awarding
appellee Linnet Sue Baskett damages and attorney’s fees. Billy contends that the trial court
improperly modified the terms of the decree and abused its discretion by awarding damages and
attorney’s

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Elness Swenson Graham Architects, Inc.; Cross-Appellants, RLJ II-C Austin Air, LP; RLJ II-C Austin Air Lessee, LP; and RLJ Lodging Fund II Acquisitions, LLC v. RLJ II-C Austin Air, LP; RLJ II-C Austin Air Lessee, LP; and RLJ Lodging Fund II Acquisitions, LLC // Cross-Appellee, Elness Swenson Graham Architects, Inc.

Appellant Elness Swenson Graham Architects, Inc. (Elness) appeals from a final
judgment in favor of appellees RLJ II-C Austin Air, LP; RLJ II-C Austin Air Lessee, LP; and RLJ
Lodging Fund II Acquisitions, LLC (collectively, RLJ). RLJ also filed a cross-appeal against Elness.
Elness raises five issues on appeal, challenging RLJ’s right to bring suit for breach of contract, the
tri

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Deborah Logsdon v. Mark E. Logsdon

Appellant Deborah Logsdon appeals from the trial court’s summary
judgment granted in favor of appellee Mark E. Logsdon. Because we conclude
the trial court did not err, we affirm the trial court’s judgment. See Tex. R. App.
P. 43.2(a).
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I. BACKGROUND
A. DIVORCE AND LIQUIDATION OF ASSETS BY AUCTION
Deborah and Mark married in 1984 and

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Fernando Haffid Camero v. Jamantha Jo Camero

In this divorce case, the trial court signed a judgment that (1) dissolved the marriage between Fernando Haffid Camero and Samantha Jo Camero, (2) determined issues related to the conservatorship, possession, and access to the
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couple’s two minor children, and (3) resolved property issues. Acting pro se, Fernando appeals the divorce decree, presenting what we construe as two issues.

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Shamsher Medih Christi v. Sana Christi a/k/a Kiran Will Werding

Shamsher Chisti sought to collaterally attack his decree of divorce by filing a petition for a bill of review in the trial court. The trial court denied Chisti’s bill of review. On appeal, Chisti challenges that ruling as an abuse of the trial court’s discretion. We affirm.
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Background
In April 2016, the trial court heard Chisti’s petition for a bill of review, in
which he s

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Kamal Ali and Israa Hassan v. United States of America

Israa Hassan, a U.S. citizen,
filed an I-130 petition seeking permanent resident status for her
noncitizen husband, Kamal Ali. See 8 U.S.C. §§ 1151(b)(2)(A)(i),
1154(a)(1)(A)(i); 8 C.F.R. § 204.2(a). After interviewing Ali and
Hassan, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") issued
a Notice of Intent to Deny ("NOID") the petition because of the
agency's determ

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Christina Francis v. Daniel Wieland

Ms. Christina Francis, Mother of the 11-year-old child subject to the motion to
modify custody at the core of this dispute, appeals a circuit court judgment grantin g
joint legal and joint physical custody to her and Mr. Daniel Wieland, the child’s
biological Father, and otherwise establishing a parenting plan and ordering child
support, and requiring the parties to pay their own

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Diana Marie Ashton v. Christopher Michael Ashton

Christopher Ashton ("Father") appeals the circuit court's judgment dismissing his motion
objecting to Diana Ashton's ("Mother's") proposal to relocate their minor children.1 We vacate
the judgment.
Background
The parties' marriage was dissolved in December 2011. They were awarded joint legal
and joint physical custody of their two children, with specific periods of parenting ti

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David Knigge v. B & L Food Stores, Inc. and Estate of Robert Allen Knigge

[¶1.] David Knigge entered into an oral employment contract with his brother, Robert Knigge, to manage a grocery store that was owned by Robert and his wife Lynette. David entered into the contract in part because Robert had cancer and a limited time to live. The contract allegedly included a severance payment to David if Lynette desired to end David’s employment after Robert’s death. Robert

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STATE OF KANSAS v. JESUS MUNOZ

On November 19, 2013, J.M. caught M.M., her 13-year-old daughter, with an iPhone. This surprised J.M. because M.M. was not allowed to have a cell phone. J.M. took the iPhone away from M.M. Upon searching through the iPhone, J.M. found photos of M.M. in her bra and underwear, which had been sent to a contact listed as "JMZ." J.M. contacted A.M., her husband and M.M.'s father, about the photos. Toge

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STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. CURTIS A. FRANKLIN

A.M. has known defendant since she was four years old. A.M.'s
family and defendant's family enjoyed a close relationship, and
both families were active in their local church, where defendant
served as associate pastor at the time of his arrest.
The accusations came to light on November 30, 2009, when A.M.
reported her past sexual relationship with defendant to the

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QUENTIN MARCUS TRUEHILL vs. STATE OF FLORIDA

Quentin Truehill, who was twenty-two years old at the time, was charged
with the kidnapping and murder of Vincent Binder, who was twenty-nine years
old. Truehill’s crime spree began on the evening of March 30, 2010, at the
Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office in Mansura, Louisiana, when Truehill and two
other cellmates, Kentrell F. Johnson1 and Peter Hughes,2 held the holding

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Ndubuisi Nkalari v. The State of Texas

In August 2013, appellant was charged with misdemeanor assault causing bodily injury
to a family member, his wife Christy. The information alleged appellant intentionally,
knowingly, or recklessly caused bodily injury to Christy by using Christy’s arms to apply
pressure to her throat or neck. Appellant was charged separately with the unlawful restraint of
his wife. Both of

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STATE OF MISSOURI v. JERRY J. SWARTZ

On March 21, 2014 around 11:50 p.m., Sergeant Nicholas Berry ("Sergeant Berry")
of the Missouri State Highway Patrol was on patrol on Highway M in Moberly, Missouri.
Just before midnight, Sergeant Berry viewed Swartz driving in the middle of the roadway
on an extension of Highway M known as Urbandale. The stretch of Urbandale where this
occurred is a two-lane blacktop road wi

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