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STATE OF KANSAS v. BRIAN DEAN WILSON

In December 2014, Wilson was arrested. Topeka police had come to Wilson's house in search of another man. After taking that man into custody, police arrested three other occupants, one of whom had drug paraphernalia in her pocket. Police learned that Wilson was on parole so they contacted Kansas Department of Corrections employees to determine what was required to conduct a search. Believing that

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United States of America v. David Matusiewicz and Thomas Matusiewicz and Lenore Matusiewicz and Amy Gonzalez

Three Members of Matusiewicz Family Receive Life Sentences

WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, Kevin L. Perkins, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Baltimore Division, and Nathaniel McQueen, Jr., Colonel, Delaware State Police, announced today that United States District Court Judge Gerald A. McHugh senten

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STATE OF IOWA vs. STEPHEN ALLEN BOEDING

We incorporate the district court’s statement of the factual background:
Stephen Boeding, (hereinafter, “Boeding”) and the decedent, Kevin O’ConnelI (hereinafter, “O’Connell”) had been friends since meeting in Country Oaks [(a substance abuse program)] in 2007. The evidence supports that they were also intermittent sexual partners. On or about May 18, 2013, Boeding sent text

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Montana Cannabis et al. v. State Of Montana

This is the State’s second appeal from the First Judicial District Court’s
injunctions preventing implementation of certain provisions of the Act. Montana
Cannabis Industry Association v. State, 2012 MT 201, 366 Mont. 224, 286 P.3d 1161
(hereafter MCIA I). The Act repealed the 2004 Medical Marijuana Act (2004 Act)—
which was established by voter initiative (I-148)—and

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STATE OF IOWA vs. JOHN NATHANIEL VAN WIE

Van Wie pled guilty on December 21, 2009, to fourth-degree criminal
mischief, criminal trespass, and fifth-degree theft. As a part of a plea agreement,
the State agreed to a deferred judgment.
Van Wie violated the terms of his probation agreement, and the deferred
judgment was revoked. He was sentenced to consecutive terms of incarceration
not to exceed 365 days for th

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Terry Gene Bollea a/k/a Hulk Hogan v. Gawker Media, L.L.C.

St. Petersburg, FL - Hulk Hogan Wins Big in Florida With $115 Million Verdict

Terry Gene Bollea a/k/a Hulk Hogan, age 62, sued Gawker Media, L.L.C. on negligence and invasion of privacy theories claiming that the release of a video of Hogan having sex with Heather Cole, the wife of Bubba "the Love Sponge Clem was tortious and injured and damaged him, including emotional distress.

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STEPHEN BARTLEY V. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

Bartley and his first wife, Laura, had three children and what was
described as a tumultuous marriage. Laura left the marriage when their
children were younger than school age, and the couple engaged in a lengthy
and acrimonious custody battle. At some point after the dissolution of his
marriage to Laura, Bartley remarried. During the majority of the time period at
issue,

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Michael Day v. State of Indiana

In January 2015, Day resided with his wife, M.D., and their two minor
children, C.D. and J.D., in a home in Brookville, Indiana. Because of problems
in the marriage and frequent arguments, the couple decided a divorce was
necessary. M.D. described the couple’s “fighting” as “name calling.”
Transcript at 6. A majority of the couple’s recent frustrations existed b

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State of Missouri vs. S.F.

Defendant was told that she tested positive for HIV in 2003. At that time, she
received counseling from her physician regarding the consequences of having HIV.
Several years later, Defendant engaged in sexual intercourse with Victim. She did not
disclose to Victim that she was HIV positive before having sexual intercourse with him.
Defendant was charged with the class A fel

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STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JOSEPH M. PALLIPURATH, a/k/a SANISH

At approximately 11:45 a.m. on November 23, 2008, defendant
entered Saint Thomas Syrian Orthodox Church in Clifton and shot
and killed Reshma, his wife, and Dennis John. Silvy, Reshma's
cousin, was also shot, but she survived and is now partially
paralyzed. At trial, these facts were undisputed. The issue
was whether defendant's conduct was purposeful or knowing, as

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STATE OF IOWA vs. JOHN NATHANIEL VAN WIE

Van Wie pled guilty on December 21, 2009, to fourth-degree criminal
mischief, criminal trespass, and fifth-degree theft. As a part of a plea agreement,
the State agreed to a deferred judgment.
Van Wie violated the terms of his probation agreement, and the deferred
judgment was revoked. He was sentenced to consecutive terms of incarceration
not to exceed 365 days for th

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PHUOC NGUYEN vs. STATE OF IOWA

In 1999, Phuoc Thanh Nguyen was convicted of first-degree murder based on alternative theories that included a felony-murder theory. On direct appeal, the court of appeals recounted the evidence presented at trial and established a number of facts that a jury could have found based on the record:
On the afternoon of July 15, 1998, Nguyen and Dao approached “The Cloud,” a Des Moines bar.

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Lionel R. Mackey, Jr. v. State of Indiana

At the time relevant to this appeal, Mackey was living with his then-girlfriend,
J.H., and her two children, E.H. and K.H., in Mackey’s mobile home in
Delaware County. The couple had lived together for about eighteen months
and had discussed marriage. E.H. treated Mackey as her father and even called
him “daddy.” Tr. p. 33. In early March 2013, Mackey picked J.H. up from

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United States of America v. Barbara J. Clark

Cleveland, OH - Two sent to prison for stealing government assistance

A Cleveland woman was sentenced to prison for collecting her deceased mother’s Supplmental Security Income benefits for more than 30 years, said Acting U.S. Attorney Carole S. Rendon.

Barbara J. Clark, 63, was sentenced to six months of incarceration and ordered to pay $188,973 in restitution to the Social S

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WOLENS v. USA

Mr. Wolens and Ms. Wolens were married in New York in 1986. See Pl.’s Supplemental Br. in Opp’n to Def.’s Mot. to Dismiss and in Support of Pl.’s Mot. for Summary Judgment (“Pl.’s Cross-Mot.”) at 7, ECF No. 17. They later moved to London, England and resided there together through the time of their divorce on January 24, 2006, which divorce was granted by order of the United Kingdo

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Thompson v. Pruitt Corporation

On January 11, 2011, Respondent, Mae Ruth Davis Thompson (Daughter), and her brother, Andrew Phillip Davis (Son), had their mother, Eula Mae Davis (Mother), transferred from Piedmont Medical Center to a nearby nursing home facility owned or operated by Appellant UniHealth Post Acute Care-Rock Hill (UniHealth). A UniHealth employee presented an Admission Agreement, an Arbitration Agreement (AA), a

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State of Nebraska v. Candice M. McMillion

McMillion has been married to her husband, Caleb McMillion (Caleb), since March 2007. Their son, S.M., was born in August 2007. In late September 2012, after getting into an argument with Caleb, McMillion told her father-in-law that she had “put her mouth on [S.M.] a couple of times” and that she did so, in order to save her marriage, because Caleb “was into that.” McMillion told him that

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LAKE HENDRICKS IMPROVEMENT ASSOC. v. BROOKINGS CTY. PLANNING & ZONING COMM’N

Developers desire to build a dairy on Owner’s property in Brookings
County. Developers have an agreement to purchase Owner’s property contingent on
approval of the dairy by government authorities. Developers obtained a conditional
use permit for the dairy from Brookings County. City then filed a petition for a writ
of certiorari in circuit court challenging the permit.

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In the Interest of L.R.P. and H.A.P.

In her sole issue on appeal, appellant Pamela Sue Niemczyk contends the trial court abused its discretion by dismissing with prejudice her “Petition for Enforcement of Spousal Maintenance.” We affirm the trial court’s order dismissing with prejudice Niemczyk’s petition for enforcement.

Background
Rodney Dean Patten and Niemczyk1 married in December 1990 and separated in Ju

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. HAROLD LAMONT FLETCHER

Defendant and his wife Tricia (“Mrs. Fletcher”) were married in 2002 while
defendant was serving in the military. Before and during their marriage, the couple
lived with Matt and Diane1 (collectively, “the children”), Mrs. Fletcher’s two children
from a previous relationship. The children called defendant “Dad.” In 2005,
defendant and family moved into a three-

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Casimir Eme-Odunze v. The State of Texas

Appellant Casimir Eme-Odunze appeals his conviction by a jury for the offense of assault of a family member. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.01(a)(1) (West Supp. 2014). The trial court sentenced him to one year in Harris County jail, and probated the sentence to community supervision for a period of 18 months. Appellant challenges his conviction in three issues: (1) the State failed to meet its bur

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MONTANA CANNABIS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION v. STATE OF MONTANA

This is the State’s second appeal from the First Judicial District Court’s
injunctions preventing implementation of certain provisions of the Act. Montana
Cannabis Industry Association v. State, 2012 MT 201, 366 Mont. 224, 286 P.3d 1161
(hereafter MCIA I). The Act repealed the 2004 Medical Marijuana Act (2004 Act)—
which was established by voter initiative (I-148)—and

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State Of Louisiana VS Donald Law

In the summer of 2012, a group of children, including best friends C.G. and
M.W.1 ( the victims), made plans to stay at the home of defendant and his wife
Tulonna Law before the group would attend a church camp in Florida. The victims
lived in North Louisiana ( in Caddo Parish) and during summer seasons, along with
other children, often visited the Laws, who lived in West Baton Rou

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Larry R. Hedlund v. State of Iowa

In this interlocutory appeal, a former agent of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) challenges the district court’s dismissal of his claim for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy. The agent’s application for leave to appeal was filed more than thirty days after the district court’s order but within thirty days of the court’s denial of the plaintiff’s motion to

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STATE OF IOWA vs. TERRY DENNIS FOTH

Terry Foth appeals from his conviction and sentence, following a jury trial,
for domestic abuse assault causing bodily injury. Foth asserts the district court
erred when it excluded evidence that the victim allegedly made prior false
accusations of domestic abuse; furthermore, he argues, trial counsel was
ineffective for failing to assert the admission of this evidence was con

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