Mitigation Law
 
State of Ohio v. Devantee Osley

On October 20, 2016, the Lucas County Grand Jury indicted appellant on
one count of murder in violation of R.C. 2903.02(A), and, in the alternative, one count of
murder in violation of R.C. 2903.02(B), both with firearm specifications under R.C.
2941.145. The charges were based on an incident wherein appellant agreed to meet and
fight the victim. After the parties arrived, ap... More...
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THE STATE OF OHIO v. MYERS

The case was tried to a jury. Much of the account of what happened came from Myers’s friend and codefendant Timothy Mosley. According to Mosley, he and Myers began to concoct their scheme on January 27, 2014. That morning, Myers, who had just slept through the start of a new job, woke up Mosley
and asked him if he “wanted to make some money.” When Mosley said he did, Myers suggested that ... More...
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STATE OF LOUISIANA VERSUS DEXTER ALLEN

On July 30, 2015, a Jefferson Parish Grand Jury indicted defendant, Dexter
Allen, on two counts of second degree murder (counts one and two), violations of
La. R.S. 14:30.1, and 21 counts of simple burglary (counts five through 23), in
violation of La. R.S. 14:62.1 Defendant pled not guilty at his arraignment on
September 11, 2015. On October 11, 2016, the matter proceeded to... More...
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United States of America v. John Kelsey Gammell District of Minnesota Federal Courthouse - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN - New Mexico Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Directing Computer Attacks Against Websites of Dozens of Victims and Felon-In-Possession Charges

A New Mexico man was sentenced today in St. Paul, Minnesota, for directing computer attacks against the websites of his prior employers, business competitors and public services, and felon-in-possession of a firearm charges. ... More...
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Leon Howell Couvillion v. The State of Texas Texas Court of Appeals, Ninth District

Deputy Magdalena Strong of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
testified that in March 2016, she responded to a 9-1-1 call at the home of Couvillion
and C.G. According to Strong, C.G. called 9-1-1 and reported that Couvillion had
pushed C.G. on the chest, and Strong observed red marks on C.G.’s neck. Strong
testified that C.G. was highly upset and initially resisted giving ... More...
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STATE OF OHIO vs. CHRISTIAN N. MORGAN

In March 2016, Morgan, age 17, was charged in a juvenile court complaint,
which alleged that he committed two second-degree felony offenses of felonious assault,
if committed as an adult. It was alleged that during an altercation at a laser tag facility,
Morgan assaulted the victim who suffered severe and serious physical harm. Following
a hearing, the juvenile court found Mo... More...
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Debbie Williams, et al. v. Affinion Group, LLC, et al. Southern District of New York - New York, New York

The post‐transaction marketing employed by Trilegiant and its e‐merchant
partners functions as follows. Online merchants such as Buy.com, Inc. and
Priceline.com, Inc. enter into an arrangement with Trilegiant to permit the
advertisement of membership club programs to their customers. In the course
of completing a transaction, a link, banner, or webpage appears on theMore...
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STATE OF ARIZONA v. VINCENT JOSEPH GUARINO

To secure membership in the Aryan Brotherhood, a criminal gang, Defendant Vincent Guarino (“Guarino”) sought to murder Chad Rowe. Accompanied by his brother Frank Guarino (“Frank”), Guarino went to a home in north Phoenix. Guarino entered, found Chad, and brought him out at gunpoint. The three men drove away in a truck. Chad’s body was later found in a residential street. He had been stabbed ... More...   $0 (05-13-2018 - AZ)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. IOURI MIKHEL and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JURIJUS KADAMOVAS

Defendants are foreign nationals under the Hostage Taking Act: Mikhel is Russian, and Kadamovas is Lithuanian. Both lived in Los Angeles, California, during the events underlying this case. Defendants were assisted at various times by coconspirators Petro Krylov, Ainar Altmanis, Aleksejus Markovskis, and Natalya Solovyeva. Altmanis, Markovskis, and Solovyeva all pleaded guilty and
UNITED STA... More...
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Christopher Ryan Wall v. The State of Texas

Rita Deysarkar was critically injured on February 6, 2015 in a collision involving appellant.
Appellant was travelling at a speed of more than 110 mph in a 40 mph speed zone when he hit
Deysarkar’s vehicle near the driver’s side door as she was driving through an intersection. Four
hours after the crash, appellant’s blood-alcohol content was .11.
Several witnesses testified a... More...
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MICHAEL SKAKEL v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

The facts of this tragic case, which arises out of events that transpired more than forty years ago, are set forth in considerable detail in the habeas court’s memorandum of decision and in this court’s decision on the petitioner’s direct appeal.2 See State v. Skakel, supra, 276 Conn. 640–53. For present purposes, we focus our attention on those facts and procedural history that are most relevant ... More...   $0 (05-05-2018 - FL)

Zachary Thomas Collins v. The State of Texas Zachary Thomas Collins - Registered Sex Offender

After the grand jury indicted Appellant for the offense of sexual assault of a child, and after the State and Appellant entered into a plea agreement, Appellant pleaded guilty to the offense. The trial court followed the plea agreement, deferred any adjudication of Appellant’s guilt, placed him on community supervision for a term of ten years, and fined him $2,500. Ultimately, upon the State’s “... More...   $0 (05-02-2018 - TX)

STATE OF IOWA vs. JOHN WALTER MULDER

In this appeal, we again consider the constitutionality of Iowa’s statute governing the sentencing of juvenile offenders convicted of firstdegree murder. The case involves a murder committed by a fourteen-yearold boy in 1976. The crime took a life and forever altered the lives of others. For the young offender, it resulted in a sentence of lifetime imprisonment without the possibility of parole... More...   $0 (04-30-2018 - IA)

Omar Duarte v. The State of Texas

In December 1989, Appellant Omar Duarte was charged with the offense of
delivery of between 28 grams and 200 grams of heroin, a controlled substance. On
August 13, 1990, Duarte pleaded guilty to the charged offense. The written plea
admonishments, signed by Duarte, informed him that the possible punishment
range for the charged offense was “not more than 99 years” and “not le... More...
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DeVaughn Edwards v. State of Tennessee

After the Petitioner and three co-defendants participated in a home invasion on Mud Island in Memphis, the Petitioner was charged with three counts of especially aggravated kidnapping, especially aggravated robbery, especially aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, and employing a firearm during a felony. On direct appeal, this court summarized the proof adduced at trial as follows:
04/25/2... More...
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SOPHAL PHON V. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

Phon, a member of a gang, entered the home of Khatnphao
Phromratsamy and Manyavanh Boonprasert in August 1996. At the direction
of the gang leader, Phon killed Khamphao and Manyavanl;l, execution style. He
also shot their twelve-year-old daughter in the head but she miraculously
survived. Phon claimed that the then twenty-six-year-old leader of the gang
had instructed him ... More...
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ENOCH D. HALL vs. STATE OF FLORIDA

This Court has previously detailed the underlying facts of this case. Hall v.
State (Hall I), 107 So. 3d 262, 267-71 (Fla. 2012). Relevant to the instant
proceeding, Hall, an inmate at Tomoka Correctional Institution (TCI), was
convicted and sentenced to death for the first-degree murder of Correctional
Officer (CO) Donna Fitzgerald. Hall v. State (Hall II), 212 So. 3d 1001,... More...
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DON WILLIAM DAVIS V. STATE OF ARKANSAS

Davis was charged and convicted of the capital murder of Jane Daniel, theft of
property, and burglary. Prior to his trial, the Benton County Circuit Court ordered Davis
to be examined by Dr. Jenkins at Ozark Guidance to determine whether “there are
reasonable grounds to believe the defendant to be presently insane or that he was insane
at the [time] of the alleged offenses.” Je... More...
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Rodeo Citizens Association v. County of Contra Costa, Phillips 66 Company, Real Party in Interest Contra Costa County Courthouses - Martinez, California

The County of Contra Costa (the county) certified an environmental impact report
(EIR) and approved a land use permit for a “Propane Recovery Project” at an oil refinery
owned and operated by Phillips 66 Company (Phillips) in Rodeo, California. In response
to consolidated petitions filed by Rodeo Citizens Association (Citizens) and others,1
the trial court issued a peremptory writ ... More...
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STATE OF LOUISIANA Vs. TRUNG LE

On June 29, 2014, sometime between 2:00 a.m. and 2:50 a.m., an exchange
of gunfire between two shooters erupted in the 700 block of Bourbon Street, near
the intersection with Orleans Street in the French Quarter. This incident resulted in
the untimely death of Brittany Thomas (hereinafter “Ms. Thomas”), the attempted
murder of an unknown male, and injury to numerous bystanders ... More...
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Sawyer Brothers, Inc. v. Island Transporter, LLC District of Maine Federal Courthouse - Portland, Maine

Sawyer Brothers, Inc. hired
Island Transporter, LLC to ferry three construction vehicles and
their drivers from Rockland, Maine to North Haven, Maine. The M/V
ISLAND TRANSPORTER encountered rough seas while traversing
Penobscot Bay, and two of the vehicles tipped over onto the
vessel's port bulwark. Sawyer Brothers, Inc., and its owners Ryan
and Ross Sawyer (collectively, "... More...
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STATE OF OHIO v. ERIC D. HENDON

On December 31, 2013, an incident occurred involving a robbery at a house
located at 329 Seventh Street in Barberton, Ohio. During the robbery, three of the occupants of
the house, J.K., D.C.K., and A.K., were fatally wounded. A fourth occupant of the house, R.B.,
was shot and stabbed but survived her injuries. Following the incident, R.B. placed a 911 call at
6:48 p.m. More...
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The Regents of the University of California v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Katherine Rosen

After he enrolled in the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA),
Damon Thompson experienced auditory hallucinations. He believed other
students in the classroom and dormitory were criticizing him. School
administrators eventually learned of Thompson’s delusions and attempted to
provide mental health treatment. However, one morning Thompson stabbed
fellow student Katheri... More...
   $0 (04-10-2018 - CA)

1901 First Street Owner, LLC v. Tustin Unified School District

Plaintiff 1901 First Street Owner, LLC (First Street), appeals from a
judgment which interpreted the meaning and application of Government Code section
65995, subdivision (b)(1), in a manner favorable to defendant Tustin Unified School
District (the District).
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First Street is the developer of an apartment complex. The
underlying dispute arose after the City of Santa Ana ... More...
   $0 (04-09-2018 - CA)

STATE OF KANSAS v. JOHNNIE LEE WASHINGTON

Johnnie Lee Washington appeals the district court's denial of his motion to withdraw his presentencing guilty pleas. After taking evidence on the matter, the court denied his motion. The court made a thorough review of the evidence and weighed the differences between Washington's statements with those of his former defense counsel. The court gave good reasons for believing the lawyer's evidence an... More...   $0 (04-07-2018 - KS)

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