Heyne was convicted for the 2006 murders of Sarah Buckoski, Benjamin
Hamilton, and five-year-old Ivory Hamilton. Heyne v. State, 88 So. 3d 113, 117
(Fla. 2012). He was sentenced to death for Ivory’s murder. Id. When affirming
the convictions and death sentence on direct appeal, this Court described the
background as follows:
On March 30, 2006, Sarah Buckoski returned t... More...   $0 (04-07-2017 - FL)

The trial court well explained the facts in its sentencing order:

On December 28, 2009, Defendant [Newberry] set out to commit an armed robbery of a to-be-determined member of the Jacksonville community who happened to be located in whatever
vulnerable circumstance provided Defendant the most advantageous opportunity for gain. Defendant wa... More...   $0 (04-07-2017 - FL)

On December 9, 2000, Severina Fernandez was found stabbed to death in
her Miami apartment. The case went cold until 2004, when DNA from blood left
at the crime scene was determined to match Victor Guzman’s DNA. As a result,
Guzman was indicted for first-degree murder, stood trial, and was convicted. The
jury recommended a sentence of death by a vote of seven to five, and the... More...   $0 (04-07-2017 - FL)

Oliver and Pinson had been dating since approximately December 2006.
Although Oliver described his relationship with Pinson as a “side” relationship, the
two lived together off and on during the span of their relationship. Sometime
between late May and July 22, 2009, Oliver called Leander Watkins, his mechanic
and a mutual friend of the couple, trying to get in touch with Pin... More...   $0 (04-07-2017 - FL)

The City of Newport Beach (the City) approved a project for the
development of a parcel known as Banning Ranch. Banning Ranch Conservancy
(BRC) opposed the project and sought a writ of mandate to set aside the approval.
It alleged two grounds for relief: (1) the environmental impact report (EIR) was
inadequate, and (2) the City violated a general plan provision by failing to workMore...   $0 (04-02-2017 - )

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 two ... More...   $0 (03-13-2017 - FL)

We granted en banc review in this case because it involves a clear failure of
the trial court to ask the defendant if he had anything to say on his behalf before
imposing sentence—a failure to personally address the defendant and offer an
opportunity to allocute. Because our jurisprudence has been somewhat contradictory,
we also chose to grant en banc rehearing in order to refine t... More...   $0 (03-04-2017 - )

We granted en banc review in this case because it involves a clear failure of
the trial court to ask the defendant if he had anything to say on his behalf before
imposing sentence—a failure to personally address the defendant and offer an
opportunity to allocute. Because our jurisprudence has been somewhat contradictory,
we also chose to grant en banc rehearing in order to refine t... More...   $0 (03-03-2017 - NM)

Tulsa, OK - Man Gets 20 Years For Shooting With Intent to Kill

The State of Oklahoma charged Dujuan Everett Atkins with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: SWIK, SHOOTING WITH INTENT TO KILL, in violation of 21 O.S. 652 A
Date of Offense: 01/16/2016
Party Name Disposition Information
ATKINS, DUJUAN EVERETT Disposed: CONVICTION, 03/01/2017. Guilty Plea
Count as Dispos... More...   $0 (03-03-2017 - OK)

Appellant was indicted for touching the breasts and genitals of K.M., who was nine years
old on the date of the alleged the crime.1 Appellant was thirty years old at the time. The
evidence at trial was sharply conflicting on some points, and undisputed on others.
On July 20, 2013, K.M.’s parents were having a party at their house. Family and friends
were invited and Appellan... More...   $0 (03-02-2017 - TX)

On December 9, 2010, Appellants Borda and Alvaran were convicted of conspiracy to distribute at least five kilograms of cocaine with the intent or knowledge that the cocaine would be unlawfully imported into the United States. At trial, Appellants did not contest that they engaged in drug trafficking, but argued that they lacked the knowledge or intent to import the drugs into the United States. T... More...   $0 (02-25-2017 - DC)

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-cel... More...   $0 (02-24-2017 - FL)

Officer Grossbard was patrolling for suspicious activity in a high crime area in Houston, Texas, where he saw appellant walking in the street. Appellant walked up to the outside of a gate in front of an apartment complex, and another man walked up to the inside of the gate. They looked around and “did some type of hand-to-hand exchange” through the bars of the fence. Seeing this exchange, Grossbar... More...   $0 (02-22-2017 - TX)

Torres was involved in drug trafficking in Grand Island,
Nebraska. Through his drug activities, Torres knew a man
known as Billy Packer, who was also involved in drug trafficking.
It was through Packer that Torres met Jose Cross, Gina
Padilla, and Timothy Donohue.
Edward Hall allowed Donohue to live in Hall’s house in a
room on the second floor. Hall also allowed Padilla to... More...   $0 (02-18-2017 - NE)