The following facts were elicited during the defendant’s jury trial. On
the evening of November 6, 2012, the victim walked to the defendant’s
house in Shreveport to find a friend of hers who, along with several other
people, was watching an NBA game there. After the game, the other people
left. The victim and the defendant smoked crack cocaine; the victim also
drank a b... More...   $0 (11-16-2016 - LA)

On July 11, 2012, Defendant entered the home of eighty-three-year-old Preston Lebleu at the Chateau du Lac apartments at 333 Mill Street in Lake Charles. After a struggle, Defendant bound Mr. Lebleu’s hands with bedding and his feet with a sweatshirt and then wrapped a comforter over his face, shoving it into his mouth. Defendant then took what money he could find and left Mr. Lebleu bound and gag... More...   $0 (11-03-2016 - LA)

The testimony during trial established that the defendant approached Mrs. Bonnie Rodriguez’s vehicle at a gas station while Mrs. Rodriguez and her husband were inside the gas station. Despite Mrs. Rodriguez’s five children being inside the car, the defendant reached through the open window and took Mrs. Rodriguez’s purse before walking away. Mrs. Rodriguez, her husband, and her son Luis chased aft... More...   $0 (11-03-2016 - LA)

On July 28, 2015, the State filed an amended bill of information charging the defendant, Christopher Lance Washburn, Sr., with molestation of a juvenile, a violation of La.R.S. 14:81.2. The bill was further amended to reflect that the alleged victim, S.L.S.,1 was under the age of thirteen when the alleged molestation occurred. See La.R.S. 14:81.2(D)(1). The State filed a Notice of Intent to Use Ev... More...   $0 (11-03-2016 - LA)

On September 20, 2013, Defendant, Henry Leger, was charged by bill of indictment with the manslaughter of Edgar Belveal, in violation of La.R.S. 14:31. On October 26, 2015, Defendant pled no contest to a lesser charge of negligent homicide, in violation of La.R.S. 14:32. Having received a Presentence Investigation report (PSI), the trial court on January 28, 2016, sentenced Defendant to five years... More...   $0 (11-03-2016 - LA)

Jonathan Guillory was dating Tanaga Gaines and the two had a young daughter together named Gynesis. Lashonda Boutte and the deceased, Felton Paul Boutte, had been married for twenty-four years. They had three children: Tanaga Gaines, Mrs. Boutte’s child by her first husband, and Javon and Deaunte Boutte. 2 Mrs. Boutte testified that she and her husband took care of Gynesis as much as they could be... More...   $0 (11-03-2016 - LA)

In June 2014, a 1999 GMC truck was stolen from Robert Manuel’s place of business. The Defendant was originally named as the perpetrator by his then-girlfriend, Sara Navarre. Recanting her initial statement, Sara (now the 2 Defendant’s wife) stated at trial that she was the person who stole the truck and that she initially blamed the Defendant to force him into drug rehab. ERRORS PATENT In accordan... More...   $0 (11-03-2016 - LA)

The victim, Fletcher Duplechain,1 was robbed at gunpoint during the early morning hours of December 10, 2013. Mr. Duplechain identified Defendant in a photographic line-up as the person who robbed him and later identified him at trial. After his convictions for both armed robbery and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, Defendant filed a Motion for New Trial and a Motion for Judgment of A... More...   $0 (11-03-2016 - LA)

Jeffrey Hessler appeals the order of the district court for Scotts Bluff County which overruled his motion for postconviction relief and denied his petition for a writ of error coram nobis. Hessler claimed that he had received ineffective assistance of trial counsel and was not competent to enter the plea on which his conviction for first degree sexual assault on a child was based. We affirm.
... More...   $0 (10-31-2016 - SD)

James F. Ford, with assistance from his wife Darlene and his sons Paul and Jim,1 directed a marijuana-growing operation out of a home in Monroe, Maine. Acting on a tip from Jim's girlfriend, police executed a search warrant and interviewed James, who openly described the sophisticated operation and discussed his previous marijuana growing case in Massachusetts. After a trial, a jury convicted hi... More...   $0 (10-17-2016 - ME)

Plaintiff, State of New Jersey, appeals from the January 25,
2016 order that granted the motion of defendant Brandon Fregm and
NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION
This opinion shall not "constitute precedent or be binding upon any court." Although it is posted on the internet, this opinion is only binding on the parties in the case and its use in othe... More...   $0 (10-17-2016 - NJ)

The background and facts of this case were reiterated in our decision in
Hurst v. State in pertinent part as follows:
Hurst was convicted for the May 2, 1998, first-degree murder of Cynthia Harrison in a robbery at the Popeye’s restaurant where Hurst was employed in Escambia County, Florida. The victim, also an employee, had been bound and gagged and repeatedly cut and stabbed with a we... More...   $0 (10-17-2016 - FL)

The plaintiff is the widow of Louis K. Smith, who authored and copyrighted a book entitled The Hardscrabble Zone (“Hardscrabble”).  In 2009, Mr. Smith contracted with Smashwords, Inc. (“Smashwords”), an online ebook distributor, to market his book.  One relevant term of the agreement provided:
6d. Promotional Rights. Smashwords shall have the right to distribute samples of the Work in any form... More...   $0 (10-10-2016 - )

Testimony taken from the preliminary and motion hearings of January 24,
2011 and September 21, 2011 established the following facts.
The only witness at the January 24, 2011 hearing was Daniel Hunter, a New
Orleans Police Department detective assigned to the Sixth District Narcotics Unit.
He testified that he arrested the defendant on September 24, 2010 at the instruction
... More...   $0 (10-07-2016 - LA)

The defendant was initially charged by bill of information on March 3, 2011,
with two counts of issuing a worthless check in the amount of $500 or more. The
second count was dismissed on March 11, 2015, but the first count was amended
twice: (1) on March 11, 2015, Count 1 was “amended to Theft > $1500” and “Date
of Offense 2/25/2008-5/8/2009” was added; (2) on April 28, 2015, ... More...   $0 (10-07-2016 - LA)

On April 19, 2013, the State charged Mr. Young with one count of being a
felon in possession of a firearm, a violation of La. R.S. 14:95.1, and one count of
possession of marijuana (second offense), a violation of La. R.S. 40:966(D)(1). He
pled not guilty at his arraignment. On October 2, 2013, the trial court conducted a
preliminary hearing at which the judge found probable ... More...   $0 (10-07-2016 - LA)

The State alleged Defendant shot and killed the victim on August 28, 2013.
ERRORS PATENT:
In accordance with La.Code Crim.P. art. 920, all appeals are reviewed for errors patent on the face of the record. As his second issue for review, Defendant requests an error patent review of the record. After reviewing the record, we find there is one error patent.
The jury’s verdict sheet was no... More...   $0 (10-07-2016 - LA)

On January 17, 2014, the defendant and an accomplice robbed the
Harris Corner Store in Minden. Both were masked, and the accomplice
carried a firearm. They fled and, shortly thereafter, were apprehended by
officers of the Minden Police Department.
The defendant was charged with armed robbery with the use of a
firearm, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, and illegal po... More...   $0 (10-07-2016 - )

Curtis Branch sued Timothy Paul Hamilton, Jr. Timothy P. Hamilton and Gena C. Hamilton for breach of fiduciary duty Plaintiff, Curtis Branch, ("Mr. Branch") for his causes of action against Defendants, Timothy Paul Hamilton, Jr. ("Mr. Hamilton"), Timothy P. Hamilton, and Gena C. Hamilton (collectively "Defendants"), claiming:


Jurisdiction and Venue


1. Mr. Bran... More...   $0 (10-04-2016 - OK)

On the evening of Sunday, November 11, 2012, the Plano Police Department responded
to a call about a possible burglary at 3121 Royal Oaks Drive, Plano, Texas, where they found
fifty-year-old Billy Tanner deceased in his home. He had sustained blunt force trauma to the
head and multiple stab wounds.
In the summer of 2012, Billy Tanner’s step-daughter, Casey James, her two child... More...   $0 (10-04-2016 - TX)

New York, NY - Costco Ordered To Pay Tiffany $5.5 Million For Selling Fake Merchandise

Tiffany & Company sued Costco Wholesale Company on a trademark infringement theory under 15 U.S.C. 1051 claiming that Costo sold counterfeit Tiffany diamond engagement rings.

The Court ruled, before trial, that Costco willfully infringed Tiffany's trademark by selling rings bearing the luxury ... More...   $0 (10-02-2016 - NY)

On November 21, 2013, the state filed a bill of information in trial
court docket number 88020 charging Defendant with indecent behavior with
juveniles in violation of La. R.S. 14:81(H)(2). It alleged that, between
June 1, 2013, and August 21, 2013, Defendant committed a lewd or
lascivious act upon the person or in the presence of a child under the age of
13. On March 25... More...   $0 (09-30-2016 - LA)

On January 17, 2014, the defendant and an accomplice robbed the
Harris Corner Store in Minden. Both were masked, and the accomplice
carried a firearm. They fled and, shortly thereafter, were apprehended by
officers of the Minden Police Department.
The defendant was charged with armed robbery with the use of a
firearm, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, and illegal po... More...   $0 (09-30-2016 - LA)

The following facts were elicited during defendant's seven
day jury trial. On October 1, 2012, at around 11:28 p.m., two
women, Bronique McLeod and S.B., and two men, P.S. and R.P.,
were going to a club in Irvington.1 S.B. was driving a minivan
with McLeod in the front passenger seat, P.S. sitting behind
S.B., and R.P. sitting behind McLeod.
While stopped at a red ... More...   $0 (09-21-2016 - NJ)

Houston, TX - Accountant Convicted of Embezzling More than $3 Million from Houston Company

An accountant from Georgia admitted he committed wire fraud and stole more than $3 million from Houston company Airis International Holdings.

Daniel Nathan West, 50, of Duluth, Georgia, was previously employed as the treasurer and chief financial officer for Airis International Holdings. In... More...   $0 (09-17-2016 - TX)