In the first issue, Appellant argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion
for directed verdict. We review an issue complaining about a trial court's failure to grant
a motion for directed verdict as a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence. See Williams
v. State, 937 S.W.2d 479, 482 (Tex.Crim.App.1996). The Court of Criminal Appeals has
expressed our stand... More...   $0 (03-03-2017 - TX)

On Jan. 28, 2014 at 1 a.m., two California Highway Patrol officers pulled over a motorist on Cedar Avenue near the
10 freeway, in Bloomington and arrested him for driving under the influence. The officers called for a tow truck to impound
the vehicle, and Ricardo Valdez, 39, responded to that call. Because the vehicle to be impounded was located in a lane of
traffic, Valdez had to load... More...   $0 (03-01-2017 - CA)

The Accident

On December 24, 2014, El Paso Police Officer Steven Torres arrived between 1:52 a.m.
and 1:55 a.m. on the scene of a serious car accident at the intersection of Joe Battle Boulevard
and Vista Del Sol Drive. Torres described the scene as “hectic” and “chaotic” and noted that one
vehicle was completely engulfed in flame... More...   $0 (03-01-2017 - TX)

This case arises from a high speed police chase of Appellant during which he struck a
police cruiser with his pickup truck, not once, but twice. Officer William Rogers was inside the
police cruiser at the time of the first impact, but was just outside the cruiser when the second
impact occurred. Following Appellant’s eventual apprehension, the State charged him with
aggravate... More...   $0 (03-01-2017 - TX)

Santa Ana, CA - Orange County Man Sentenced to 190 Years in Federal Prison for Traveling to Philippines to Molest Young Girls and Filming the Abuse

A onetime school teacher who traveled to the Philippines to engage in sex with two girls and produced videos of the abuse was ordered today to serve 190 years in federal prison.

Robert Ruben Ornelas, 66, of Santa Ana, who has a long h... More...   $0 (03-01-2017 - CA)

¶1 Plaintiff Walter Knox appeals the superior court’s summary
judgment for defendant Staples the Office Superstore, LLC (Staples), on his
negligence claim. For the following reasons, we reverse the grant of
summary judgment.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶2 Knox tripped and fell on an A-frame, or “sandwich board,”
sign that was lying flat on the floor of the entr... More...   $0 (02-28-2017 - AZ)

Kenneth Douglas appeals his sentence, arguing that the District Court incorrectly held him responsible for trafficking more than 450 kilograms of cocaine, erroneously applied sentencing enhancements for abuse of a position of trust under U.S.S.G. § 3B1.3 and obstruction of justice under U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1, and failed to appropriately consider the disparity between his sentence and those imposed on h... More...   $0 (02-26-2017 - PA)

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)

We first summarize the relevant facts and procedural history.
On August 28, 2012, at approximately 12:45 p.m., defendant crashed
her minivan into a light pole while driving on the Black Horse
Pike in Pleasantville. Defendant's husband, William Nasta, sat
in the front passenger seat, and their two-month-old and five
year-old daughters occupied the rear seat. William died ... More...   $0 (02-24-2017 - NJ)

Lubbock, TX - Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty to Interfering with a Flight Crew

Jerry Ba Nguyen, 24, of Las Vegas, appeared in federal court and pleaded guilty, before U.S. Magistrate Judge D. Gordon Bryant, Jr., to interference with flight crew members and attendants.

Nguyen, who has been in custody since his arrest in September 2016, faces a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in... More...   $0 (02-24-2017 - TX)

On June 7, 2008, Montes-Valeton was involved in a single-vehicle car crash
in which a single fatality occurred. After the State filed a three-count information
charging Montes-Valeton with DUI Manslaughter, DUI Damage to Property or
Person, and Careless Driving, Montes-Valeton filed a motion to suppress the
results of an analysis of blood drawn from him following the car crash... More...   $0 (02-24-2017 - FL)

On May 3, 2013, Defendant was charged by grand jury indictment, in
Counts 1 through 5, with second degree kidnapping in violation of La. R.S.
14:44.1; and in Counts 6 through 8, with second degree murder in violation of La.
R.S. 14:30.1. Defendant was tried by a twelve-person jury on June 9 through 13,
2014, and found guilty of five counts of simple kidnapping; not guilty of n... More...   $0 (02-22-2017 - TX)

Tulsa, OK - Personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on an auto negligence theory.

Issue # 1. Issue: AUTO NEGLIGENCE (AUTONEG)
Filed By: PHILLIPS, SHAMARA
Filed Date: 08/10/2015
Party Name Disposition Information
Defendant: NOEL, NICHOLAS JOSEPH Disposed: DISMISSED - SETTLED, 01/23/2017. Dismissed- Settled
Docket
Date Code Description... More...   $1 (02-20-2017 - OK)

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for manslaughter in the second degree, ORS 163.125, for causing the death of another while driving. He assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion for judgment of acquittal, contending that the evidence was insufficient to prove that he acted recklessly. The state responds that the evidence is sufficient “to support a reasonable inference that... More...   $0 (02-18-2017 - OR)

Albuquerque, NM - Navajo Man from Arizona Sentenced to Prison for Federal Assault Conviction in New Mexico

Brandon Lee Walker, 22, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Sanders, Ariz., was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his assault conviction. Walker will be on supervised release for two years after completing his prison sentence.

Walker was arrested on Jul... More...   $0 (02-17-2017 - NM)

This case arises from a car accident involving a car that the Petitioner was driving while intoxicated that resulted in the death of his two passengers. The Petitioner pleaded guilty to two counts of vehicular homicide by intoxication. At the guilty plea hearing, the trial court ensured that the Petitioner understood the rights that he was waiving by entering pleas of guilt, that he understood t... More...   $0 (02-17-2017 - TN)

Appellant was driving on the Southwest Freeway in Houston in the middle of the night on February 28, 2015. She hit a guardrail, moved back into her lane, changed lanes twice without signaling, and almost hit the guardrail again. Officer M. Francois of the Houston Police Department pulled her over. She showed signs of intoxication, including slurred speech, red glassy eyes, a strong odor of alcohol... More...   $0 (02-15-2017 - TX)

Appellant, along with two other men, made plans to burglarize a home at random. After casing a particular location and determining that no one was home, they returned to perform the crime. Appellant and one of his accomplices walked from the car to a cemented area in front of the home, characterized by the State as an “attached porch.” The evidence at trial revealed markings consistent with the... More...   $0 (02-12-2017 - FL)

Trooper Thomas Clark with the Iowa State Patrol responded to a radio
dispatch reporting an erratic driver traveling westbound on Interstate 80 near
Waukee about 10 p.m. on January 9, 2015. The dispatcher had received
multiple 911 cellular telephone calls from other motorists concerned about a
pickup pulling a travel trailer that was “all over the road.” Trooper Clark found a ... More...   $0 (02-10-2017 - IA)

Just after 7:00 p.m. on February 19, 2012, Fran Smith and her 14
year-old daughter Kelise were walking home from church southbound along
the west side of University Avenue in Monroe. This two-lane road does not
have a sidewalk or a paved shoulder; instead, the area beyond the edge of the
paved road is a mixture of gravel and grass. The grassy shoulder is sloped
downward f... More...   $0 (02-08-2017 - LA)

On the evening of April 19, 2014, an Alabama State Trooper began a high-
speed pursuit of a gold-colored Toyota Camry on Alabama State Highway 167,
just south of the city of Enterprise, Alabama. The pursuit ended when the Camry
and the patrol car crashed into a ditch off a nearby county road after the patrol car
was shot at from the Camry during the chase. Once both cars were... More...   $0 (02-03-2017 - FL)

This case arises from a multi-vehicle crash in which a truck driven by the Defendant crashed into the back of a car occupied by Willie Nichols and Aaron Hall, forcing their car into the back of another vehicle and resulting in Mr. Nichols’ and Mr. Hall’s deaths. Based on the incident, the Davidson County Grand Jury indicted the Defendant for the following offenses:
Count Offense Victim 1 Vehi... More...   $0 (02-03-2017 - TN)

We recite here a summary of the record evidence. We note that the issues raised by the defendant address two rulings made by the trial court, one after a suppression hearing and the other at trial. This summary of the evidence is drawn from the trial record.

The defendant was scheduled to graduate from Portsmouth High School on June 13, 2014. He made plans with his friends to attend... More...   $0 (02-02-2017 - NH)

In 2016, Wright and Arlendia Hill Wright had been married for three years,
although they had been in a relationship for over thirty years and had a twenty
five-year-old son together. During this time, Arlendia also had custody of her
nieces and nephews, ranging in age from approximately two to ten.
[3] The facts most favorable to the trial court’s judgment are that on March 4... More...   $0 (02-02-2017 - IN)

On May 3, 2015, Cole went out with his friend, Rochelle Matthews, to
celebrate Matthews’s birthday. Cole rode his motorcycle to Matthews’s house,
and Matthews asked Cole to take her for a ride on his motorcycle. Matthews
declined to wear the helmet Cole offered her; she rode on the back of the
motorcycle and held on to Cole’s waist. The two stopped at a bar for about two More...   $0 (02-02-2017 - IN)