Plane Crash Law
 
State of Tennessee v. Billy Applegate

As pertinent to our review, Deputy Joey Hackler of the Sullivan County Sheriff‟s Office responded to a call of “a single vehicle crash” at approximately 10:30 p.m. on September 22, 2012. Deputy Hackler testified that when he arrived at the scene he found “a red Jeep truck down in the ditch” just off the road with “some tracks that [led] from the road into the grass [and] into the ditch.” Dep... More...   $0 (06-12-2016 - TX)

DES MOINES FLYING SERVICE, INC. vs. AERIAL SERVICES INC.; CEDAR VALLEY AVIATION, LLC; and KIRK P. FISHER

On February 20, 2009, Cedar Valley Aviation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aerial Services, Inc. (ASI), brought a Piper 522AS (Cheyenne II) in for maintenance to Des Moines Flying Service, Inc. (DMFS). Among numerous other checks and repairs, DMFS noted both the pilot’s and copilot’s windshields were “delaminated” and installed new windshields. The replaced windshields were original to the aircra... More...   $0 (06-09-2016 - IA)

Benjamon Ray Stewart a/k/a Benjamon Todd Stewart v. The State of Texas

On July 23, 2013 from 6:30 p.m. until approximately 10:30 p.m., Stewart
played pool and drank three or four beers at a bar in Fort Worth. After leaving
the bar, Stewart made purchases at a nearby Walmart store, once at 11:31 p.m.
and again at 12:46 a.m. A Walmart employee, who helped Stewart load his
items into his truck after his second shopping trip, noticed that Stewart ha... More...
   $0 (06-08-2016 - TX)

State of Colorado v. Alishia Huerena

Golden, CO - Woman Gets 16 Years For Fatal Car Crash

The State of Colorado charged Alishia Huerena, age 35, with reckless manslaughter for causing a wreck on U.S. 6 that killed Kimberly Henderson, age 51. The State claimed that Huerena grabbed the steering wheel of the vehicle in which she was a passenger causing it to run into Henderson's Toyota 4Runner, which, in turn, caused her to ru... More...
   $0 (06-07-2016 - CO)

United States of America v. Guled Ali Omar, Abdurahmen Yasin Daud and Mohamed Abdihamid Farah

Minneapolis, MN - Jury Trial Results In Conviction Of Three Minnesotans For Conspiring To Join ISIL And Commit Murder In Syria

Nine members of conspiracy convicted of terrorism charges in largest multi-defendant ISIL-related case in United States

Guled Ali Omar, Abdurahmen Yasin Daud and Mohamed Abdihamid Farah

were convicted by a federal jury today of conspiring to com... More...
   $0 (06-05-2016 - MN)

STATE OF FLORIDA v. MICHELLE DAWN LAMBO

The State challenges the trial court's order dismissing the information charging Michelle Lambo with leaving the scene of a crash with injury. The trial court determined that Lambo's due process rights were violated by law enforcement's failure to preserve evidence. We reverse and remand. Lambo filed a motion to dismiss, or in the alternative a motion in limine, alleging that law enforcement... More...   $0 (06-01-2016 - FL)

STATE OF KANSAS v. GREGORY STUART ROSA

On January 27, 2011, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant for a methamphetamine laboratory in Rosa's home in Leavenworth County, Kansas. The house had four long-term residents. Rosa and Maureen Evans were in a relationship at the time and lived together in the upstairs master bedroom where they were found during the raid. Randall Smith lived in a bedroom on the main floor. Smith was ... More...   $0 (05-29-2016 - KS)

STATE OF IOWA vs. BRANDON LYNN SCHAUL

Brandon Schaul appeals from his convictions for homicide by vehicle, in
violation of Iowa Code section 707.6A(1) (2013), and serious injury by vehicle, in
violation of Iowa Code section 707.6A(4). Schaul contends there is insufficient
evidence to support his convictions because the State failed to show he was
under the influence or that his intoxication caused the collision. ... More...
   $0 (05-13-2016 - IA)

STATE OF IOWA vs. KAI ROBERT MILLER

Kai Miller spent several hours at a Davenport bar, got behind the wheel of
his car, and crashed into another car. The driver and front-seat passenger in the
other car died. A third person seated in the back was seriously injured.
The State charged Miller with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated
(first offense) as well as six additional crimes: two counts of homicide ... More...
   $0 (05-12-2016 - IA)

Terrance Deandre Levingston v. The State of Texas

Officers Xavier Budd and Stephen Baines of the Houston Police Department testified that they were parked in the lot of a Fiesta supermarket in southeast Harris County when they heard a crash. The officers immediately drove to the nearby intersection, where they discovered the vehicle driven by appellant had crashed into another vehicle and then into a light pole. Appellant, who was the sole occu... More...   $0 (05-12-2016 - TX)

United States of America v. Wilfred David Joseph Jobin-Reyes

San Diego, CA - SeaWorld Manager Pleads Guilty to Stealing More than $1 Million

Former SeaWorld San Diego manager Wilfred David Joseph Jobin-Reyes, also known as Sebastian Jobin, pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud and tax charges, admitting he embezzled a total of $818,000 from SeaWorld over more than eight years.

Jobin-Reyes, who admitted orchestrating the scheme whi... More...
   $0 (05-07-2016 - CA)

United States of America v. Corey Bruce Patrick

Knoxville, TN - Driver Sentenced to 15 years in Prison for Second Degree Murder of Passenger in Great Smokey Mountains National Park Car Crash

On May 6, 2016, Corey Bruce Patrick, 35, of Camden, Tenn., was sentenced by the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, Chief U.S. District Judge, to serve 15 years in federal prison for second degree murder for a car wreck that resulted in the death of Heathe... More...
   $0 (05-06-2016 - TN)

United States of America v. Corey Bruce Patrick

Knoxville, TN - Driver Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Second Degree Murder Of Passenger In Great Smoky Mountains National Park Car Crash

Corey Bruce Patrick, 35, of Camden, Tenn., was sentenced to serve 15 years in federal prison for second degree murder for a car wreck that resulted in the death of Heather Nicole Hendrix.

Upon his release from prison, Patrick will be supe... More...
   $0 (05-06-2016 - TN)

COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY V. DAVID MCKEE

On the evening of December 17, 2004, McKee was driving in Breathitt
County when his vehicle collided head on with a vehicle driven by Anthony
Wenrick. McKee was not injured, and Wenrick suffered only minor injuries.
Wenrick's wife, Michelle Wenrick, who was in the passenger seat, also did not
appear to be seriously hurt. But as it turned out, she suffered significant
inter... More...
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James D. Foutch v. State of Indiana

On May 24, 2013, at approximately 2:00 a.m., Officer Derek McHatton
(Officer McHatton) of the Edgewood Police Department was driving
westbound on State Road 32 in Madison County, Indiana. When his radar
indicated that an oncoming vehicle was traveling ninety-six miles per hour, he
conducted a traffic stop. The driver of the speeding vehicle was Foutch, a
fellow Edgewood ... More...
   $0 (05-06-2016 - IN)

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. KERRI LYNN HICKS

Evidence at trial tended to show as follows: On a morning in November 2013,
Defendant drove her two children to a birthday party at an indoor playground. After
Defendant checked her children in, she remained on site. Over the course of the next
two hours while her children attended the party, Defendant went outside on a
number of occasions. After coming back into the buildi... More...
   $0 (05-05-2016 - NC)

United States of America v. Joshua Michael Sizemore

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Fatal Car Crash In Great Smoky Mountains National Park Nets Driver 36 Months In Federal Prison For Involuntary Manslaughter

On May 4, 2016, Joshua Michael Sizemore, 26, of Morristown, Tenn., was sentenced by the Honorable Thomas W. Phillips, Senior U.S. District Judge, to serve 36 months in federal prison for involuntary manslaughter for killing Ashley Marie Trent. Upo... More...
   $0 (05-04-2016 - TN)

United States of America v. Joshua Michael Sizemore

Knoxville, TN - Fatal Car Crash In Great Smoky Mountains National Park Nets Driver 36 Months In Federal Prison For Involuntary Manslaughter

Joshua Michael Sizemore, 26, of Morristown, Tenn., was sentenced to serve 36 months in federal prison for involuntary manslaughter for killing Ashley Marie Trent. Upon his release from prison, he will be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for th... More...
   $0 (05-04-2016 - TN)

Tanno Sheard v. State of Indiana

On September 2, 2013, Douglas Levinson and his husband Kevin Woloshyn
were vacationing in Indianapolis for the holiday weekend. Levinson was
driving a Pontiac Vibe SUV, and Woloshyn was in the passenger seat, as they
travelled east on Fall Creek Road. It was after 2:00 a.m. and the two were
returning to their hotel after dining at a restaurant and then spending some time
... More...
   $0 (04-28-2016 - IN)

Miguel Macias v. The State of Texas

On August 31, 2013, Officer Shane Cunningham of the Austin Police Department, responded to a suspected burglary at the Johnson Supply Company, located in Austin, Texas. As Officer Cunningham approached the site in a marked police patrol unit, he noticed a suspect loading items into the backseat of a vehicle parked next to the building driven by Appellant. The officer activated his overhead lights ... More...   $0 (04-20-2016 - TX)

Narjes Modarresi v. The State of Texas

At the time of the offense, appellant and her husband, Amir Golabbakhsh (“Amir”), lived in Houston with their two children, Masih and a three-year-old son, and Amir’s parents. On the afternoon of April 21, 2010, while the men were away from home, appellant told her mother-in-law that appellant was taking Masih to visit appellant’s friend. Appellant left on foot with Masih in a stroller. The mot... More...   $0 (04-20-2016 - TX)

United States of America v. Dr. James Chaney aka "Ace"

London, KY - Hazard Doctor, his Wife and their Clinic Convicted in Massive Drug Trafficking and Health Care Fraud Scheme

A federal jury in London has convicted a doctor, his wife and their clinic of drug trafficking, health care fraud and money laundering, for orchestrating a scheme in which they made millions of dollars by unlawfully prescribing large amounts of prescription pills to cit... More...
   $0 (04-19-2016 - KY)

United States of America v. Alex Jones Bailey

Boise, ID - Convicted Felon Sentenced to 86 Months for Firearm Possession

Alex Jones Bailey, 26, of Caldwell, Idaho, was sentenced today to 86 months in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Bailey to serve three years of supervised release following his release from prison, and forfeitu... More...
   $0 (04-19-2016 - )

United States of America v. Alex Jones Bailey

Boise, ID - Convicted Felon Sentenced to 86 Months for Firearm Possession

Alex Jones Bailey, 26, of Caldwell, Idaho, was sentenced to 86 months in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Bailey to serve three years of supervised release following his release from prison, and forfeiture of the gun he illegally possessed. Bailey ... More...
   $0 (04-18-2016 - ID)

State of Tennessee v. Brady P. Smithson

This case relates to a single-car crash that occurred on March 8, 2014. In August 2014, the Williamson County Grand Jury indicted the appellee for one count of vehicular assault while under the influence of an intoxicant and one count of vehicular assault with an alcohol concentration of eight-hundredths of one percent (0.08%) or more, Class D felonies. Subsequently, the appellee filed a motion ... More...   $0 (04-18-2016 - TN)

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