Robbery Law
 
Darius Dontae Lovings v. The State of Texas

The evidence in the record shows that appellant borrowed his cousin’s car, a purple
1997 Honda Accord, at about 8:00 p.m. on June 24, 2012. Appellant’s cousin testified that appellant
was wearing dark-colored cargo shorts; Nike tennis shoes; a white, sleeveless shirt; and a red shirt
thrown over his shoulder at the time that he borrowed the car. Appellant’s cousin further testifiedMore...
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Hector Mario Gonzalez v. The State of Texas

The State charged Gonzalez with aggravated robbery. See TEX. PENAL CODE
ANN. § 29.03 (West 2011). It also sought to enhance his punishment based on a prior
felony conviction for robbery.
Aggravated robbery generally is punishable by confinement for five to 99
years or life. TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. §§ 12.32(a), 29.03 (West 2011). But if a
defendant previously has been convict... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. KEVIN E. GRAY

In 1986, Kevin Gray pled guilty to four counts of rape and one count of attempted rape in exchange for the State dropping three counts of aggravated burglary, two counts of aggravated sodomy, two counts of aggravated robbery, and one count of aggravated battery. Twenty-six years after sentencing, Gray filed a motion to correct journal entry pursuant to K.S.A. 22-3504(1) and (2). Following response... More...   $0 (03-18-2016 - KS)

State Of Nebraska v. Casterlinen

Casterline moved to Guide Rock, Nebraska, with his mother, Shelley Casterline (Shelley), who wanted to start a new life after she was released from prison. Shelley had maintained an “on again, off again” relationship with Ronald Jamilowski, the father of her twin daughters. Casterline lived with Shelley and Jamilowski for a few months, but then moved into the house next door, which was another pro... More...   $0 (03-18-2016 - NE)

STATE OF NEW MEXICO v. MARIO CARMONA

In 2003, nine-year-old P.W. told her mother that Defendant (whom P.W.’s
8 mother had invited to stay overnight at her house as a guest) entered P.W.’s bedroom
9 at night and licked her vagina and anus. P.W.’s mother called the police, who took
10 P.W. and her mother to St. Joseph’s Hospital (now known as the Women’s hospital)
11 to be examined. P.W. was examined by Lydia Vandiver ... More...
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The State of Florida vs. Yanker Orlando Perez-Diaz

The State of Florida appeals the downward departure sentence imposed by
the trial court in its effort to achieve sentencing parity between two co-defendants.
Because the record reflects that these two defendants were not similarly situated
and not equally culpable, we conclude that there is no legal basis to sustain the
downward departure sentence. Accordingly, we reverse the... More...
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CLAUDE ISAAC V. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

During the evening of November 12, 2013, a group of men gathered to
play poker at a residence located in Tinker Fork Hollow. Among those
participating were Claude Isaac, Anthony Gillespie, and Thomas McNeil.
McNeil later recounted to police that Isaac and Gillespie arrived together on a
green Honda Forman four-wheeler. According to McNeil's statement to the
police, Isaac w... More...
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JEFFREY SASSER V. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

Sasser's criminal convictions arose from three separate incidents that
occurred over the period of three days. The first incident involved Jennifer
McNew, who reported to law enforcement that her home had been invaded and
that someone had stolen her .22 caliber firearm. This stolen firearm would
play a critical role in the events occurring in the following days.
Three days... More...
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STATE OF LOUISIANA Vs. TROY A. ELLIS

On October 12, 2010, the State of Louisiana (―State‖) charged the defendant,
Troy Ellis (―Defendant‖), with two counts of simple burglary of an inhabited
dwelling, a violation of La. R.S. 14:62.2.1 On January 12, 2012, Defendant was
found guilty as charged by a verdict of 10-2 and was subsequently sentenced to
twelve years at hard labor. On January 14, 2... More...
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STATE OF LOUISIANA Vs. JOSEPH LAMBERT

Defendant was charged in a bill of information with a violation of La. R.S.
14:64, armed robbery with a firearm.1 Following a jury trial, defendant was found
The State charged defendant in a four count bill of information with (count 1) illegal use of weapons by discharging a firearm while committing a crime of violence, La. R.S. 14:95; (count 2) aggravated assault with a firearm, La. R... More...
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State of Louisiana v. Quennel Artez Washington

On May 24, 2013, as Kenneth Berry was working as a store manager
at a dollar store in Shreveport, Louisiana, he took his usual cigarette break
at approximately 1:00 p.m. on the front sidewalk of the store. Berry
finished his cigarette and heard someone running fast toward him. As
Berry turned to see what was going on, a man was abruptly on top of him.
Berry could tell it wa... More...
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State of Tennessee v. Lakeith Moody

Sergeant Erik Jensen of the Memphis Police Department testified that on the evening of October 31, 2000, he was dispatched to the Methodist Central Hospital located at 1265 Union regarding an “injured party.” He spoke to the victim, who was clearly shaken and “almost incoherent at times.” She had bruises on her chest and arms and a loose tooth. The victim told Sergeant Jensen that Defendant pun... More...   $0 (03-16-2016 - TN)

State of Tennessee v. Adam Moates

In August 2013, the Knox County Grand Jury indicted the appellant for five counts of attempted first degree premeditated murder and five corresponding counts of employing a weapon during the commission of a dangerous felony. The indictment related to the appellant‟s shooting into a home in which five people were present.
At trial, Officer James Lockmiller of the Knoxville Police Depa... More...
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Samuel E. Sallee v. State of Indiana

In May 2013, Sallee was unemployed and was living with a former co-worker, Malcolm England, in Columbus, Indiana. England let Sallee stay with him on the condition that Sallee would assist England with work around the house. Sallee had to borrow money from his girlfriend, as well as England, in order to buy gasoline for his vehicle. Sallee was in possession of his son’s .22 caliber rifle that c... More...   $0 (03-16-2016 - IN)

STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. BRYAN ESCOTO

Defendant was seventeen years old when he and his adult co
defendant, Frank Gallipoli, were arrested on September 21, 2008,
in connection with an armed robbery in Totowa. Defendant was
initially charged in a juvenile complaint with conduct that, if
committed by an adult, would constitute first-degree armed
robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1a(2), and third-degree aggravated
ass... More...
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. LUIS BELTRAN

On November 20, 2013, an attorney assigned to represent
defendant Luis Beltran in his post-conviction relief (PCR)
petition, and another assigned to his motion to correct an
illegal sentence, appeared on the initial return date of
defendant's pro se filings. No one had previously realized that
defendant had two separate applications, or that two attorneys
had been as... More...
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United States of America v. Deontae Jamar Hargrave

Richmond, VA - Petersburg Man Sentenced for Armed Robbery and Gun Crimes

Deontae Jamar Hargrave, 23, of Petersburg, was sentenced today to 237 months in prison for two separate offenses, including robbery affecting interstate commerce, and using, possessing, carrying, brandishing and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.

Hargrave was indicted by a federal g... More...
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Theodore T. Schwartz v. State of Indiana

On August 11, 2009, Schwartz was arrested in Adams County for possession of
methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of school property. After being taken to
the police station, Schwartz escaped and went on a crime spree that included
additional offenses in Allen County and Wells County.1 He was eventually
apprehended in Wells County. In Adams County, the State charged him with More...
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Demajio Ellis v. State of Indiana

In November 2010, Ellis and his cousin, Shawn Alexander, approached two
teenage boys and forced them into an abandoned house. There, Ellis and
Alexander took a pocket knife and a hat and/or jacket from the boys.
Alexander slashed the boys’ throats, and he and Ellis left.
[4] The State charged Ellis with two counts of attempted murder and two counts of
attempted robber... More...
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Miguel Garcia v. State of Indiana

On November 12, 2014, the State filed an information charging Garcia with ten
counts relating to the armed robberies of a Speedway gas station and a Village
Pantry convenience store in Lafayette on November 1 and November 5, 2014,
respectively. On November 1, Garcia and Jacob Lumbley took cigarettes,
money, and the store clerk’s cellular telephone from the Speedway gas station... More...
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State of Missouri vs. Scott William Eckert

Mr. Scott W. Eckert appeals his convictions under section 575.2702 for
three class C felony victim-tampering counts, for each of which he was
sentenced to seven consecutive years of imprisonment. We affirm.
While Mr. Eckert’s direct appeal of his forcible rape conviction was
pending in 2010 and 2011, he wrote three letters to his teenage niece, asking or
reminding her to... More...
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State of Missouri vs. Robert Blake Blurton

Mr. Blurton’s aunt and uncle, Sharon and Donnie Luetjen, and their 15-year-old granddaughter, Taron Luetjen,1F2 lived together in Cole Camp. Mr. Blurton had not been to the Luetjens’ home in about five years, but he had visited their home as a child and had lived with the Luetjens for a few months in 2004 after he was released from prison. At
that time, the Luetjens had helped him buy a veh... More...
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State of Missouri vs. Daniel D. Hartman

On the night of July 5, 2012, J.W. (hereinafter, “Victim”), a known drug supplier,
was shot in his home and killed from a single gunshot wound to the chest. While
investigating Victim’s death, the police discovered that Victim’s wound was not from a
contact or close-range shot. They found only three bullets in the home: one that killed
Victim, one in the wall, and one in the... More...
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Glenn Edwin Rundles v. The State of Texas

In January 2014, Glenn Edwin Rundles was charged under two separate indictments with
burglary of a habitation1 and aggravated robbery.2 Each indictment contained an enhancement
paragraph alleging a prior felony conviction, resulting in enhancement of the punishment range in
each case.3 In the course of pretrial proceedings,4 Rundles brought the issue of his competence to
stan... More...
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State of Oklahoma v. James Stanford Poore a/k/a J.P.

Tulsa, OK - Defendant Convicted of Execution Style Killing of Four

The State of Oklahoma charged with James Stanford Poore a/k/a J.P.:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: HM11, MURDER - FIRST DEGREE, in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7
Date of Offense: 01/07/2013
Party Name Disposition Information
POORE, JAMES STANFORD
Count # 2. Count as Filed: HM11, MURDER - FIRST DEGRE... More...
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