A jury found Michael Neloms guilty of aggravated human trafficking, promoting prostitution, and one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. In this direct appeal, he argues: (1) the district court erred by denying his motion to suppress statements; (2) the district court violated his due process rights by allowing the State during the trial to amend the complaint and add the alternat... More...   $0 (02-10-2016 - KS)

Contrary to the defendant's contention, the hearing court did not err in failing to suppress the lineup identification testimony. While "the fillers used in a lineup must be sufficiently similar to the defendant so that no characteristic or visual clue would orient the viewer toward the defendant as a perpetrator of the crimes charged" (People v Jean-Baptiste, 57 AD3d 566, 566), "[t]here is no req... More...   $0 (02-10-2016 - NY)

On May 20, 2012 at approximately 9:20 p.m., Officer Benny Reyes of the Kingston Police Department responded to 190 Tremper Avenue in the City of Kingston, Ulster County to investigate allegations of an assault and robbery. The victim of the alleged crimes, who had blood on his clothing, told Reyes that he was walking down the street when two people, one of whom was defendant, forced him at knife ... More...   $0 (02-10-2016 - NY)

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of robbery in the second degree (two counts), criminal use of a firearm in the second degree, conspiracy in the fourth degree and petit larceny. Pursuant to a predicate felony statement filed by the prosecution, County Court sentenced defendant as a second felony offender and imposed concurrent prison terms of eight years followed by five years of p... More...   $0 (02-10-2016 - NY)

Memphis, TN - Two Drug Dealers Associated with 7th Street Murda Squad Plead to Conspiracy

Two drug dealers associated with the 7th Street Murda Squad have pled guilty to conspiring to distribute several kilos of cocaine.

According to the indictment and information presented in court, Joe Jones aka “Joe Cobbs” and “Joe Blow,” 37, and Tavious Swift aka “Tabo,” 36, both of Memphis,... More...   $0 (02-09-2016 - TN)

Denver, CO - Colorado Springs Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Federal Prison for Being a Felon In Possession of a Firearm

Defendant, who had prior felony convictions, was caught in a car with other occupants when law enforcement found his backback which contained a revolver

Michael Alvares Fykes, age 45, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was recently sentenced by U.S. District Court J... More...   $0 (02-09-2016 - CO)

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Charleston felon pleads guilty to Federal gun crime

A Charleston man with several felony convictions who possessed a firearm pleaded guilty today, announced Acting United States Attorney Carol Casto. Dereck Skylar Brown, 33, entered his guilty plea in federal court to being a felon in possession of a firearm.

On July 4, 2015, Charleston Police Detectives respo... More...   $0 (02-09-2016 - WV)

Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of robbery in the third degree (Penal Law § 160.05). Viewing the evidence in light of the elements of the crime as charged to the jury (see People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 349), we reject defendant’s contention that the verdict is against the weight of the evidence (see generally People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495). It is well ... More...   $0 (02-09-2016 - NY)

As summarized by this court on direct appeal, this case concerns the April 15, 2010 robbery and assault of employees at the McDonald‟s restaurant on West End Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee. State v. Timothy Lamont Thompson, No. M201201151-CCA-R3-CD, 2013 WL 5873280, at *1 (Tenn. Crim. App. Oct. 30, 2013), perm. app. denied (Tenn. March 12, 2014). Petitioner brandished a firearm at the man... More...   $0 (02-09-2016 - TN)

On August 25, 2012, at approximately 2:41 a.m., Sergeant Bryan Hall of the Henry County Sheriff‟s Department responded to a shooting at a nightclub called Fahrenheit 101. Deputy Blake Jenkins also responded to the call along with several Paris “city units.” Deputy Hall testified that when he arrived at the club there were “several hundred people running around.” He said there were also pe... More...   $0 (02-09-2016 - TN)

Appellant, Travis Lee Lawrence, proceeding pro se and incarcerated, pleaded
guilty to the reduced second-degree felony offense of robbery—threats, with the
agreed recommendation that he be punished with twenty-five years’ confinement in
the underlying trial court cause number 1452173 on November 2, 2015. See TEX.
PENAL CODE ANN. § 29.02(a)(2), (b) (West Supp. 2015). In that c... More...   $0 (02-09-2016 - TX)

On October 31,2013, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney filed a bill of
information alleging that defendant violated La. R.S. 40:967(A) in that he
possessed cocaine with the intent to distribute. On November 5, 2013, defendant
appeared at his arraignment and pled not guilty.
On February 20,2014, the trial court held a hearing on defendant's motions
to suppress evidence ... More...   $0 (02-09-2016 - LA)

Minneapolis, MN - Federal Jury Finds St. Paul Man Guilty Of Armed Robbery Of Roseville Pawn Shop

Marvin Spencer, 53, was convict for the armed robbery of Pawn America in Roseville, Minn., on July 21, 2014. On April 8, 2015, SPENCER was charged in a superseding indictment with one count of Interference with Commerce by Robbery; one count of Conspiracy to Interfere with Commerce by Robbery;... More...   $0 (02-08-2016 - MN)

Albuquerque, NM - Armed Career Criminal from Albuquerque Sentenced to 22 Years for Firearms Offenses Arising Out of Armed Robbery in Santa Fe

Atencio Prosecuted Pursuant to “Worst of the Worst” Anti-Violence Initiative

Elias Atencio, 38, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced in federal court in Santa Fe, N.M., to 22 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for ... More...   $0 (02-08-2016 - NM)

On the evening of August 5, 2012, Officer Alejandro Campos of the East
Chicago Police Department was on routine patrol in East Chicago, Indiana.
He was dispatched to investigate a report of a burglary. The dispatcher directed
Officer Campos to look for a suspect who was described as a black male with
dreadlocks wearing a white shirt and dark blue jeans.
[4] As Officer Ca... More...   $0 (02-08-2016 - IN)

On August 11, 2014, the defendant was charged with distribution of
methamphetamine, in violation of La. R.S. 40:967(A)(1). The bill of
information was amended March 12, 2015, to include an additional charge
of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, in violation of
La. R.S. 40:967(A)(1). The defendant pled not guilty, and a trial was held
on May 25, 2015, on ... More...   $0 (02-08-2016 - LA)

The relevant facts are fairly simple and not in dispute. Apple, Inc. introduced the first iPad, a tablet computer, in 2010. Customers who purchased the version that had the capability to send and receive data over cellular networks (commonly referred to as “3G”) had to purchase a data contract from AT&T, Inc. (“AT&T”), which at the time was the exclusive provider of data services for this versio... More...   $0 (02-07-2016 - NJ)

In 1981, the two owners of the Shamrock Bar in Queens, New York, 
were shot to death in their establishment, following an altercation that began 
with a spilled drink.  The murders became known as the Shamrock Murders. 
More than thirty years later, defendant‐appellant Bartolomeo 
Vernace was convicted, following a jury trial, of participating in the Shamrock 
Murders.  O... More...   $0 (02-07-2016 - NY)

Oakland, CA - Craigslist Robbery Crew Member Convicted On Multiple Counts

Robbery Scheme Targeted Victims Selling Diamonds and Rolex Watches Nationwide

Michael Anthony Martin was convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to commit robbery affecting interstate commerce and robbery affecting interstate commerce. The jury found that Martin robbed victims on four separate occasions ... More...   $0 (02-07-2016 - CA)

Appellant Gene Whitehead (“Whitehead”) appeals from the judgment of the motion court denying his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. Whitehead pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree robbery and three counts of second-degree robbery and was sentenced to a total of 12 years’ imprisonment. Whitehead’s amended motion sought to set aside his guilty plea ... More...   $0 (02-06-2016 - MO)

On December 2, 2010, Defendant-Appellant was convicted of armed
robbery and aggravated arson in docket number 25391-09. On March 9, 2011, in
docket number 3678-11, Defendant-Appellant was adjudicated a second habitual
offender and was sentenced to one hundred and thirty years on the charge of armed
robbery and thirty years on the charge of aggravated arson. The sentences were... More...   $0 (02-06-2016 - LA)

Defendant William Shupp was charged on August 1, 2013, via bill of
information with armed robbery, a violation of La.R.S. 14:64, theft of a motor
vehicle over $1500.00, a violation of La.R.S. 14:67.26, and false imprisonment
with a dangerous weapon, a violation of La.R.S. 14:46.1. A preliminary hearing
was held on September 6, 2013, following which the trial court found probab... More...   $0 (02-06-2016 - LA)

Defendant and his co-defendants forced the victim, Jessica Guillot,
into his vehicle where Defendant beat and strangled her. She has been missing
since and is presumed dead. As noted above, after conviction, Defendant received
a second-felony offender sentence of seventy years at hard labor without benefit of
probation, parole, or suspension of sentence.
ISSUE
We... More...   $0 (02-06-2016 - LA)

In exchange for Smith's guilty pleas entered in 2006 and his agreement to testify against an accomplice, the State dismissed one count of first-degree premeditated murder, which was charged as an alternative to the felony-murder count. It was agreed both parties would recommend that Smith receive the low (mitigated) grid-box sentence for the aggravated robbery conviction, which would run consecuti... More...   $0 (02-06-2016 - FS)

On March 20, 2009, Dominique Gay was shot and killed in broad daylight while he was
walking with two friends, Dean Robinson and Wilson Andujar. Over three years later,
defendant, Miguel Davis, was charged with that murder.
The history of the case is replete with conflict between Gay and Davis over the attention
and affection of Crystal Dutra, a young woman who is the mother... More...   $0 (02-05-2016 - RI)