The facts of this case are set forth in Ibar’s direct appeal of his first-degree
murder convictions and sentences of death:
On August 25, 1994, Pablo Ibar and Seth Penalver were charged with three counts of first-degree murder, one count of burglary, one count of robbery, and one count of attempted robbery. Penalver and Ibar were initially tried together. The first jury trial ended wi... More...   $0 (02-05-2016 - FL)

The defendant was charged in a six-count indictment with the offenses of which he stands convicted. A jury was selected on November 17, 2014, and the trial commenced the next day. On November 19, 2014, before the trial concluded, the defendant entered guilty pleas to the charged offenses.
The defendant refused to attend his sentencing hearing, and it was conducted in absentia. The pros... More...   $0 (02-05-2016 - TN)

The Petitioner’s convictions relate to events at an apartment at which the Petitioner had used drugs earlier in the evening. The State’s evidence showed that after having been at the apartment, the Petitioner returned with a handgun, which he fired at Freddy Jones. Mr. Jones was struck in the stomach. The Petitioner said the shot had been a “warning shot,” demanded money, and said the next sho... More...   $0 (02-05-2016 - TN)

Brandon Lacy was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. We affirmed
on direct appeal. Lacy then filed a Rule 37.5 petition wherein he alleged ineffective
assistance of counsel. The circuit court granted Lacy a new sentencing hearing after finding
that defense counsel’s performance had been inadequate. The State has appealed from this
order. In addition, Lacy has cr... More...   $0 (02-04-2016 - AR)

Appellant pleaded guilty to the second-degree felony offense of robbery. PENAL § 29.02. The trial court deferred adjudication of his guilt and placed him on community supervision for five years. Appellant’s community supervision required, among other things, that he report each month, that he pay the assessed fees, that he not possess firearms, and that he not commit any state or federal offens... More...   $0 (02-04-2016 - TX)

Jose Manuel Villarreal pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery, and the trial
court sentenced Villarreal to life in prison. In three appellate issues, Villarreal
challenges the denial of his motion to suppress. We affirm the trial court’s
judgment.
We review a trial court’s ruling on a motion to suppress under a bifurcated
standard of review. Valtierra v. State, 310 S.W.3d 44... More...   $0 (02-04-2016 - TX)

After a Hunt County jury found George Washington Sharper guilty of the capital murder
of David Olivares, the trial court sentenced him to the mandatory punishment of life imprisonment
without parole.1 Sharper appealed to this Court, asserting that the trial court erred (1) in admitting
the out-of-court statement of his alleged accomplice in violation of his right to confront and cr... More...   $0 (02-04-2016 - TX)

Hot Springs, AR - TWO MEN SENTENCED TO A TOTAL OF 119 MONTHS IMPRISONMENT FOR BANK ROBBERY IN HOT SPRINGS

Two men were sentenced on one count each of Bank Robbery, Aiding, and Abetting in connection with a 2014 bank robbery in Hot Springs. Nicholas Tolerson, age 36 of Little Rock, was sentenced yesterday to 77 months in prison and three years supervised release. James Pritchett, age 30 ... More...   $0 (02-03-2016 - AR)

On March 28, 2013, the state filed a bill of information charging
Defendant with one count of convicted felon possessing a firearm or
carrying a concealed weapon in violation of La. R.S. 14:95.1, in that on or
about February 21, 2013, he committed this offense after having been
convicted of the offense of conspiracy to commit simple robbery on July 31,
2012. On April 2, 2013, ... More...   $0 (02-03-2016 - LA)

On September 2, 2011, defendant was charged by bill of information
that on May 29, 2011, while armed with a dangerous weapon, a .45 caliber
semi-automatic pistol, he robbed Phillip Gullo and Dillon Lopez in Bossier
Parish, Louisiana, in violation of La. R.S. 14:64. The bill was amended on
February 1, 2013, to add the Best Value Mini-Mart, LLC (referred to
throughout the trial ... More...   $0 (02-03-2016 - 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 (02-03-2016 - NJ)

Concord, NH - Resident Of Manchester Pleads Guilty To Bank Robbery

Ronald Alan Cook, a 44-year-old resident of Manchester, has pleaded guilty to robbing the Bank of New Hampshire at 705 Hooksett Road in Manchester on November 10, 2015.

Cook entered the federally-insured bank and handed a note to a bank teller that stated, “I have a gun!! Give me all the 100, 50, 20 and 10 now an... More...   $0 (02-02-2016 - NH)

Fargo, ND - Two Men Plead Guilty to Federal Charges for Role in Fargo Liquor Store Robberies

Andrew Jerome Ford, and Carlos Henry Bethel, both 28, pled guilty before U. S. District Judge Ralph R. Erickson to Interference with the Commerce by Threats and Violence-Hobbs Act Robbery and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence.

On September 28, 2015, Bottle Barn... More...   $0 (02-02-2016 - ND)

Fargo, ND - Two Men Plead Guilty to Federal Charges for Role in Taco John’s Robbery; Three Additional Men Charged

Rico Jamal Brown, 27, and Calvin Michael Frederick Brown, 25, pled guilty before U. S. District Judge Ralph R. Erickson to Interference with Commerce by Threats and Violence-Hobbs Act Robbery.

On September 3, 2015, the Taco John’s restaurant, 2601 32nd Avenue South, F... More...   $0 (02-02-2016 - ND)

Hot Springs, AR - MAN SENTENCED TO OVER 3 YEARS IN PRISON FOR POST OFFICE ROB

James Calk, age 38, of Norphlet, Arkansas, was sentenced to 46 months in prison and three years supervised release for Robbery of a Post Office. The Honorable Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearings in the United States District Court in Hot Springs.

According to court records, on or abou... More...   $0 (02-02-2016 - AR)

In April 2010, the State charged Tapp with class B felony robbery, three counts
of class D felony resisting law enforcement, and class A misdemeanor criminal
recklessness. The State later filed an information alleging that Tapp was an
habitual offender. Tapp secured the representation of Dennis Vowels, who had
represented Tapp on at least two prior occasions in which he was e... More...   $0 (02-02-2016 - IN)

Defendant was charged with a total of sixteen counts for events that occurred on the night
of April 16, 2012, and into the early morning of April 17, 2012. Victim was leaving a bar where
she occasionally worked when Defendant and two other co-defendants jumped out from behind a
dumpster brandishing a gun and told her to get in her car with them. While driving, the men
took tu... More...   $0 (02-02-2016 - MO)

From August 2000 through January 8, 2008, Fire Insurance Exchange (FIE)
insured Henderson’s home in Clancy, Montana, against various perils including theft and
vandalism. In 2005, Henderson moved from the home and relocated out of state. She
left many personal items behind in the home. On May 1, 2007, Henderson contacted FIE
to initiate a claim under her homeowner’s policy.... More...   $0 (02-02-2016 - MT)

In the early morning hours of April 13, 2012, John Ringer, Patricia Merritt, and Robert Dale were on the front porch of a Wichita residence. Randy Hula, Tony Hula, John Krieger, and Cory Vanboening were sleeping in bedrooms of the residence. Ringer's infant son was in the basement.
Vaughn and three other male accomplices approached the victims on the porch, pointed two pistols at them, and o... More...   $0 (02-02-2016 - KS)

Kenneth D. Vanhoozier appeals his conviction for aggravated burglary and misdemeanor theft. Vanhoozier challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his aggravated burglary conviction, alleges the trial court should have given a compulsion jury instruction, and argues the cumulative effect of these errors requires a new trial. He also challenges the use of a prior 1979 person felony convic... More...   $0 (02-02-2016 - KS)

A jury convicted Antonio Donte Smith of Hobbs Act robbery (Count 1), in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951 (2012); brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence (Count 2), in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(ii) (2012); and possession of a firearm by a felon (Count 3), in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (2012). At the first sentencing hearing, the district court concluded that Smith did not... More...   $0 (02-02-2016 - NC)

Dallas, TX - Two Convicted Felons Sentenced to More than 115 Years Each in Federal Prison Following Federal Jury Convictions on Hobbs Act and Firearms Offenses

Pair Committed a String of Armed Robberies of Fast Food Restaurants in Metroplex

Two convicted felons from the Dallas area who were convicted by a federal jury at trial in July 2015 on an array of federal charges stemming ... More...   $0 (02-01-2016 - TX)

This appeal involves an armed robbery that took place at a garage in Haletown in August 2013. In October 2013, the Marion County Grand Jury indicted the Defendant1 for the following offenses in connection with the robbery:2
Count Offense Victim 1 Aggravated Robbery Paul Turner 2 Aggravated Robbery Terry Ballard 3 Aggravated Robbery Christopher Haston 4 Aggravated Robbery James Tucker 5 Ag... More...   $0 (02-01-2016 - TN)

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of first
degree robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C: 15-1(a) (count one), and fourth
degree obstruction of justice, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1(a) (count five).
The jury acquitted defendant of third-degree possession of a
weapon for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4(d) (count two),
and fourth-degree possession of a weapon, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(d)
... More...   $0 (02-01-2016 - NJ)

Defendant was charged, along with others,1 for his
involvement in a murderous late night attack in a Newark
schoolyard on August 4, 2007, that resulted in the deaths of
three of their victims, Terrance Aeriel, Dashon Harvey, and
Iofemi Hightower. A fourth victim — Natasha Aeriel — was
slashed, shot, and sexually assaulted; she survived. At the
conclusion of a lengthy... More...   $0 (02-01-2016 - NJ)