On January 7, 2013, J.B. sent Birdshead a message on Facebook
asking Birdshead to acquire drugs for her and her friend. J.B. was fifteen years old
at the time, and Birdshead had known her for approximately five or six months.
Birdshead arranged for the drug transaction to occur with J.B. that same day at the
Dakota Rose Motel in Rapid City, South Dakota.
When J.B. sent B... More...   $0 (01-23-2016 - SD)

Defendant Michael Vargas, Sr. appeals his convictions on each of twenty-four
4 counts of intentional child abuse by torture, contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 30-6
5 1(D)(2) (2009). Defendant raises numerous issues on appeal, including (1) violations
6 of his rights to due process and to be free from double jeopardy, (2) the insufficiency
7 of the evidence to support his convictions, ... More...   $0 (01-23-2016 - NM)

New York, NY - New Jersey Man Found Guilty Of Robbing And Murdering Ossining Resident

Anthony Grecco, a New Jersey resident, was found guilty of robbing and murdering Ryan Ennis, a resident of Ossining, New York, and of conspiring to distribute marijuana and heroin. Following a nine-day trial before the Honorable Kenneth M. Karas, a jury found that GRECCO traveled on August 26, 2014 fro... More...   $0 (01-22-2016 - NY)

Seattle, WA - Repeat Bank Robber Who Struck from Coast to Coast Sentenced to 10+ Years in Prison

Defendant Robbed Banks in Vermont, New Hampshire, Florida, Mississippi, California and Washington

A 57-year-old repeat bank robber was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 127 months in prison and three years of supervised release for multiple bank robberies and the armed ro... More...   $0 (01-22-2016 - WA)

Defendant, Jeremy Thompson, was indicted in the circuit court of Hamilton County on two counts relating to events that occurred on July 21, 2011, at the Hamson Ag farm supply company in Dahlgren, Illinois. Count I charged defendant with procurement of anhydrous ammonia with the intent to be used to manufacture methamphetamine in violation of section 25(a)(2) of the Act. 720 ILCS 646/25(a)(2) (West... More...   $0 (01-22-2016 - IL)

Defendant, Adrian Williams, pleaded guilty to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance in exchange for a sentencing cap of 25 years’ imprisonment.1 Defendant later filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea, claiming he had been improperly admonished regarding the maximum sentence he faced. The Tazewell County circuit court had informed him several times that, but for his plea agreement, he fac... More...   $0 (01-22-2016 - IL)

On April 19, 2007, Markham police officer Tony DeBois filed a complaint for a search warrant for the house at 15227 Parkside in Markham, Illinois, and for any safe or lockbox within the residence. In support of the warrant application, DeBois and a confidential informant identified as “John Doe” signed the complaint and swore to the truth of its contents in the presence of the judge. In the compl... More...   $0 (01-22-2016 - IL)

Allen J. Wilson, also known as Alfred J. Williams, appeals his six felony convictions and sentences. Wilson challenges, among other things, the trial court’s denying the admissibility of evidence regarding two eyewitness’ prior out-of-court identifications of a person other than Wilson as the perpetrator. The evidence at issue consists of out-of-court statements made by the victims and the lead de... More...   $0 (01-22-2016 - NE)

Eddie Burroughs appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress drug-related evidence police discovered in his home. District of Columbia police officers initially arrested Burroughs for carjacking. They searched Burroughs incident to the carjacking arrest and discovered evidence implicating him in a robbery. As part of their investigation of the robbery, officers searched Burroug... More...   $0 (01-21-2016 - DC)

Bobby Batiste was convicted of capital murder with the underlying felony of robbery
and was sentenced to death in the Circuit Court of Oktibbeha County. This Court affirmed Batiste’s conviction and sentence on May 16, 2013. Id. Batiste now seeks, inter alia, leave to file a Petition for Post-Conviction Relief
in the Circuit Court of Oktibbeha County. His proposed petition raises sixteen se... More...   $0 (01-21-2016 - MS)

On August 5, 2011, at approximately 9 p.m., the Centralia police department
received a 911 call from the Caddy Shack bar informing police a masked man carrying a
sawed-off shotgun came into the bar and robbed the establishment. There was
surveillance tape of the crime. On August 6, 2011, an identical crime was committed at
the Centralia Huck's Convenience Store. There was al... More...   $0 (01-21-2016 - IL)

Around 3:30 p.m. on December 19, 2012, two men entered through the first set of glass doors into the foyer of the  Diplomat Post Office in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The men put  masks over their faces and then walked through the second  set of glass doors into the lobby of the post office. Postal worker Catherine Weigold spotted the men entering the lobby. She then ran into the back office, locked the ... More...   $0 (01-21-2016 - IN)

Tulsa, OK - Vernell Jeffers, Jr. sued Dollar General Corporation and Theresa Ann Beall on auto negligence and respondeat superior theories claiming:


1. Plaintiff is a resident of both the State of Oklahoma and the County of Tulsa, and, the actions complained of took place in the City of Tulsa and the County of Tulsa, State of Oklahoma. Thatthis Court has both jurisdiction and venue.... More...   $1 (01-20-2016 - OK)

Philadelphia, PA - Kidnapper Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

Basil Buie, 23, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for his role in a botched robbery and kidnapping that involved a jewelry store employee. Buie, a/k/a “Basil Tucker,” pleaded guilty on October 7, 2015 to conspiracy, kidnapping, and attempted Hobbs Act robbery. His two co-defendants - Khayree Gay and ... More...   $0 (01-20-2016 - PA)

On August 26, 2009, defendant was charged with third-degree
endangering the welfare of a child, N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4, and
fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-3(b).
Those charges focused on events that took place on the morning
of March 24, 2009, involving C.W., a fourteen-year-old girl.
The following facts are gleaned from the evidence presented at
tri... More...   $0 (01-20-2016 - NJ)

Tariq Smith was tried by a Fulton County jury and convicted of murder
and several other crimes in connection with the fatal shooting of Emmanuel
Opoku-Afari. Smith appeals, contending that the trial court erred when it
removed one of the jurors after the evidence was closed. We find no merit in
that contention, but we note that the trial court erred when it failed to sentence
S... More...   $0 (01-20-2016 - GA)

We address the following issue on appeal: whether the District Court1 erred by
denying Wickham’s request that he be given credit for time served.
On March 26, 1998, the District Court sentenced Wickham to the Montana State
Prison (MSP) for a term of 10 years, all suspended, for Bail Jumping. On December 16,
2004, the Twentieth Judicial District Court, Lake County, sentenced Wi... More...   $0 (01-20-2016 - MT)

Vaught and his wife-to-be started dating in early April of 2013, began living together approximately a month later, and married on September 13, 2013. The events leading to Vaught’s prosecution and conviction took place on January 15, 2014. Prior to that morning, he had never been violent with his spouse. However, earlier that month he became severely depressed, and despite taking the medicati... More...   $0 (01-20-2016 - WY)

Eugene Ferri (Defendant) was convicted of killing Gilles Delisle, Helga Delisle,
5 and Peter Weith, aggravated burglary with a deadly weapon, unlawful taking of a
6 motor vehicle, and two counts of tampering with evidence. Defendant was sentenced
7 to three terms of life imprisonment for the three convictions of first-degree murder;
8 nine years for aggravated burglary, which was ... More...   $0 (01-20-2016 - NM)

These three defendants were tried jointly before separate juries. A jury convicted defendant Floyd Gene Perkins (Perkins) of first-degree felony murder, MCL 750.316(b), conspiracy to commit armed robbery, MCL 750.157a, armed robbery, MCL 750.529, and felony
-2-
firearm, MCL 750.227b(1). Perkins was sentenced to life in prison for the murder conviction, 285 months to 50 years’ imprisonm... More...   $0 (01-19-2016 - MI)

The defendant, Santos Cordova, Jr., appeals from a
conviction by a jury of armed robbery while masked. The
defendant argues that a misstatement by the prosecutor in
closing argument requires reversal. At trial, there was
evidence that the defendant's fingerprint was found on the
outside of an automobile identified as the one involved in the
robbery. During closing ... More...   $0 (01-19-2016 - MA)

On April 6, 2012, a large group of people gathered at a house in Benton County,
Mississippi, to celebrate Sophia Jackson’s birthday. At the party, a group of twelve to fifteen
men gathered in a side room of the house to play dice, including Carroll and Gary Patterson.
Patterson testified that he brought approximately $1,000 in cash to use during the dice game.
¶3. As the game be... More...   $0 (01-18-2016 - MS)

The relevant facts follow. On January 9, 2013, two men, both wearing masks and gloves, and one carrying a knife, entered the “Bremmer Street Food Mart” (Food Mart), in Manchester, and demanded money from the clerk. The
clerk did not give the men any money, but stated that he was going to call the police. The two men left the store, and the clerk called 911. When the police arrived, the cl... More...   $0 (01-18-2016 - NH)

The defendant, Christopher Dewayne Fisher, was charged via bill of
information with one count of forcible rape, in violation of La. R.S. 14:42.1.
He was convicted, by a jury, of the responsive charge of attempted forcible
rape. The defendant filed a motion for a new trial and a motion for a post
verdict judgment of acquittal. Both motions were denied. He was
subsequently ad... More...   $0 (01-18-2016 - LA)

On January 3, 2014, Alecia Hill, an assistant store manager at the
Brookshire’s store on Pines Road in Shreveport, was robbed at gunpoint as
she worked the customer service desk. The actual robbery is on video, and 1
Ms. Hill identified the defendant in court as the person who robbed her.
Ms. Hill testified as to the facts of the armed robbery.
Ms. Hill further testified: More...   $0 (01-18-2016 - LA)