United States of America v. Tyron Hines

Wilmington, DE: On January 15, 1980, a 15-year-old girl reported she had been raped along the railroad tracks in Wilmington, Delaware.

School was out that day because of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, and the girl, known as G.S., said she had been at a party with some friends. She left about 5 p.m. with a 15-year-old boy, known as K.C., to call a friend from a telephone at a gas ... More...    $0 (01-14-2023 - DE)

Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with selling controlled substances in violation of 18 U.S.C. §841

Rodriguez, age 58, was indicted for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm.

On August 10, 2020, FBI conducted a search of the defendant’s apartment in the 1300 block of W. 4th Street, Wilmington, Dela... More...    $0 (02-09-2022 - DE)

David Matusiewicz1 and Christine Belford were married from 2001 to 2006, during which time they had three children, L.M.1, L.M.2, and K.M.1 (the “children”). The couple and their children also lived with Belford’s one child from a previous marriage, K.M.2.2 After their divorce, Belford and David engaged in a bitter custody dispute, during which David accused Belford of being an unfit mother and ... More...    $0 (09-09-2018 - DE)

Presently before the court is Defendant’s motion for post
conviction relief ostensibly filed on June 20, 2014. In that motion
Defendant did not assert any claims for relief. Instead he stated
that “Movant cannot discern substantial grounds for relief. Movant
speaks broken (Jamaica origin) English and does not read English
well.” According to Defendant, his grounds for ... More...    $0 (01-29-2016 - DE)

In 1992 Jermaine Wright was convicted of Murder in the First Degree, Robbery
in the First Degree, and related weapons offenses for his involvement in what was
known as the Hi-Way Inn murder/robbery. The Superior Court imposed the death
penalty for his conviction of Murder in the First Degree. Prior to trial, Wright moved
to suppress a statement he had given to police. He alleged... More...    $0 (01-13-2016 - DE)

The issues before the Court involve Defendant’s Motion to Suppress evidence
seized after his traffic stop and arrest. Defendant argues that the arresting officer
lacked reasonable suspicion to stop Defendant’s vehicle. Defendant also argues that
the arresting officer lacked probable cause to arrest Defendant and accordingly that
the weapon and ammunition seized pursuant to a sear... More...    $0 (01-09-2016 - DE)

Kyran Jones appeals from his October 10, 2014 Superior Court
conviction for first degree assault, attempted robbery, and two counts of possession
of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The court sentenced Jones to
eleven years of incarceration. Jones challenges his conviction on two grounds.
First, he argues a statement made by the prosecutor in the State’s closing... More...    $0 (11-11-2015 - DE)

This 23rd day of October, 2015, upon consideration of Defendant’s Motion for Postconviction Relief, it appears to the Court that:
1. On March 25, 2015, this Court accepted Michael J. Atkinson’s (“Defendant”) guilty plea for Assault First Degree and Possession of a Deadly Weapon during the Commission of a Felony. On June 24, 2015, Defendant was sentenced to 25 years at Level V, suspended afte... More...    $0 (10-26-2015 - DE)

“[T]he secret of successful retailing is to give your
customers what they want.” Sam Walton, SAM WALTON:
MADE IN AMERICA 173 (1993). This case involves one
shareholder’s attempt to affect how Wal-Mart goes about
doing that.
Appellant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., the world’s largest
retailer, and one of its shareholders, Appellee Trinity Wall
Street—an Episcopal parish headqua... More...    $0 (07-06-2015 - DE)

WILMINGTON, Del. – Charles Jobe, 54, of Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today to one count of assault on a federal officer, a misdemeanor in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 111(a), announced Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware.

Jobe admitted to pointing an inoperable BB gun at several VA police officers at the Wilming... More...    $0 (11-17-2014 - DE)

Michael J. Barndt, a/k/a “mikecoach73,â€� age 40, of Sellersville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor, in violation of federal law. Barndt also was sentenced to five years of supervised release following his prison sentence. He also will be required to register as a sex offender in any jurisdiction in which he lives, works... More...    $0 (02-25-2014 - DE)

Brian Elliott, age 44, sued the Marist Brothers of the Schools Inc., Church of the Nativity of Our Blessed Lady, Archdiocese of New York and Brother Damian Galligan on a sexual abuse (civil assault and battery) and negligence theories claiming that he was sexually abused by the priest starting in 1977 and ending in 1985. He claimed that the defendant abused him in at least four states on various ... More...    $2400000 (11-19-2013 - DE)

It is only on rare instances that a jury‟s verdict in a civil case should be overturned. This appeal presents the question whether this is such a case. Courtland Pitts filed a Complaint against Corporal Gregory Spence of the Delaware State Police, asserting claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law. After a trial, a jury found in favor of Pitts on two of his four claims. The District Court gr... More...    $0 (06-17-2011 - DE)

On July 20, 2006, Appellant, an inmate at United States Penitentiary-Canaan, initiated a pro se civil action against a Pennsylvania state trooper, various U.S. Marshals, the U.S. ... More...    $0 (06-24-2008 - DE)

Criminal Law - Felony: The defendant-appellee, Vincent Cox, was acquitted, following a jury trial in the Superior Court. The State has applied for leave to appeal, pursuant to Del. Code Ann. tit. 10, § 9903, from an adverse ruling by the Superior Court that was made during the course of Cox's criminal trial. The purpose of section 9903 "is to afford to the State the opportunity to have review... More...    $0 (12-23-2003 - DE)

(1) The appellant, William J. Hawkins, has appealed from the Superior Court's denial of his motion for postconviction relief pursuant to Superior Court Criminal Rule 61. The State of Delaware has moved to affirm the judgment of the Superior Court on the ground that it is manifest on the face of Hawkins' opening brief that the appeal is without merit. We agree and affirm. 1Hawkins v. State,... More...    $0 (12-10-2003 - DE)

Plaintiff'... More...    $0 (09-28-1999 - DE)