On June 20, 2014, the State filed a bill of information charging Mr. Brown
with the following:

 Three counts of armed robbery with a firearm, in violation of La. R.S. 14:64 and 14:64.3;  One count of possession of marijuana, in violation of La. R.S. 14:34.2; and

 One count of access device fraud, in violation of La. R.S. 14:70.4(E)(3).
O... More...   $0 (05-06-2017 - LA)

Muskogee, OK - Former Muskogee Police Officer Sentenced For Kidnapping and Assaulting Wife

The State of Oklahoma charged Mark Vernon Ridley, age 43, with:

Counts

1. ASSAULT AND BATTERY WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON (FELONY)

2. KIDNAPPING (FELONY)

3. FORCIBLE SODOMY (FELONY)

4. POSSESS FIREARM DURING COMMISSION OF A FELONY (FELONY)
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Morris was convicted and sentenced to death on two counts for the first
degree premeditated murders of Officer David Curtis and Officer Jeffrey Kocab.
The evidence at trial established that on June 29, 2010, at about 2:13 a.m., Officer
Curtis pulled over a red Toyota Camry in Hillsborough County for not displaying
an automobile tag. Cortnee Brantley was the driver, and Dontae ... More...   $0 (05-01-2017 - FL)

Emmanuel Dominguez, the complainant, was a United States Marine,
preparing to leave the Marine Corps and using up his vacation time until his
discharge. In early May 2013, Dominguez moved to Spring, Texas and rented a
house with his girlfriend, Jessica Cavender, who was also a United States Marine
and had recently been assigned as a recruiter in Conroe, Texas. Their house was o... More...   $0 (04-25-2017 - TX)

Matthew Perdue and Team 1 Consulting, LLC each appeal a judgment entered after a bench
trial. Perdue contends the trial court erred in awarding CCNBI, Inc. damages and attorney’s fees
for its breach of contract claim and in failing to award him damages for his DTPA claim. Team 1
contends the trial court erred in only awarding it $3,000 in damages for its conversion claim and
in cal... More...   $0 (04-24-2017 - TX)

Although the rape of his stepdaughter had allegedly occurred in Lamar County,
Burnett was housed in the Pearl River County jail because he was formerly a police officer
in Lamar County. In jail, Burnett met Russell Steele, a fellow inmate. Steele testified that
he had held himself out to be a killer for hire, and Burnett offered to bail him out and pay him
to kill Burnett’s estra... More...   $0 (04-23-2017 - MS)

In these accelerated appeals,2 appellant, T.H.L., challenges the trial court’s orders, entered after a bench trial, awarding the Department of Family and Protective Services (“DFPS”) permanent managing conservatorship of her four minor children, R.C.,3 R.L., C.J., and C.C.J. (collectively, “the children”).4 In her sole issue, T.H.L. contends that the trial court erred in appointing DFPS as the chi... More...   $0 (04-21-2017 - TX)

On February 27, 2015, Kemp was charged by trial information with the
following: one count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to
deliver, in violation of Iowa Code section 124.401(1)(c)(3) (2015); one count of
failure to possess a tax stamp, in violation of sections 453B.3 and 453B.12; one
count of interference with official acts causing injury, in violation of ... More...   $0 (04-21-2017 - IA)

St. Louis, MO - Ohio Man Sentenced on Sex Trafficking Charges

Kyle Maurice Parks was sentenced to 300 months in prison for his involvement in the transportation of four minors (ages 15-17) and two adults from Ohio to Missouri to engage in prostitution. The plan was to come to sell the girls on Backpage.com.

According to testimony at trial, Parks, two women and four minor females,... More...   $0 (04-20-2017 - MO)

On January 19, 2015, Ellison drove while intoxicated and crashed her vehicle into
an embankment after running another vehicle with four passengers off the road. She drove
while her license wassuspended or revoked and did not have proof of insurance. On March
10, 2015, the State charged Ellison with felony criminal endangerment pursuant to
§ 45-5-207(1), MCA, misdemeanor DUI ... More...   $0 (04-19-2017 - MT)

On August 12, 2012, in Sheridan County, Montana, Brekke took a pickup that did
not belong to him and went on a joy ride through a campground where he had been staying.
He damaged the truck and campground property. A Sheridan County Sheriff’s Deputy
investigated and issued Brekke a complaint and notice to appear in Justice Court for the
offenses of criminal mischief, a felony... More...   $0 (04-16-2017 - MT)

Randy J. Austin appeals the district court’s (1) denial of his motion to reconsider an order denying leave to file a surreply and (2) grant of summary judgment to Kroger Texas, L.P., on his ordinary negligence/necessary instrumentalities claim. The district court, in one memorandum opinion and order, both denied the motion to reconsider for Austin’s failure to satisfy Federal Rule of Civil Procedu... More...   $0 (04-14-2017 - TX)

On March 17, 2010, this Court affirmed Manuel Walters’ (“the defendant”)
conviction for second degree murder. Walters v. State, 30 So. 3d 656 (Fla. 3d
DCA 2010). Subsequent to this Court’s mandate, the Florida Supreme Court
issued its opinion in State v. Montgomery, 39 So. 3d 252 (Fla. 2010), wherein the
Florida Supreme Court held that it constitutes fundamental error when a ... More...   $0 (04-14-2017 - FL)

On May 2, 2012, the Petitioner was arrested for disclosure of an indictment before arrest, and he posted bail in the amount of $1,000. On June 13, 2012, the Petitioner was
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indicted in case number 2012-CR-168 for two counts of accessory after the fact, one count of unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, and one count of unlawful possession of a weapon. Th... More...   $0 (04-14-2017 - TN)

The State charged the defendant, Blake Allen Shell, with negligent
homicide, a violation of La.R.S. 14:32, alleging by bill of information that, on or
about February 20, 2015, defendant did kill Abigail Marlene Welch by criminal
negligence, in violation of R.S. 14:32[1] (felony).” At the resulting plea hearing, at
which the defendant entered a plea of no contest, the State entered ... More...   $0 (04-12-2017 - LA)

Defendant was indicted on 211 counts, including 52 counts of securities fraud,
18 52 counts of prohibited conduct in providing investment advice, 52 counts of fraud,1
52 counts of forgery, two counts of theft of identity, and one count of conspiracy to
2 commit securities fraud. Following Defendant’s plea of not guilty, the State filed a
3 motion to set conditions of release. Afte... More...   $0 (04-10-2017 - NM)

This case centers on Ponzo's affiliation with LCN, a
crime network with a "boss," "soldiers," and "associates" -- an
affiliation that began in the late 1980s and ended in the mid
1990s, give or take. LCN operated its organized crime network through trafficking drugs, loansharking, extortion, and illegal gambling. Ponzo's LCN membership formed the basis for the
Racketeer Influ... More...   $0 (04-09-2017 - MA)

Defendant Tiwan M. Flagler appeals from the denial of his
motion to suppress evidence seized after a motor vehicle stop and
from his sentence. On appeal, defendant raises the following
contentions:

POINT I THE ORDER DENYING THE MOTION TO SUPPRESS SHOULD BE REVERSED AND THE MATTER REMANDED FOR A NEW MOTION HEARING IN FRONT OF A DIFFERENT JUDGE. THE MOTION JUDGE INEXPLICAB... More...   $0 (04-09-2017 - NJ)

On July 8, 2013, the defendant was charged with having committed various
crimes stemming from an incident of domestic violence on Nancy
Jones1 that took place two days earlier in the Dorchester section
of Boston (Dorchester case).2 At the defendant's arraignment, a
judge of the Dorchester Division of the Boston Municipal Court
Department (Dorchester judge) determined tha... More...   $0 (04-07-2017 - MA)

Defendant was indicted on 211 counts, including 52 counts of securities fraud,
18 52 counts of prohibited conduct in providing investment advice, 52 counts of fraud,1
1 52 counts of forgery, two counts of theft of identity, and one count of conspiracy to
2 commit securities fraud. Following Defendant’s plea of not guilty, the State filed a
3 motion to set conditions of release. Af... More...   $0 (04-05-2017 - NM)

Jackson Arnold Parrott (appellant) appeals the judgment sentencing him to five
years in state prison following his guilty plea to two charges of being a felon in
possession of a firearm (Pen. Code, § 29800, subd. (a)), and his admission to two
sentencing enhancements. The plea was part of a negotiated disposition of two pending
criminal cases filed against him by the Humboldt Count... More...   $0 (04-05-2017 - )

L.D., the victim, began living with Madkins in Wichita during the summer of 2014. After some friends left to go to a movie, Madkins went into the kitchen and L.D. stayed seated on the couch, playing on her phone. Madkins returned from the kitchen and called L.D. "a bitch, a whore, [and] tramp," and accused her of cheating.

L.D. reached for her purse, but Madkins pulled it away from he... More...   $0 (04-03-2017 - KS)

This is an appeal from the trial court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration and
stay proceedings filed by appellant Santander Consumer USA, Inc. The trial court granted the
motion as to appellee Mario A. Mata and denied it as to the remaining appellees, Centroplex
Automobile Recovery, Inc.; Blake Thornton Vandusen; John F. Thompson d/b/a Centroplex
Automobile Recovery, Inc.; ... More...   $0 (03-29-2017 - TX)

In November 2013, Joseph Forsythe was charged in the Billings Municipal Court
with misdemeanor Partner/Family Member Assault—Second Offense following a violent
physical altercation with his wife, Giana, during which she was seriously injured. While
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confined at the Yellowstone County Detention Facility (YCDF) and under a “no contact”
order, Forsythe and Giana wro... More...   $0 (03-19-2017 - MT)