The State charged Mr. Zachery with tampering with physical evidence. See § 918.13, Fla. Stat. (2016). Mr. Zachery filed a motion to suppress evidence (i.e., hand-rolled spice joints), arguing that it was obtained through an illegal stop and search. At an evidentiary hearing on the motion, the arresting officer, Kurt Bradshaw, testified to the following facts. Early on a summer evening, Officer ... More...   $0 (07-26-2018 - FL)

On April 9, 2017, the Muskingum County Grand Jury indicted appellant on
one count of possession of drugs (methamphetamines) in violation of R.C. 2925.11(A), a
felony of the first degree. The count was accompanied by forfeiture and major drug
offender specifications. Appellant also was indicted on one count of trafficking in drugs
(methamphetamines) in violation of R.C. 2925.03(... More...   $0 (07-25-2018 - OH)

Appellant resided at a townhome in Texas City with his mother, his 12-year old daughter, and his girlfriend, Brandy Saenz. In 2016, the Texas City Police Department Crime Suppression Unit was investigating appellant and Saenz in connection with the sale of narcotics. During the investigation, Saenz sold methamphetamine to a confidential police informant at the Texas City townhome. The police c... More...   $0 (07-25-2018 - TX)

This appeal addresses the trial court’s denial of Espada’s application for pre-trial writ of
habeas corpus. During the habeas proceeding, Espada alleged the trial court’s grant of a new
punishment hearing on his capital murder conviction was barred by double jeopardy.

Because the facts developed in the guilt-innocence and original punishment phase provide
necessary ba... More...   $0 (07-23-2018 - TX)

In November 2016, Department of Public Safety trooper Matthew Ruiz stopped a car that
had an inoperable brake light. The driver of the car identified himself as Jerry Rodriguez, and it
appeared to Trooper Ruiz that Rodriguez was nervous. When Rodriguez told Trooper Ruiz he did
not have his identification, Trooper Ruiz asked Rodriguez to exit the car. After exiting the car,
Rodr... More...   $0 (07-23-2018 - TX)

Kevin Matthews was driving in Independence, at around 10 p.m. on December 18, 2014. As he crossed a bridge, Matthews noticed Wood's vehicle stopped on the side of the road. Matthews remarked that this was "a bad place to park" because it was right off the bridge with steep ditches and a narrow shoulder.

About 10 minutes later, when Matthews was traveling in the other direction, he saw W... More...   $0 (07-22-2018 - KS)

In June 2013, a confidential informant (CI) told narcotics agents with the Clarksdale
Police Department that Jackson possessed a large amount of marijuana and that he was
selling it out of his home at 343-B Bolivar Street. Officers considered the CI reliable
because the informant had provided information in numerous prior cases and was
instrumental in helping to obtain prior convi... More...   $0 (07-21-2018 - MS)

While on foot patrol in a high crime area, two Orlando police officers observed
cannabis spread on the passenger’s side dashboard of a red SUV. On closer inspection,
they could also see cannabis on the passenger’s seat and floor. About fifteen minutes
later, Upshaw entered the passenger side of the vehicle, while a woman entered the
driver’s side. Shortly thereafter, the off... More...   $0 (07-21-2018 - FL)

Atlanta, GA - Defendant sentenced for trafficking methamphetamine from prison

Ricardo Silva, a current inmate at Smith State Prison and a high-ranking member of the Sureños prison gang, has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine. He is currently serving a sentence with the state of Georgia for trafficking cocaine.

“Silva’s time in state pri... More...   $0 (07-21-2018 - GA)

Miami, FL - Port St. Lucie Resident Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for International Firearms Trafficking

A Port St. Lucie resident was sentenced today to more than 12 years in prison for unlawfully exporting firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition from South Florida to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Benjamin G. Greenberg, United States Attorney for the Southern Distric... More...   $0 (07-19-2018 - FL)

Lecia L. Shorter appeals the district court’s partial grant of summary judgment in favor of the County of Los Angeles, Leroy Baca, Jacqueline Ortiz, and Alejandra Avalos (the County or County Defendants) on her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 inadequate medical care claim, and the denial of Shorter’s motion for a new trial on her § 1983 claim based on her classification as mentally ill, her conditions of confine... More...   $0 (07-19-2018 - CA)

In August of 2016, a number of local businesses in Shelby County
reported to the police that they had received counterfeit bills. Doc. 154 at 196. On
August 13, 2016, Barga contacted the police and informed them that a passenger in
his car—Trisa Engle (“Engle”)—was in possession of illegal contraband. Id. at 230.
During this call, Barga and the police arranged for a stin... More...   $0 (07-18-2018 - OH)

St. Louis Police Department (SLPD) Officers Nicholas Martorano and John
Moton appeal from the district court’s judgment, 1 entered upon a jury verdict, finding
that they used excessive force in their apprehension and arrest of Calvin Fletcher and
awarding damages to Fletcher totaling $600,000. They raise three issues on appeal:
(1) the district court erred in allowing Fletcher to r... More...   $0 (07-18-2018 - MO)

Following the April 2012 shooting death of William Watson (“the victim”), a Knox County grand jury charged the Defendant, along with Michael May, with the first degree premeditated murder of the victim and two alternative counts of especially aggravated kidnapping involving Myshauna Blair. See Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 39-13-202, 305. The Defendant proceeded to a trial by jury on June 30through July 3,... More...   $0 (07-14-2018 - TN)

In Vanderklok v. United States, 868 F.3d 189 (3d Cir.
2017), we declined to imply a Bivens cause of action against
airport screeners employed by the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) in part because they “typically are not
law enforcement officers and do not act as such.” Id. at 208.
We now must decide a related question that we anticipated, but
did not resolve, ... More...   $0 (07-13-2018 - PA)

Defendant, Juan Salinas, was arrested on February 1, 2015, along with
defendant, Lance Cowans. On March 12, 2015, the St. Charles Parish District
Attorney filed a bill of information charging defendant with possession with intent
to distribute marijuana in violation of La. R.S. 40:966(A)(2). On April 7, 2015,
defendant was arraigned and entered a plea of not guilty. On Febru... More...   $0 (07-13-2018 - LA)

Defendant, Lance Cowans, was arrested on February 1, 2015, along with
Juan Salinas. Defendant was charged with possession of more than sixty but less
than two thousand pounds of marijuana in violation of La. R.S. 40:966(F) (count
one), and possession of Schedule II controlled dangerous substances3 in violation
of La. R.S. 40:967(C) (count three).4 On April 7, 2015, defendant ... More...   $0 (07-12-2018 - LA)

In assessing the legal sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction, we view
all the evidence in a light most favorable to the verdict to decide whether any rational fact
finder could find the essential elements of the crime beyond reasonable doubt. Reynolds
v. State, 543 S.W.3d 235, 241 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018). This standard controls our review
here.

First, we... More...   $0 (07-12-2018 - TX)

4 Plaintiff‐Appellant DeAndre Williams appeals from a
5 memorandum and order of the United States District Court for the
6 Northern District of New York (Mordue, J.). The district court,
7 adopting the recommendation of the magistrate judge (Dancks, M.J.),
8 granted summary judgment to the defendants, various officials of the
9 New York State Department of Corrections (“D... More...   $0 (07-12-2018 - NY)

Atlanta, GA - Former federal prison guard sentenced to prison for accepting bribes

Melvin Thomas, a former correctional officer at the U.S Penitentiary in Atlanta (“USP Atlanta”) was sentenced to federal prison for accepting bribe payments in exchange for smuggling contraband into the prison.

“Thomas reneged on his oath of office by violating the laws he pledged to uphold,” said... More...   $0 (07-11-2018 - GA)

Following the April 2012 shooting death of William Watson (“the victim”), a Knox County grand jury charged the Defendant, along with Michael May, with the first degree premeditated murder of the victim and two alternative counts of especially aggravated kidnapping involving Myshauna Blair. See Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 39-13-202, 305. The Defendant proceeded to a trial by jury on June 30through July 3,... More...   $0 (07-09-2018 - TN)

On April 28, 2016, Stein, Brett Eley (“Eley”), and Krista Ashley
(“Ashley”) went to the home of Jason Davidson (“Davidson”) to retrieve some
property that had been stolen from Stein by Davidson and Eley. When they arrived,
Eley and Ashley went to speak with Davidson, leaving Stein in the car. Eley spoke
with Davidson while Ashley spoke with the owner of the home, Mike Volger... More...   $0 (07-08-2018 - OH)

City of Farmers Branch Police Officer Charles Taylor responded to a suspicious vehicle
call at a gas station and found a white Chevrolet Trailblazer stopped with its brake lights on in the
middle of the parking lot. Taylor approached the vehicle and observed appellant sitting in the
vehicle’s driver seat and slumped over the center console. Taylor opened the vehicle door, moved More...   $0 (07-07-2018 - TX)

If government agents want to search a person's home, the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution requires them to present facts to a judge establishing probable cause for a warrant. Those facts must be sufficiently concrete and detailed to allow the judge to make an independent evaluation of the propriety of the request. Conclusions and generalities are not facts, and government agents... More...   $0 (07-06-2018 - KS)

Seth Torres sold methamphetamine to a confidential informant, Justin Barrett, while law enforcement officers observed them. Barrett paid for the methamphetamine with $220 cash provided by law enforcement officers who had recorded each bill's serial number. After the drug deal, Torres briefly entered a nearby apartment before he got into the passenger seat of a car and left. A law enforcement offic... More...   $0 (07-06-2018 - KS)