Muskogee, OK - Common Law Wife Settles Civil Rights Claim Against Seminole County Sheriff

Nicole Attocknie sued Seminole County Sheriff Shannon Smith on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C., 1983 claiming that Drug Court Officer Kenneth Cherry violated the civil rights of Aaron Palmer when he shot him to death while attempting to arrest Randall Palmer. Cherry a Drug Court offi... More...   $1 (07-21-2016 - OK)

In 2007, the Conference of
Chief Justices adopted a resolution entitled "In Support of
Sentencing Practices that Promote Public Safety and Reduce
Recidivism."1 It emphasized that the judiciary "has a vital role
to play in ensuring that criminal justice systems work
1 Conference of Chief Justices, Conference of State Court ... More...   $0 (07-13-2016 - WI)

On April 3, 2014, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney filed a bill of
information charging defendant with two counts of attempted second-degree
murder in violation of La. R.S. 14:27 and 14:30.1 (counts one and two) and one
count of aggravated criminal damage to property in violation of La. R.S. 14:55
(count three).
The matter proceeded to a bench trial on May 11, 2015.... More...   $0 (07-03-2016 - LA)

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Steven Allen Jameson with three counts of first-degree manslaughter in violation of 21 O.S. 711, unlawful possession of controlled drug in violation of 63 O.S. 2-402 and driving without a driver's license in violation of 47 O.S. 6-603(A).

Court docket entries:

Date Code Description Count Party Amount
04-30-2010 TEXT

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Fort Lauderdale, FL - Jury Convicts Podiatrist On Lewd or Lascivious Molestation Charges

The State of Florida charged Dr. Augustine Bollo with two counts of lewd or lascivious molestation claiming that he forced a teenage babysitter touch him inappropriately in his home in 2012.

Defendant testified in his own defense.

The babysitter, now age 19, testified that the Defen... More...   $0 (06-18-2016 - FL)

In a medical malpractice action we are asked to review orders excluding testimony from plaintiffs' two expert witnesses and a summary judgment granted to defendants based upon the excluded testimony. We conclude the testimony should not have been excluded. We reverse the orders of the District Court excluding the testimony and granting summary judgment, and remand the cause for further proceedings... More...   $0 (06-14-2016 - Ok)

Yanga was charged with two counts of attempted assault in the second degree, one count of use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony, one count of criminal mischief, over $1,500, and one count of assault in the third degree following events which took place at approximately 4:30 a.m. on September 21. Trial took place on March 2, 3, and 4, 2015. Yanga and Mazaher Bakry had dated for almost three ye... More...   $0 (06-14-2016 - NE)

The defendant, George Michael Leniart, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a),1 and three counts of capital felony in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1995) § 53a54b (5), (7) and (9), as amended by Public Acts 1995, No. 95-16, § 4.2 The defendant claims that the evidence was insufficient to prove beyond a... More...   $0 (06-07-2016 - CT)

A taxi driver, Brian Pilgrim, picked up Appellant from a bar in Grapevine and took him
to a marina in Flower Mound where he had left his vehicle. Appellant explained that he had
been out with friends and did not have a ride back to his vehicle. He also told Pilgrim that he
would get money from his vehicle to pay for the ride. When they arrived at the marina located
inside of... More...   $0 (05-30-2016 - TX)

Robert Glenn Earley, convicted by a jury of first-degree murder, tampering with3
evidence, and kidnapping, raises eight issues on direct appeal to this Court: (1) the4
trial court erred by denying Defendant’s motion to suppress three statements he made5
to law enforcement officers, (2) the trial court erred by denying Defendant’s motion6
for a continuance, (3) the trial court erred... More...   $0 (05-23-2016 - NM)

On May 9, 2014, Harden and the victim in this case, M.P., began communicating on a social media website. After going out drinking with her friends that night, M.P. returned home around midnight and noticed that Harden was online. They agreed to get together to smoke marijuana, and Harden picked M.P. up at her residence in a sport utility vehicle (SUV). They drove to a gas station, and afterwards, ... More...   $0 (05-19-2016 - NE)

On March 31, 2015, Officer Flaude Dillon of the Logansport Police
Department, who also serves on the department’s meth suppression unit,
received a tip concerning Dewitt and Jesse Dewitt (Jesse) from a fellow
narcotics officer. The information prompted Officer Dillon to review records
from the national pseudoephedrine database.1 Because Officer Dillon
considered the quan... More...   $0 (04-29-2016 - IN)

The State’s evidence at trial tended to show the following: On 18 January 2011,
at approximately 10:14 p.m., Daniel Kennerly, an officer with the Charlotte
Mecklenburg Police Department, observed defendant driving fourteen miles per hour
over the posted speed limit and executed a traffic stop. When he approached the
vehicle, Officer Kennerly noticed that defendant’s eyes were ... More...   $0 (04-24-2016 - NC)

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Quantell Jamaqr Alverson with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: HM11, MURDER - FIRST DEGREE, in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7
Date of Offense: 11/26/2014
Count # 2. Count as Filed: HM11, MURDER - FIRST DEGREE, in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7
Date of Offense: 11/26/2014

(Count 1)
21 O.S. 701.1
QUANTELL JAMAR ALVERSON, on or abo... More...   $0 (04-23-2016 - OK)

Celebrex and Bextra are part of a broad class of medicines known as non
steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs, which are used to treat chronic pain and 
nflammation.  Before 1999, this class of drugs had a common problem: patients 
who used the drugs over a long period of time often developed stomach ulcers 
and  other  gastrointestinal  problems.  In  this  deficiency,  pharmac... More...   $0 (04-18-2016 - NY)

On the morning of June 11, 2012, Freeman drove with his seven-year-old daughter,
Jayden, from Brandon, Mississippi, to Jackson, Mississippi. Freeman was looking for his
wife (and Jayden’s mother), Lenora Freeman. Freeman testified that he was able to locate
Lenora using the GPS technology on Lenora’s cell phone, which Freeman could access on
his cell phone. According to Lenora’s... More...   $0 (04-08-2016 - MS)

Grant and McKee had been in an “on again, off again” relationship for a number of years preceding McKee’s death on September 17, 2013. McKee and her 16-year-old daughter, Alexis Carter, moved from Wichita, Kansas, to Omaha, Nebraska, on July 26, 2013. Carter testified that Grant did not help McKee and Carter pack or move. Nor did Carter see any signs of Grant at the new apartment during the first ... More...   $0 (04-01-2016 - NE)

Herald Farley filed his action for damages against BNSF Railway Company under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 (2012) et seq. After deposing Farley's expert witnesses, BNSF filed several motions, including a motion to strike or limit the testimony of the liability expert, a motion for partial summary judgment alleging Farley's claims regarding injuries to his neck, uppe... More...   $0 (03-25-2016 - KS)

Plaintiffs are residents of the Westgate subdivision in Hobbs. Westgate was
3 built in the late 1970s on and near an unlined storage pit where, during its oil drilling
4 operations, Shell had placed toxic hydrocarbons in direct contact with the earth from
5 the 1940s until Shell covered the pit with “fill dirt”during the 1960s. Shell did not
6 conduct any environmental risk assess... More...   $0 (03-21-2016 - NM)

During the evening of January 29, 2000, Larry Raney and his mother
were visiting an acquaintance who lived in Hancock Valley, a subdivision in
western Clark County. McGorman, who was a classmate of Raney, was aware
of the visit. McGorman contacted Raney and invited him to visit his parents'
residence which was located nearby. After Raney arrived, McGorman lured
him down to... More...   $0 (03-17-2016 - KY)

Braesch’s mother, Virginia Braesch (Virginia), testified that Braesch moved away from home in the 1990’s but moved back into his parents’ home in Gretna, Nebraska, about a year or two before the murder. He was staying in the basement. About 6 weeks before the murder, Braesch had told Virginia that he had AIDS. She said that “off and on,” he would lie in bed sick, “like depression or something,” bu... More...   $0 (03-10-2016 - NE)

In February 2010, the Rutherford County Grand Jury indicted the appellant for rape of a child, a Class A felony, in counts one through three; rape by force or coercion, a Class B felony, in counts four and five; incest, a Class C felony, in counts six through thirteen; statutory rape by an authority figure, a Class C felony, in counts fourteen through sixteen; and sexual battery by an authority fi... More...   $0 (03-08-2016 - TN)

Plaintiffs are residents of the Westgate subdivision in Hobbs. Westgate was
3 built in the late 1970s on and near an unlined storage pit where, during its oil drilling
4 operations, Shell had placed toxic hydrocarbons in direct contact with the earth from
5 the 1940s until Shell covered the pit with “fill dirt”during the 1960s. Shell did not
6 conduct any environmental risk assessm... More...   $0 (03-07-2016 - NM)

Braesch’s mother, Virginia Braesch (Virginia), testified that Braesch moved away from home in the 1990’s but moved back into his parents’ home in Gretna, Nebraska, about a year or two before the murder. He was staying in the basement. About 6 weeks before the murder, Braesch had told Virginia that he had AIDS. She said that “off and on,” he would lie in bed sick, “like depression or something,” bu... More...   $0 (03-05-2016 - NE)

On December 20, 2013, Henry was charged by amended information with four counts. Count I alleged that he committed the first degree murder of Jorgensen “in the perpetration of or attempt to perpetrate a robbery.” Count II charged use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony. Count III charged possession of a deadly weapon (brass or iron knuckles) by a prohibited person. Count IV charged criminal cons... More...   $0 (02-26-2016 - NE)