We start with Phillipos's challenges to the admission
into evidence of a signed confession, in which Phillipos admitted
to making the false statements that are at issue during two
informal interviews with federal agents in the two weeks following
the bombing. Phillipos signed that confession at the conclusion
of an interview with an agent of the Federal Bureau of
Inv... More...   $0 (02-25-2017 - MA)

Defendant Mark Nooth, superintendent of the
Snake River Correctional Institution (the state), appeals a
post-conviction court judgment concluding that petitioner’s
trial attorney provided inadequate representation during
his criminal trial for sexual abuse in the first degree, ORS
163.427, and granting petitioner post-conviction relief. The
state argues that key evidence of... More...   $0 (02-23-2017 - OR)

Tulsa, OK - Jury Convicts Man On Child Abuse Murder Charge and Recommends Life In Priosn

The State of Oklahoma charged Jon Brandon Scarce, age 35, with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: HM11, CHILD ABUSE MURDER, in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7
Date of Offense: 08/07/2015
Party Name Disposition Information
SCARCE, JON BRANDON
Docket
Date Code Description Count... More...   $0 (02-23-2017 - OK)

On the evening of July 26, 2014, Kansas City, Kansas, Police Officers David Hopkins and Tim Fowler were on patrol when they observed a 2002 Ford Windstar van with a cracked windshield. Due to the condition of the windshield, the officers initiated a traffic stop. Officer Hopkins approached the driver's side of the van and made contact with the driver, who was identified as Rodriguez-Mendez. Office... More...   $0 (02-14-2017 - KS)

Enid, OK - William P. Nelson and Jon Nelson, individually and as co-personal representatives and/or co-executors of the Estate of Ethel A. Nelson and as co-trustees of the Ethel A. Nelson Revocable Trust and as heirs and next of kind of Ethel A. Nelson sued United Health Srvices, Inc. (UHS), individually and d/b/a St. Mary's Regional Medical Center UDS of Oklahoma, Inc., individually and d/b/a St.... More...   $0 (02-02-2017 - OK)

Tulsa, OK - Jury Convicts Defendant In Shooting Death of 14-Year-Old

The State of Oklahoma charged Travis Murphy Lozada, age 22, with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: HM11, FELONY MURDER-1ST DEGREE, in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7
Date of Offense: 05/29/2014
Count as Disposed: FELONY MURDER-1ST DEGREE(HM11)
Violation of 21 O.S. 701.7
Count # 2. Count as Filed: RBDW, AT... More...   $0 (01-28-2017 - OK)

Because Martinez challenges the sufficiency of the
evidence against him on the brandishing count, we state the facts
in the light most favorable to the jury's verdict. United States
v. Cruz-Rodriguez, 541 F.3d 19, 25 (1st Cir. 2008).
On September 25, 2012, at approximately 10:15 p.m.,
Zuleyka Arroyo-Melendez ("Arroyo") drove her 22-year-old niece,
Stephanie Ramirez,... More...   $0 (01-21-2017 - PR)

This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals.1 The court of
appeals affirmed a judgment and an order of the Circuit Court
for Grant County, Craig R. Day, Judge, in favor of the
plaintiff, Braylon Seifert (by his guardian ad litem, Paul
Scoptur, and his parents, Kimberly Seifert and David Seifert)
and aga... More...   $1750000 (01-20-2017 - WI)

On January 20, 2000, Sandra Berfield, the victim,
received a package containing a pipe bomb, which exploded when
she opened it, blowing her body asunder and killing her
instantly. A jury in the Superior Court found the defendant,
Steven Caruso, guilty of murder in the first degree on theories
of deliberate premeditation and extreme atrocity and cruelty.
The defenda... More...   $0 (01-16-2017 - MA)

San Jose, CA - Jury Finds In Favor Of Arista Networks, Inc.

Cisco Systems, Inc. sued Arista Network Inc. on patent and copyright violation theories claiming that Arista violated its copyrights by adopting 500 of the same commands for configuring hardware that Cisco developed for managing its own equipment. Cisco claimed that Arista should have used its own commands—known in the industry a... More...   $0 (12-18-2016 - CA)

Defendant and his cousin Mr. Shore lived in mobile homes across the street
from each other in Hays, North Carolina. Various other members of their family also
lived nearby. The two men had a combative history, having engaged in multiple
verbal and physical altercations. Defendant testified that, on the evening of
19 December 2011, Mr. Shore threatened to kill defendant and h... More...   $0 (12-15-2016 - NC)

Santa Fe, NM - Jury Convicts Real Estate Developer of Fraud and Embezzlement

The State of New Mexico charged Santa Fe real estate developer with fraud and embezzlement including eight second-degree felonies and one misdemeanor relating to the operation of his luxury home development and construction business Barranca Building and other businesses and development, including Las Campanas.More...   $0 (12-02-2016 - NM)

On 6 January 2014, a Durham County grand jury indicted defendant C.D. Hunt on the charge of burning certain buildings, in violation of General Statutes, section 14-62. The matter came on for trial during the 23 March 2015 criminal session of Durham County Superior Court, the Honorable James Roberson, Judge presiding. The evidence presented at trial tended to show that on 29 May 2013, Diane ... More...   $0 (11-06-2016 - NC)

Cleveland, OH - Defendant Convicted On Multiple Murder Charges

The States of Ohio charged Douglas Shine, Jr., age 21, with multiple counts of aggravated murder, murder, and assault and felonious assault for walking into the Chalk Linez barbershop and killing Walter Lee Barfield, age 23, William Gonzalez, age 31, and Brandon White and wounding two men and a woman. Barfield was shot 19 ti... More...   $0 (11-05-2016 - OH)

On July 28, 2015, the State filed an amended bill of information charging the defendant, Christopher Lance Washburn, Sr., with molestation of a juvenile, a violation of La.R.S. 14:81.2. The bill was further amended to reflect that the alleged victim, S.L.S.,1 was under the age of thirteen when the alleged molestation occurred. See La.R.S. 14:81.2(D)(1). The State filed a Notice of Intent to Use Ev... More...   $0 (11-03-2016 - LA)

On September 24, 2014, Thomas Dean hosted an illegal high-stakes poker game in an outbuilding at his home on 86th Street in Johnston. Rendon had previously attended a poker tournament at Dean’s home and knew there would be a large amount of cash at the game. At about 1:30 a.m. on September 25, four men—Garvis Thompson, Arthur Benson, Jacari Benson (Jacari), and David Moore—came into the out... More...   $0 (10-28-2016 - IA)

The petitioner‟s convictions arose from a shooting on January 11, 2005, at the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) facility in Jackson, Tennessee, where the petitioner killed three people: Renee Jordan, his thirty-one-year-old wife who was employed at TDOT; Jerry Hopper, an employee of the Tennessee Division of Forestry who was at the TDOT office; and David Gordon, a motorist the ... More...   $0 (10-16-2016 - TN)

On the evening of Sunday, November 11, 2012, the Plano Police Department responded
to a call about a possible burglary at 3121 Royal Oaks Drive, Plano, Texas, where they found
fifty-year-old Billy Tanner deceased in his home. He had sustained blunt force trauma to the
head and multiple stab wounds.
In the summer of 2012, Billy Tanner’s step-daughter, Casey James, her two child... More...   $0 (10-04-2016 - TX)

It appears that the only witnesses to the events that occurred in the
hours immediately preceding Eric Schreiber's death were Smith and Eric
Schreiber (Schreiber). As such, we note that the background facts provided
only present Smith's rendition of what occurred on the morning of January 1,
2014.
On December 31, 2013, Smith attended a New Year's Eve party at David
an... More...   $0 (09-27-2016 - KY)

Crane Co. and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. appeal from an adverse jury verdict in favor of Richard DeLisle in which the jury found that both appellants’ products containing asbestos were substantial contributing causes to appellee DeLisle’s mesothelioma and awarded substantial damages. Crane primarily argues that the court erred in not excluding expert causation testimony, in denying its motion for ... More...   $0 (09-20-2016 - FL)

This appeal arises from defendant Charles Anthony McGrady’s first-degree
murder conviction for the shooting death of his cousin James Allen Shore Jr.
Defendant admitted to shooting Mr. Shore. The central issue at trial was whether
defendant shot and killed Mr. Shore in lawful defense of himself and his adult son
Brandon McGrady. Defendant sought to introduce expert witness t... More...   $0 (09-03-2016 - NC)

On October 30, 2012, at around 8:14 p.m., Eriana Carr and Nakia Johnson were shot outside of Carr’s residence in Omaha, Nebraska. Carr was shot twice and died from her injuries. Johnson was shot 11 times and survived. Johnson told investigators that the shots came from “a blue Nissan Altima with a messed up front bumper.” She did not see the shooter.
2. Threat
During a pretrial hearing, Jo... More...   $0 (09-01-2016 - NE)

Oklahoma City, OK - Rex Hefley sued HCA Health Services, Inc. and d/b/a The University of Oklahoma Medical Center on a medical negligence:

Plaintiff was involved in a motor vehicle accident on March 16, 2009.

Plaintiff was admitted to University Hospital.

Plaintiff had numerous injuries including traumatic brain injury.

Plaintiff was prescribed benzodiazepine (... More...   $1 (08-24-2016 - OK)

Wanda Grant Wynn and Michael Wynne, as Surviving Parents of Morgan Wynn, deceased Infant, sued Southwestern Medical Center, LLC d/b/a Southwestern Medical Center, Martin K. Jones, M.D. and Martin K. Jones, M.D., Inc. on medical negligence theories claiming that their infant child died as a direct result of the negligence of the Defendants in providing substandard care to the child.

The sp... More...   $0 (08-11-2016 - OK)

Corporal Bryan Cooper of the Texas Department of Public Safety testified
that he is certified to perform standardized field sobriety testing and Advanced
Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE). Cooper explained that there are
three components to standardized field sobriety tests: the horizontal gaze
nystagmus (HGN) test, the walk-and-turn, and the one-leg stand. Accordin... More...   $0 (08-05-2016 - TX)