On October 8, 2012, Sharpnack reported to the Topeka Police Department that her vehicle, previously reported stolen, had been recovered. Sharpnack went to the law enforcement center to meet with an officer regarding several items she had found in her vehicle that did not belong to her. Officer John Bernick met with Sharpnack, who said she had uncovered jugs, cat litter, and various cards while sea... More...   $0 (05-17-2017 - KS)

It is the combination of errors in this prosecution that leads us to conclude that Jasso-Mendoza did not receive a fair trial. The confusing jury instructions, the judge's failure to answer the jury's question, and the prosecutor's misstatement of the law, when combined, all create an error that we cannot label as harmless. We must reverse and remand for a new trial.

Reversed and rema... More...   $0 (05-17-2017 - KS)

On July 3, 2015, appellant was captured on surveillance video breaking into
a salon and a popcorn shop. Both businesses reported he stole cash and damaged
property.

{¶ 4} On September 30, 2015, appellant was indicted on two counts of breaking
and entering in violation of R.C. 2911.13(A), felonies of the fifth degree; two counts of
theft in violation of R.C. 2913.02(A... More...   $0 (05-13-2017 - OH)

On July 16, 2015, Brentlinger was indicted on one count of theft in
violation of R.C. 2913.02(A)(1), R.C. 2913.02(B)(2); one count of felonious
assault in violation of R.C. 2903.11(A)(2), 2903.11(D)(1)(a); one count of
kidnapping in violation of R.C. 2905.01(A)(3), 2905.01(C)(1); one count of
kidnapping in violation in of R.C. 2905.01(A)(2), 2905.01(C)(1); one count of
agg... More...   $0 (05-12-2017 - OH)

The following facts are drawn from the minutes of testimony and the defendant’s in-court admissions. FECR268551. On August 2, 2012, Betty Ann Nall visited Earlham Bank in Des Moines and opened an account with a counterfeit U.S. postal money order in the amount of $890. Nall had received the money order from an internet secret shopper program that she suspected was a scam. On August 3, Nall dep... More...   $0 (05-07-2017 - IA)

At 8:32 p.m. on the evening of September 4, 2014, the Madison Parish
Sheriff’s Office in Tallulah, Louisiana, received a report of a shooting at a
local carwash. When deputies arrived at the scene, they discovered that
Lapatrick Mitchell1 had been shot and killed. Shortly before the shooting,
several witnesses saw Mitchell and Neal engaged in a heated argument at the
car... More...   $0 (05-06-2017 - LA)

In the late afternoon of January 17, 2013, Warren Perkins was at his
body shop when a black male entered the establishment and told Perkins that
a friend was going to bring his wrecked truck to the shop. Perkins’
employees, Bacilio Mendez and Bryant Johnson, who had not left for the
day, saw the man, and one of the employees attempted to talk to him. The
man followed Perk... More...   $0 (05-06-2017 - LA)

Randy W. Tundidor was convicted of first-degree murder of Joseph
Morrissey (Count I), two counts of attempted first-degree murder and two counts
of attempted felony murder of Linda Morrissey and Patrick Morrissey (Counts II–
V), two counts of armed kidnapping of Joseph Morrissey and Linda Morrissey
(Counts VI–VII), armed burglary (Count VIII), armed robbery of Joseph Morrissey <... More...   $0 (05-01-2017 - FL)

Petitioner Fox Factory, Inc., doing business as Fox Racing Shox (Fox), is the
defendant in an action for personal injuries brought in Santa Clara County by plaintiff
and real party in interest Peter Isherwood. Fox moved to dismiss or stay plaintiff’s
lawsuit under the doctrine of forum non conveniens, but the superior court denied the
motion, citing authority requiring California t... More...   $0 (05-01-2017 - )

On July 7, 2014, the Henry County Grand Jury indicted the Defendant for arson under a theory of criminal responsibility.1 At trial, Officer Brian Davis testified that he was a patrol deputy with the Henry County Sheriff’s Office. On February 21, 2014, as Officer Davis was driving north on Highway 79 at approximately 1:00 a.m., he observed two individuals walking towards Paris on the side of the ... More...   $0 (04-30-2017 - TN)

Dustin Vanhalst was convicted of murdering Jay Clements and was sentenced to serve
forty-seven years’ confinement in prison. On appeal, Vanhalst contends that the State’s witness,
Justin Deen, was an accomplice and that there was insufficient evidence to corroborate Deen’s
testimony as required by Article 38.14 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. The trial court
instruct... More...   $0 (04-27-2017 - TX)

A jury convicted Montrance Tyrone Roberson of aggravated robbery and assessed
punishment at eighty years in prison. On appeal, appellant brings two issues: (1) the trial court
erred by failing to sua sponte instruct the jury at punishment on temporary insanity due to
intoxication and (2) the judgment should be modified to accurately reflect defense counsel’s
name. We overrul... More...   $0 (04-27-2017 - TX)

In October of 2014, Karr and his girlfriend, Kelly Turner, traveled from California
to Austin, Texas. The couple had been dating since June of 2014, and the trip to Austin was intended
to allow Karr to meet many of Turner’s friends and family for the first time. On October 31, Turner
and Karr went out to dinner with some of Turner’s friends, including Jancy Darling and her
boyfri... More...   $0 (04-26-2017 - TX)

Mrs. Amanda Matthews, the victim’s wife, testified that at the time of the victim’s death on Saturday, March 23, 2013, they and their two-year-old daughter were living in Cowan, Tennessee. The victim’s truck needed repairs, so they were renting a red Chevrolet Impala. On March 23, the victim left in the Impala between noon and 2:30 p.m. and told Mrs. Matthews that he would not be gone long. More...   $0 (04-22-2017 - TN)

Because defendant‟s convictions were the result of guilty pleas, the facts
underlying the crimes of conviction are not fully developed in the record. Thus,
the facts were gleaned from the factual basis for the offenses provided by the State
at the guilty plea proceeding.
The State submitted that if it had proceeded to trial, it would have proven
beyond a reasonable ... More...   $0 (04-20-2017 - LA)

On February 10, 2015, just after midnight, Aurora Police Department (“APD”)
officers responded to an accident at Iliff Avenue and I-225, where the defendant had
driven his pickup truck into a light pole, despite seemingly safe driving conditions.
One of the first officers to arrive on the scene found Hyde unconscious, pinned in the
driver’s seat, with blood gurgling from his m... More...   $0 (04-19-2017 - CO)

On January 25, 2015, Officer Mason MacDonald saw a pickup truck bounce off a
curb four times, turn across a median, and then oversteer into oncoming traffic while
entering an apartment complex parking lot. Officer MacDonald turned on his overhead
lights and followed the truck into the parking lot. The truck initially stopped but then
slowly crept forward.

¶4 Eventua... More...   $0 (04-19-2017 - CO)

This case concerns the shooting of the victim, Marketus Hendrix, on December 10, 2013. The Defendant and his co-defendant, Dequevion,1 were subsequently arrested and charged with attempted first degree murder and aggravated assault. Following a jury trial, the Defendant was convicted as charged. As relevant to the issues raised by the Defendant in this appeal, the facts presented at the May 19,... More...   $0 (04-14-2017 - TN)

Andrew Garraway was charged by indictment with twenty counts of burglary of a
habitation. Each count in the indictment alleged the date of the offense, the county where the 2
offense occurred, the name of the victim, lack of consent from the victim, and that Garraway entered
each habitation “with the intent to commit theft, did attempt to commit theft, and did commit theft.”
At tr... More...   $0 (04-12-2017 - TX)

Wichita, KS - Wichita Man Sentenced For Using Stolen Identity To Take Out $43,000 Car Loan

A Wichita man who used a stolen identity to take out a $43,000 car loan was sentenced to 45 months in federal prison.

Jacob Michael Martin, 32, Wichita, pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. In his plea, Martin admitted he used another man’s i... More...   $0 (04-10-2017 - KS)

After a history of alleged domestic abuse, Defendant and his wife, Patricia Tolbert (also known as Patricia Williams), became estranged. Patricia was living in an apartment on her family’s property (herein referred to as “the Tolbert’s residence”). On May 12, 2013, Defendant’s sister and brother dropped Defendant off at a call tower where he claimed he needed to be to make his way to an upcoming j... More...   $0 (04-05-2017 - LA)

In October 2013 Defendant pled no contest to residential burglary, a third
18 degree felony, and larceny, a fourth-degree felony, offenses committed in November
19 2012 when Defendant was nineteen years old. For those offenses, Defendant received
2
1 a conditional discharge, contingent upon his successful completion of five years’
2 probation and repayment of up to $1,417 in r... More...   $0 (04-05-2017 - NM)

Sasser became enraged when his daughter decided to spend her birthday with his ex-wife (the daughter's mother) and the ex-wife's friend, Sean Zuber. On the evening of the birthday, Sasser sent a series of menacing text messages to his ex-wife over several hours. In them, he referenced killing her and Zuber, writing such things as: "Shortly you
will be in pieces begging for your life," "you w... More...   $0 (04-03-2017 - KS)