Randy Paul Bunyard (defendant) appeals from an order denying his
request/petition to have his felony conviction for second degree burglary (Pen. Code,1
§ 459) redesignated as misdemeanor shoplifting (§ 459.5) and for resentencing thereon
(§ 1170.18, subds. (a)-(e)). The trial court found an attempt to break into a coin-operated
soap dispenser in a commercial laundromat did not comp... More...   $0 (03-23-2017 - )

To place the legal issue on appeal in context, we will first review what happened, both in and out of court.

Terra Nolde was working as an assistant manager at Hutchinson Pawn and Jewelry. She knew Taylor because he was a regular customer. Taylor also had an arrangement with the store that if he cleaned the parking lot, he could take 10 DVDs with management's approval as payment. On Feb... More...   $0 (03-20-2017 - KS)

In a plea to the court, defendant and appellant Luther Darnell Stapleton, Jr., pleaded guilty to petty theft with a prior (Pen. Code, § 666).1 In return, defendant was placed on probation for a period of 36 months on various terms and conditions. On appeal, defendant challenges two of his probation conditions on constitutional grounds. For the reasons explained below, we find no error and affir... More...   $0 (03-16-2017 - CA)

Denver, CO - Jury Finds Gunsmoke Gun Shop Owner Richard Wyatt Guilty of Most Charges

Wyatt starred in a reality TV show from 2011 to 2012 on the Discovery Channel

Acting United States Attorney Bob Troyer, IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Special Agent in Charge Steven Osborne, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Denver Field Division Special Agent in ... More...   $0 (03-12-2017 - )

Jhon was killed on August 31, 2013. Appellant and several others spent that
day in and around the Victoria Apartments on Covington Square Drive in Houston.
At trial, the State presented several videos from the apartment complex and a
nearby convenience store, as well as testimony from people that appellant spent the
day with, one witness to the shooting, and another person wh... More...   $0 (03-11-2017 - TX)

Lexington, KY - Winchester Man Sentenced To 24 Months For Illegally Hacking Into Website And Lying To Federal Agents

A Winchester, Ky., man, who previously admitted to hacking and taking control of a high school sports website, to gain publicity for his online identity and harass and intimidate the website owner and others, has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison.

U.S. ... More...   $0 (03-08-2017 - KY)

This is an appeal from a take-nothing judgment of the county court-at-law of
Burnet County in a suit to rescind the sale of a ranch. Appellant is James E. Wade (Bud), and
appellees are his brother and sister-in-law, Johnny and Amanda Wade. Amanda was sued
individually and as executor of the Estate of Edell Wade.
In 2004, Edell Wade, Bud and Johnny’s mother, sold her ranch to Johnny... More...   $0 (03-08-2017 - )

Pittsburgh, PA - Pawn Shop Owners Plead Guilty to Mail Fraud and Stolen Property Charges

Two residents of Pittsburgh pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of mail fraud and engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity.

Qamar Zaman, 67, and Aliya Zaman, 48, both of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to two counts before United S... More...   $0 (03-07-2017 - PA)

Albuquerque, NM - Taos County Businessman Pleads Guilty to Federal Tax Charge

Owner of Café and Ski Shop in Red River, N.M., Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Return

Robert Baños, 45, of Red River, N.M., pled guilty in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to a federal tax charge.

Baños is an owner and operator of the Old Tymer’s Café and Bighorn Sports and Rental, both o... More...   $0 (03-06-2017 - NM)

Concord, NH - Three Plead Guilty To Firearm Straw Purchasing

Matthew Bergeron, 30, of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Rashawn Dunn, 30, of Manchester, New Hampshire, and Jessica Fithian, 33, of Manchester, New Hampshire, have all pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges arising out of the straw purchase of firearms in 2016.

According to the indictment, statements made in court, a... More...   $0 (03-03-2017 - NH)

Petitioner Kenneth Thomas appeals from judgments
of the circuit court dismissing his petition for a writ
of review and his second amended complaint seeking a
declaratory judgment.1 The proceedings arise out of petitioner’s
objections to an order of the Wasco County Board
of Commissioners granting a permit for an “outdoor mass
gathering” to petitioner’s neighbor. ORS 433.750... More...   $0 (03-01-2017 - OR)

On the afternoon of August 5, 2011, appellant went to a convenience store,
Chicano’s, where he met up with Haley Barry, Haley’s boyfriend, Brandon, April
Santellana, who was Brandon’s sister and whose mother owned the store, and
Romero. Haley described the convenience store as a place that she and her friends
would hang out and “party.” While at the store that day, the member... More...   $0 (02-27-2017 - TX)

On the night of Appellant’s arrest, one resident of the burglarized house went
downstairs at approximately 2:00 a.m. He did not observe anything out of place. He went
back downstairs around 2:30 a.m. and noticed that a previously closed sliding glass door
was half-way open and several kitchen drawers were opened. The resident alerted others
in the house, and they quickly det... More...   $0 (02-24-2017 - FL)

In response to respondent Rodney Menard's pretrial Knapstad
motion, the trial court dismissed the charge of maintaining a drug dwelling. State v.
Knapstad, 107 Wn.2d 346, 729 P.2d 48 (1986). The State appeals. We reverse and
remand for further proceedings.
FACTS
We outline the facts in a radiance most favorable to the State. Respondent Rodney
Menard owns and lives at 810 N.... More...   $0 (02-23-2017 - wa)

Defendant was convicted after a jury trial of first-degree
knowing and purposeful murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(a)(1) and (2),
third-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(b),
and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose,
N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4(a). The judge imposed an aggregate custodial
sentence of fifty years subject to the requirements of the... More...   $0 (02-18-2017 - NJ)

Loan Tran, the widow of Hieu Huynh, testified that she was with her
husband, the owner of Nikki’s Lounge, when he died on September 1, 2012. She
recalled that at approximately 2:00 a.m., she and Huynh were closing up Nikki’s
Lounge when they were stopped by an individual outside the building who
demanded money from them. Loan testified she was unable to see the man’s face,
... More...   $0 (02-15-2017 - TX)

Larry Cornett appeals his convictions for making false information and theft. These convictions arise out of taking a computer monitor from the office of the Riverside Baptist Church and selling it to a pawn shop. As part of the sales transaction, Cornett certified that he had owned the monitor for 2 years and had the legal right to sell it.

Cornett claims there was insufficient eviden... More...   $0 (02-14-2017 - KS)

Stone began the day of February 26, 1996, by purchasing beer and two firearms—a .410 bore shotgun and a competition-grade .22 caliber semi-automatic pistol. He spent the remainder of the day roaming through the woods, drinking the beer and shooting the guns. Later that afternoon, Stone wandered into the backyard of Ruth Griffith. In Stone's statement to the police, he said he and Griffith were "o... More...   $0 (02-13-2017 - FL)

The appellant was involved in a car accident with an intoxicated driver who
was driving a company vehicle with his employer’s permission. After a jury found
the driver liable and awarded the appellant one million dollars, the employer’s
insurance company, the appellee, filed this suit for a declaration that the driver was
not a permissive user – and thus not covered under the appli... More...   $0 (02-13-2017 - GA)