On December 15, 2014, the Bedford County Grand Jury charged the Defendant with one count of conspiracy to sell and deliver methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance, in an amount greater than 0.5 grams. See Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 3912-103; -17-417. The Defendant thereafter entered an open guilty plea, and on September 21, 2015, the trial court held a sentencing hearing.
At the senten... More...   $0 (10-06-2016 - TN)

Testimony presented at trial indicates that at 5:30 a.m. on November 12, 2014,
Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Kenneth Hollis and members of the sheriff’s
office special weapons and tactics (SWAT) team executed a search-and-seizure warrant at
5006 Opal Lane in Little Rock. Investigator Hollis, the evidence officer, testified that he
recovered a Ruger pistol and uti... More...   $0 (10-05-2016 - AR)

TI and Volt executed a contract for Volt to furnish personnel with specific work
qualifications and skills as requested by TI from time-to-time. Udell was hired by Volt and
assigned to work at TI.
Udell worked as a manufacturing specialist in a TI facility that was involved in the
manufacture of semiconductors. Keith Davis, the TI supervisor for Udell, other Volt contractors,... More...   $0 (10-04-2016 - TX)

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)

On November 8, 2013, Deputy Daniel Gagnon of the Montgomery County Sheriff‟s Office observed the defendant driving without a seatbelt and initiated a traffic stop. When approaching the vehicle, Deputy Gagnon smelled burnt marijuana. Deputy Gagnon asked the defendant for his license and registration. The defendant could not produce a driver‟s license and instead gave the officer a Tenne... More...   $0 (09-27-2016 - TN)

In 1987, defendant’s father, Cardwell Dixon (“Cardwell”) married Sara Dixon
(“Sara”), six months after defendant’s mother passed away. Cardwell owned a 41
acre piece of property (“the property”), and built a home where he and Sara lived
(“2033 McCray Road”). Cardwell also helped defendant purchase a home, and
allowed him to place his home on the property.
In 2004, Cardwel... More...   $0 (09-19-2016 - NC)

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on 20 December 2014 in Waynesville, North
Carolina, Kmart loss prevention associate William Pate observed a male, later
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identified as Defendant, scanning the jewelry section inside the store. Mr. Pate
observed Defendant take two separate watches and place them inside his pants, and
conce... More...   $0 (09-19-2016 - NC)

San Francisco, CA - San Francisco-Based Tax Preparer Convicted Of Tax Fraud

Defendant Owned Storefront in the Bayview/Hunter’s Point Neighborhood and Advertised Refunds for the Unemployed

A federal jury convicted Josiah Larkin of conspiracy to file false claims and presenting false claims to the IRS, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Internal Revenue Service, ... More...   $0 (09-16-2016 - CA)

On July 5, 2009, Pagel drove James Vitale ("Vitale") and Jason Booth ("Booth")
to the residence of Darrell Scott White ("White") in Holden, Missouri. The pretext of the
visit to White was that Vitale wanted to look at a building to rent located on White's
property to open a motorcycle repair shop. The real reason Vitale and Booth went to
White's property was to rob him of val... More...   $0 (09-15-2016 - )

After a jury found the defendant, Dustin Ruocco, guilty of burglary in the third degree and larceny in the third degree, the Appellate Court reversed his conviction upon concluding that it was plain error for the trial court not to instruct the jury, as mandated by General Statutes § 54-84 (b),1 that it may draw no unfavorable inferences from the defendant’s failure to testify. State v. Ruocco, 15... More...   $0 (09-07-2016 - CT)

¶ 1 In 2005, Appellees signed credit card agreements with Federated Capital Corporation‘s predecessor-in-interest, Advanta Bank Corporation. The agreements included a forum selection clause and choice of law provision, ensuring that Utah procedural and substantive law would govern any dispute under the contract. The agreements required Appellees to render payment to the address specified on their ... More...   $0 (09-06-2016 - )

Roberts began working for Warrior Energy Services Corporation in February 2012.
He was an at-will, full-time salesman for the company. But in late March 2013, Warrior let
him go. According to Roberts, his termination was the result of a conspiracy by Warrior;
Bill Jenkins, a Warrior officer; Jason Smith, Jenkins’s close friend; and Boots Smith Oilfield
Services, LLC. Roberts ... More...   $0 (09-06-2016 - MS)

On three separate occasions, appellant Brodrick Michael James sold
methamphetamine to Officer M. Salinas, an undercover investigator working with
the narcotics task force of the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office. Salinas recorded
phone calls from James regarding sales of controlled substances, and these
recordings were admitted into evidence at trial without objection.
Sal... More...   $0 (09-01-2016 - TX)

Archie Glenn Hashaw, Jr., executive director of Waller County Emergency
Medical Service (“Waller County EMS”), a non-profit organization and the
complainant in this case, testified that Waller County EMS provides “9-1-1
ambulance service” for the county. It shares “a building in downtown Monaville,”
designated as Fire Station Number 2, with the Monaville Volunteer Fire Departm... More...   $0 (09-01-2016 - TX)

On February 2, 2015, a Stearns County jury found appellant Brian George Fitch
guilty of one count of first-degree murder of a peace officer, Minn. Stat. § 609.185(a)(4)
(2014); three counts of attempted first-degree murder of a peace officer, Minn. Stat.
§§ 609.17, 609.185(a)(4) (2014); and one count of unauthorized possession of a firearm,
Minn. Stat. §§ 624.713, subd. 1(2), 6... More...   $0 (08-26-2016 - MN)

Between the months of January 2013 and July 2013 a series of home-invasion
sexual assaults and robberies occurred in the Billings, Montana, area. The first reported
assault occurred in the early morning of January 27, 2013, when twenty-one-year-old
victim K.L., asleep in her bed, was awakened by a gloved hand cupped over her mouth, a
knife held to her throat, and a man tellin... More...   $0 (08-24-2016 - MT)

Facts of this case can be found in our previous consideration of the
parties’ contract in Volentine I, supra. After remand, the case proceeded to a
bench trial. The following chronology and overview of facts are set forth
for purposes of the issues raised on appeal.
The Parties’ Entry into the Contract – 2004
In 1992, Dan Volentine (“Volentine”) gave his two children pro... More...   $0 (08-20-2016 - LA)

CHICAGO — Chicago Man Sentenced to Eleven Years in Federal Prison for Robbing Six Stores and Two Banks on North Side

A federal judge sentenced a Chicago man to eleven years in prison for robbing six stores and two banks on the city’s North Side.

BLAKE FISHER-BRUNER, 32, robbed the same bank twice, bringing his total number of robberies to nine. Four of the heists occurred in the... More...   $0 (08-15-2016 - IL)

On February 3, 2014, Brian and Stephanie Murphree’s house in Vardaman,
Mississippi, was burglarized. Several items were taken from the house, including a 12-gauge
shotgun, a .22-caliber rifle, jewelry, a laptop, an electronic gaming system, and two computer
tablets. On April 2, 2014, Jenkins, James Bennett Norwood, and David Starkey were
indicted for burglary of the Murphrees’ ho... More...   $0 (08-15-2016 - MS)

On February 14, 2015, a Scott County magistrate issued a search warrant
for the residence and vehicles of Perryellis Stephens, located in Bettendorf, Iowa.
The search warrant application contained information from an anonymous
informant, whose tips began in November 2014 and continued periodically until
February 2015. The informant stated that Stephens and an associate, Ahma... More...   $0 (08-11-2016 - IA)

Dallas, TX - Former ICE HSI Employee Faces Up to 10 Years in Federal Prison After Pleading Guilty to Theft of Government Property

Admits Purchasing Tires and Gas with Government Fleet Charge Card; Agrees to Pay $35,000 Restitution

Dwight Horton, 51, a former Mission Support Specialist (MSS) with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)... More...   $0 (08-07-2016 - TX)

Appellant was indicted for intentionally, knowingly, and recklessly causing serious
bodily injury to Claudia Lopez by striking a motor vehicle owned and operated by Lopez with a
–2–
motor vehicle operated by appellant and by forcing Lopez’s motor vehicle from the roadway. He
was also indicted for intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, and with criminal negligence engaging
... More...   $0 (08-04-2016 - TX)

Tulsa, OK - Defendant Sentenced to 15 Years On Murder Plea Deal

Tulsa criminal Defense lawyer M.J. Denman represented Chadrick Lamont Colbert a/k/a Fat Cat who was charged by the State of Oklahoma with first-degree murder in violation of More...   $0 (07-29-2016 - OK)

Panama City, FL - Jewelry Thieves Convicted in $4 Million Armed, Multistate Conspiracy

A federal jury convicted Lewis Jones III, 36, Larry Bernard Gilmore, 43, and Michael Bernard Gilmore, 46, all of Atlanta, GA, of conspiracy, interfering with commerce by robbery, and using a firearm during a crime of violence. Co-conspirator Abigail Lee Kemp, 25, of Smyrna, GA, pled guilty on July 11. ... More...   $0 (07-27-2016 - FL)

This appeal stems from the theft of a diamond ring. The defendant was charged with one count of theft of property over $1000 but less than $10,000, a Class D felony. Following trial, a jury found the defendant guilty. Based on two prior felony convictions, the trial court sentenced the defendant as a Range II, multiple offender, to six years with a
thirty-five percent release classification. ... More...   $0 (07-25-2016 - TN)