In October 2014, Marianne Abney (“Abney”) left her residence in Madison
County, Indiana for a vacation.1 When she returned on October 15, 2014,
Abney noticed that the door between her garage and utility room was broken.
After looking around inside, Abney noted that “all of [her] jewelry had been
taken.” Tr. p. 351. She reported the incident to the police.
[4] Sixteen days... More...   $0 (05-31-2016 - IN)

Late in the afternoon on November 16, 2009, a gold Pontiac Grand Prix pulled into the
parking lot of a strip mall on North Oak in Gladstone. The car parked in front of an iTalk store.
The iTalk store’s video surveillance camera showed that, from 4:24 until 4:30 p.m., when the
iTalk store closed, no one got out of the gold Pontiac.
The iTalk store was located next to a PDQ Ti... More...   $0 (05-31-2016 - MO)

This case arises from a December 28, 2009 incident in which the Defendant entered the victims‟ apartment, robbed them, fatally shot Michael Cowen and stabbed Brittany Davis.
At the trial, Michael Mayes testified that he was the records keeper for the Knox County Emergency Communications District. The audio recording of a December 28, 2009 9-1-1 call made by Ms. Davis was played for ... More...   $0 (05-27-2016 - TN)

Travis Springer testified that on June 23, 2013, he received a phone call from his wife, who was a manager of a Mapco gas station in Lawrence County. Mr. Springer’s wife complained that her truck was “making a squealing racket.” Mr. Springer went to the gas station to check on his wife’s truck and discovered that two of the truck’s tires had been slashed. Mr. Springer changed the tires on his w... More...   $0 (05-27-2016 - TN)

Del Rio, TX - Eagle Pass Businessman Sentenced for Cocaine Distribution

Felipe Carmona-Rodriguez, 51, of Eagle Pass, Texas was sentenced on federal narcotics trafficking charges announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., DEA Special Agent in Charge Joseph Arabit, Houston Division, and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.

Carmona-Rodri... More...   $0 (05-25-2016 - TX)

A jury convicted defendant Anthony M. Fernandez of second
degree conspiracy to distribute cocaine, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2,
2C:35-5(a)(1), and 2C:35-5(b)(1) (count one); first-degree
possession with intent to distribute cocaine, N.J.S.A. 2C:35
5(a)(1) and 2C:35-5(b)(1) (count three); third-degree possession
with intent to distribute marijuana, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5(a)(1) and
2C:35-5... More...   $0 (05-23-2016 - NJ)

In about 2011 Pacific Steel & Recycling (Pacific) set about to expand its recycling
and fabrication work in Williston, North Dakota, and foresaw the need for a warehouse
and a remodeled office and shop. Pacific put the warehouse project out for bids and
awarded the contract to Emineth as the low bidder. An unsuccessful bidder, unhappy
about not getting the warehouse job,thre... More...   $0 (05-23-2016 - MT)

In 1984, Ford was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to
death for the November 5, 1983, armed robbery and murder of Isadore
Rozeman. His conviction and sentence were affirmed on appeal. State v.
Ford, 489 So. 2d 1250 (La. 1986). In late 2013, the Caddo Parish District
Attorney’s Office stated that it had obtained credible evidence that Ford
“was neither present ... More...   $0 (05-21-2016 - LA)

Atlanta, GA - Store Owner Sentenced to Federal Prison for Food Stamp Fraud

Sholondrell Denise Taylor has been sentenced to federal prison for the theft of $1.9 million in a food stamp fraud scheme. Her Atlanta stores allowed customers to exchange their food stamps for cash, and purchased Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) vouchers at less than face value, eventually redeeming them with t... More...   $0 (05-17-2016 - GA)

A jury convicted defendant Peter Shanley of the murder of
his wife, as well as two weapons offenses, and a judge sentenced
him to prison for life. Defendant appeals from the judgment of
conviction and makes these arguments: first, the trial judge
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erred by not dismissing the murder charge because of a
prosecutor's misstatements and prej... More...   $0 (05-14-2016 - NJ)

Knight Systems, owned and operated by Buddy, engaged primarily in the mortuary transport business until 2007. On January 5, 2007, Knight Systems entered into an asset purchase agreement (the Agreement) with Palmetto, a business owned by Donald and Ellen Lintal. Pursuant to the Agreement, Knight Systems sold various tangible assets, goodwill, and customer accounts—including body removal service con... More...   $0 (05-14-2016 - SC)

On September 28, 2006, the Davidson County Grand Jury indicted the Petitioner and his brother, Elvin Hubie Pearson,1 with the following charges:

Count Offense Victim
1 First Degree Premeditated Murder Kenneth Easley Scott
2 Attempted First Degree Premeditated Murder Lamarco Cornell Comer
3 Aggravated Assault Frank Newsome III
4 Unlawful Possession of a Firearm n/a More...   $0 (05-13-2016 - TN)

A jury convicted Appellant Desmond Lamar Davis of two offenses of
aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, charged in separate indictments. In
each case, the jury found the allegations in the enhancement paragraph to be
true upon Appellant’s plea of true and assessed his punishment at fifteen years’
and thirty years’ confinement respectively, imposing a $1,000 fine for each More...   $0 (05-09-2016 - TX)

Paul Montgomery died from a wound suffered from a single shotgun blast
to the chest, and a neighbor discovered his body the following day. Suspects
did not emerge until nearly two years later when one of the murder
participants, Danny Hill, came forward to police.
1 Ky.Const. § 110(2)(b).
Based upon Hill's narrative and information from various other
witnesses, Steph... More...   $0 (05-06-2016 - KY)

At or around 4:00 a.m. on 7 November 2013, a property manager for Bryan
Properties, Inc. received a call that the alarm for the Lumina Theater, one of the
properties her company manages at Southern Village in Chapel Hill, was going off
and police had been dispatched. Upon arrival, she learned that four other businesses
surrounding the theater had also been broken into, includi... More...   $0 (05-05-2016 - NC)

Defendant‐appellant Daniel J. Halloran appeals from a judgment of
conviction entered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of
New York (Kenneth M. Karas, Judge) on two counts of wire fraud, 18 U.S.C.
§§ 1343, 1346; two counts of violating the Travel Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1952; and one
count of conspiracy to commit both substantive offenses, 18 U.S.C. § 371.... More...   $0 (05-02-2016 - NY)

On July 25, 2008, at approximately 10:55 a.m., an individual robbed the First Palmetto Savings Bank in Camden wearing gloves, a white t-shirt, and a ski mask. Witnesses indicated the individual was a black male approximately six feet, four inches tall. None of the witnesses were able to state with certainty whether the man had any noticeable scars or tattoos.1
Two individuals observed the man... More...   $0 (05-02-2016 - SC)

Defendant Caleb Hill appeals his convictions on multiple counts of breaking
and entering, larceny, and injury to real property based on a series of break-ins at
businesses in a shopping center in Chapel Hill.
Hill first argues that the trial court erred by failing to exclude the testimony
of two law enforcement officers who identified him in surveillance video from the
sho... More...   $0 (04-24-2016 - NC)

Defendant Caleb Hill appeals his convictions on multiple counts of breaking
and entering, larceny, and injury to real property based on a series of break-ins at
businesses in a shopping center in Chapel Hill.
Hill first argues that the trial court erred by failing to exclude the testimony
of two law enforcement officers who identified him in surveillance video from the
sho... More...   $0 (04-24-2016 - NC)

Christopher R. Ward appeals his convictions of theft by deception and making false information by making four arguments on appeal: (1) The State failed to present sufficient evidence to support his crimes of conviction; (2) his constitutional right to a jury trial was infringed when the judge orally instructed the jury that it "must" find the defendant guilty if it had no reasonable doubt as to ... More...   $0 (04-23-2016 - KS)

Cedar Rapids, IA - Former Employee of Iowa City Pipe Dreamz Head Shop Sentenced on Federal Synthetic Drug Charges

A man who worked for the owner of a head shop in Iowa City was sentenced to more than nine years in federal prison yesterday in federal court in Cedar Rapids.

Wayne Christopher Watkins, age 40, from Peoria, Illinois, received the prison term after an October 8, 2015 g... More...   $0 (04-22-2016 - IA)

This case arises from the abuse and killing of the twenty-three month old victim. For their role in the victim‟s abuse and death in 2009, the Montgomery County grand jury indicted both Defendant Starner, the victim‟s step-father, and Defendant Metz, the victim‟s mother, for aggravated child abuse, first-degree felony murder committed during the perpetration of aggravated child a... More...   $0 (04-21-2016 - TN)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Man Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For Post Office Scheme
Defendant & Conspirators Used Fake Checks to Steal over $650,000 in Postage Stamps

Chief U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced Jimmy Lee Williams, 48, of Charlotte to 105 months in prison for orchestrating a fraudulent check scheme that netted the conspiracy more than $650,000 in postage stamps a... More...   $0 (04-20-2016 - NC)

Fargo, ND - Andrew Ford Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Crime Wave

Andrew Jerome Ford, 28, Fargo, ND, was sentenced before U. S. District Judge Ralph R. Erickson to serve eight (8) years and six (6) months in prison for Interference with the Commerce by Threats and Violence- Hobbs Act Robbery and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence. Judge Erickson also s... More...   $0 (04-20-2016 - ND)

In 1984, Ford was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to
death for the November 5, 1983, armed robbery and murder of Isadore
Rozeman. His conviction and sentence were affirmed on appeal. State v.
Ford, 489 So. 2d 1250 (La. 1986). In late 2013, the Caddo Parish District
Attorney’s Office stated that it had obtained credible evidence that Ford
“was neither present ... More...   $0 (04-14-2016 - LA)