In August, 2011, a sixty-five year old woman was
found dead in her apartment in the South Boston section of
Boston. She was the victim of blunt force trauma caused by a
baseball bat. The defendant, Adam Cassino, was indicted for the
crime and a jury convicted him of murder in the first degree on
theories of deliberate premeditation and extreme atrocity or
cruelty. ... More...   $0 (04-10-2016 - MA)

In May 2006, police discovered Spicer’s body in a shallow grave in Lafayette
County. Movant was identified as a suspect in that investigation. Search warrants
executed on Movant’s apartment and workplace recovered numerous items, including a
video camera and several videotapes. The videotapes depicted Movant and his girlfriend
repeatedly physically and sexually assaulting Sp... More...   $0 (04-06-2016 - MO)

This case concerns the stabbing death of the victim, John Homer Poteete, and the subsequent arson of his residence. For her role in these offenses, appellant was charged with first degree premeditated murder and arson.
At appellant‟s two-week-long trial, the State‟s first witness was Stanley Goff. On August 14, 2012, he resided in Lewisburg, Tennessee, with his wife and ninete... More...   $0 (04-02-2016 - TN)

Brooklyn, NY - School Construction Authority General Contractor Sentenced To 96 Months In Prison For Long-Running Scheme To Deprive Workers Of The Prevailing Wage

Muzaffar Nadeem, age 60, the owner of SM&B Construction Co., Inc. (SM&B), was sentenced to 96 months’ imprisonment, ordered to pay more than $1.3 million in restitution to the IRS, and ordered to forfeit to the government over $... More...   $0 (04-01-2016 - NY)

At trial, Columbia Police Detective Jason Dark testified that in May 2012, Kevin Odie, a “street-level” drug dealer, was charged with narcotics offenses. Thereafter, Odie approached the District Attorney General and offered to work as a confidential informant in an attempt to obtain leniency on his charges. Odie spoke with Detective Dark about purchasing drugs from certain individuals, including... More...   $0 (04-01-2016 - TN)

Albuquerque, NM - Albuquerque Man Sentenced for Misdemeanor Conviction for Misbranding Drugs and Tobacco Products

Abdelrhman Barash, 37, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced to a year and a day in prison followed by one year of supervised release for misbranding drug or tobacco products.

Barash was charged in a criminal complaint with “spice” trafficking on Sept. 5, 2014, in Berna... More...   $0 (03-31-2016 - NM)

A Davidson County Criminal Court Jury convicted the Petitioner of aggravated burglary, attempted aggravated burglary, and theft of property over $500, and he received a total effective sentence of twenty-five years. See State v. William Thomas Mayers, No. M2011-00954-CCA-R3CD, 2012 WL 4572169, at *1 (Tenn. Crim. App. at Nashville, Oct. 1, 2012). The record reveals that on November 13, 2009, Robi... More...   $0 (03-31-2016 - TX)

The body of Matthew Rouhani was found inside his printing business on September 3, 2011. Rouhani was slumped in a chair in front of his computer; he had been shot twice in the back of the head. A subsequent investigation indicated Rouhani had been shot on or about September 1. The investigating officers learned that Rouhani’s blue Honda Fit was missing and put out an alert on the vehicle.
... More...   $0 (03-31-2016 - TX)

Because of the voluminous nature of the record in this case, we address only the facts necessary to decide this appeal. On July 21, 2005, plaintiff filed his complaint against Pneumo Abex Corporation; Pneumo Abex LLC; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; Owens-Illinois, Inc.; Honeywell International, Inc.; Railroad Friction Products Corporation; and Illinois Central. As of October 2013, the only d... More...   $0 (03-27-2016 - IL)

Herald Farley filed his action for damages against BNSF Railway Company under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 (2012) et seq. After deposing Farley's expert witnesses, BNSF filed several motions, including a motion to strike or limit the testimony of the liability expert, a motion for partial summary judgment alleging Farley's claims regarding injuries to his neck, uppe... More...   $0 (03-25-2016 - KS)

Oklahoma City, OK - Four El Reno Residents Sentenced in Fraudulent Vehicle Cash-Back Scheme

RICHARD M. ARNOLD SR. (a/k/a/ "Rick Arnold"), 62; RICHARD M. ARNOLD II, (a/k/a/ "Ricky Arnold"), 29; ROBERT W. ARNOLD, 26; and ROBYN R. ARNOLD, 57, all of El Reno, Oklahoma, were sentenced for conspiracy and wire fraud. All were charged with conspiring to defraud new car purchasers out of cash inc... More...   $0 (03-24-2016 - OK)

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 19, 2014, Clark met up with
a friend in the alley behind Clark’s apartment. Clark shared the apartment with
his ex-wife, Nickole Butler,2 whose current husband was in prison. Clark and his
friend spent “a couple of hours” in the alley drinking from a pint of Hennessy
cognac before relocating to a nearby barbershop, where they cont... More...   $0 (03-23-2016 - IA)

Welch Construction sued Duong, alleging the parties contracted for Welch Construction to remodel a vacant retail space in Kirkwood Mall into a Classy Nails salon for $92,225. Welch Construction alleged it completed the work and Duong failed to pay the balance of $30,825 due under the contract. Duong answered and counterclaimed, denying he owed an outstanding balance under the contract and allegin... More...   $0 (03-20-2016 - ND)

On Wednesday, June 12, 2013, Mangum saw Dale Carpenter Yarbrough
at a grocery store and gave him her address and phone number, telling him that
she was a widow and she would like to “go out and eat sometime.” At the time,
Yarbrough was approximately 80 years old and had been widowed for almost
two years. Mangum was 54 years old. Apparently, when Yarbrough did not call
M... More...   $0 (03-18-2016 - )

Casterline moved to Guide Rock, Nebraska, with his mother, Shelley Casterline (Shelley), who wanted to start a new life after she was released from prison. Shelley had maintained an “on again, off again” relationship with Ronald Jamilowski, the father of her twin daughters. Casterline lived with Shelley and Jamilowski for a few months, but then moved into the house next door, which was another pro... More...   $0 (03-18-2016 - NE)

Sergeant Erik Jensen of the Memphis Police Department testified that on the evening of October 31, 2000, he was dispatched to the Methodist Central Hospital located at 1265 Union regarding an “injured party.” He spoke to the victim, who was clearly shaken and “almost incoherent at times.” She had bruises on her chest and arms and a loose tooth. The victim told Sergeant Jensen that Defendant pun... More...   $0 (03-16-2016 - TN)

The State charged Costa with gross sexual imposition, alleging he was at least 22 years old and willfully engaged in a sexual act with a person less than 15 years old on December 11, 2012. According to the complainant, she met Costa through Facebook, they initially met in person on the night of December 11, 2012, when he asked her to "hang out" with him, he picked her up at her residence, they wen... More...   $0 (03-16-2016 - ND)

Pursuant to Section I, Paragraph 3(c), Montana Supreme Court Internal Operating
Rules, this case is decided by memorandum opinion and shall not be cited and does not
serve as precedent. Its case title, cause number, and disposition shall be included in this
Court’s quarterly list of noncitable cases published in the Pacific Reporter and Montana
Reports. Daniel Banks (Banks) a... More...   $0 (03-16-2016 - MT)

Ashley Stephens, an agent with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms, received several tips that Carloss, a previously convicted felon, was unlawfully
in possession of a firearm, possibly a machine gun, and was selling methamphetamine.
In order to investigate these tips, Agent Stephens, along with Tahlequah, Oklahoma
police investigator Elden Graves, went one aft... More...   $0 (03-14-2016 - CO)

On February 18, 2015, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command (“Air Force”) issued solicitation FA-6606-15-R-0001 for the acquisition of Base Operating Services at Westover Air Reserve Base (“ARB”) in Chicopee, Massachusetts.1 AR 27-28. The successful offeror was to provide “all personnel, supervision, equipment, tools, materials, supplies, test equipment, and other items and services necessary” ... More...   $0 (03-13-2016 - DC)

This case arises from the October 9, 2012 shooting death of Roneccia Luster at an automated teller machine (ATM) and the attempted carjacking and shooting of Charles Ratliff a few minutes later.
At the trial, Memphis Police Department (MPD) Officer Kevin Bobo testified that on October 9, 2012, around 7:00 p.m. he responded to a shots-fired call at Perkins Road and Aloha Avenue. He said t... More...   $0 (03-12-2016 - TN)

Bowling Green, KY - Taylor County, Kentucky Man Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Multiple Counts Of Firearm Violations

District Judge imposed the maximum sentence

Christopher Fox was to 30 months in prison, the maximum sentence for the offenses charged under the federal sentencing guidelines, for multiple counts of firearm violations.

Cox, of Campbellsville, previous... More...   $0 (03-10-2016 - KY)

Tulsa, OK - Gang Member Convicted of First-Degree Murder In Barbershop Shooting

The State of Oklahoma charged Dezman Daeshon Smith a/k/a 51 Dash, a/k/a Dash, a/k/a Desmen Daeshon Smith and Chadrick Lamont Colbert a/k/a Fatcat with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: HM11, MURDER - FIRST DEGREE, in violation of More...   $0 (03-06-2016 - OK)

A sign on a rural highway advertising pony rides generally prompts nostalgic
thoughts for passing motorists. But a grandfather who noticed such a sign near
Arden, North Carolina, found his interest rewarded with gunfire, followed by a series
of events giving rise to this appeal.
Defendant David Dwayne Smith (“Defendant”), who resided on the Double “S”
Ranch, was convict... More...   $0 (03-01-2016 - NC)

The motor vehicle accident at issue occurred early in the morning, while still
dark, on March 17, 2011, at approximately 6:00 a.m., on U.S. Highway 190 East
Hwy. 190) near Gremillion Road in West Baton Rouge Parish. Harry Bridges, was
driving an eighteen-wheeler tractor-trailer logging truck that was owned by his
employer, N&G Trucking, Inc., and he was hauling a full load of timbe... More...   $0 (02-29-2016 - LA)