The Defendant was indicted for theft of property valued at $1000 or more but less than $10,000 and fourth offense driving on a revoked license. Before the trial, the Defendant pleaded guilty to fourth offense driving on a revoked license. Although the plea agreement and the transcript of the guilty plea hearing are not contained in the appellate record, the record indicates that the length and ... More...   $0 (01-28-2016 - TN)

Synthetic cannabinoids, also known as “spice,” are compounds designed to mimic the psychoactive properties of marijuana, first reported in the United States in 2008. See Schedules of Controlled Substances: Temporary Placement of Three Synthetic Cannabinoids Into Schedule I, 78 Fed. Reg. 28,735–39 (May 16, 2013) (to be codified at 21 C.F.R. pt. 1308.11(h)(9)–(11)). Regulation of “spice” is a part... More...   $0 (01-25-2016 - IN)

Patrick Demon Stewart was convicted by a Freestone County jury of burglary of a building
and was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. In his sole point of error on appeal, Stewart argues
that the evidence is legally insufficient to support the jury’s verdict.1 We disagree. Accordingly,
we affirm the trial court’s judgment. In Lucio v. State, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals e... More...   $0 (01-23-2016 - TX)

The employee testified in his deposition that, after he graduated from high school in 1985, he worked for Bevis
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2140873 Furniture from 1986 to 1990 and that, during his employment with Bevis Furniture, he had worked in the office the first two years and in the plant using a rivet press the latter two years. He stated that he wore earplugs when he worked at Bevis Furniture. The employee... More...   $0 (01-20-2016 - AL)

Carlson was the owner and operator of the Last Place on Earth (Last Place), a head shop in Duluth, Minnesota which sold synthetic drugs from 2010 until 2012. Both Haugen, Carlson's domestic partner, and Carlson's son Gellerman worked at the shop. As store clerks, Gellerman and Haugen received shipments of misbranded synthetic drugs from Last Place suppliers and sold such products to customers. H... More...   $0 (01-14-2016 - MN)

Dajuan McGill appeals the revocation of his felony probation. He contends the district judge could only impose an intermediate sanction in his case because the judge failed to first find that the safety of the public or McGill's own welfare would be jeopardized if he was not sent to prison, that he had committed a new felony or misdemeanor, or that he had absconded from supervision. McGill argues... More...   $0 (01-12-2016 - KS)

During the relevant time period, Appellant was a staff sergeant assigned to the Second Marine Logistics Group aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. LCpl MS was assigned to the 8th Engineer Support Battalion as a member of Support Utilities where Appellant served as a staff noncommissioned officer until March 1, 2013. Appellant was transferred to other duties on March 1 to prepare for an Afghanistan... More...   $0 (01-09-2016 - DC)

On October 15, 2012, David Purvis, vice president of safety at Ergon Trucking in
Flowood, Mississippi, noticed suspicious activity in the Ergon parking lot involving a man
in a Chevrolet Trailblazer.1 Purvis reported the suspicious activity and the Trailblazer’s
license-plate number to the Flowood Police Department.
¶3. On October 19, 2012, at 8:15 a.m., Barton Lampton parked hi... More...   $0 (01-09-2016 - MS)

Fort Smith, AR - Three Men Sentenced to a Total of Over 17 Years For Theft of Firearms from Berryville, Arkansas Gun Store

Taz Bibey, age 19, of Tillamook, Oregon was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison and two years of supervised release; Timothy Brown, age 50, of Eureka Springs, Arkansas was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release; Andrew Da... More...   $0 (01-07-2016 - AR)

Sanders sold two firearms on separate occasions to a pawnshop. In its course of business,
the pawnshop emailed a list of transactions to Roane County Sheriff’s Office. A detective
recognized Sanders’s name as that of a convicted felon and notified the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF”). An ATF agent investigated the pawnshop and
seized the firearms.... More...   $0 (01-07-2016 - TN)

Tulsa, OK - Judith A. Ellis sued GK Griffin Interiors on a negligence theory claiming:

1. This is an action for premises liability and negligence for the severe injuries sustained by Ms. Ellis caused by her trip and fall on the premises of Defendant G.K. Griffin Interiors furniture store on or about April 11, 2013.
2. Ms. Ellis is now and was at all times relevant to this incident a ... More...   $1 (01-04-2016 - OK)

The charges in this case arise from Litvak’s conduct as a 4  
securities broker and trader at Jefferies & Company (“Jefferies”), a 5  
global securities broker‐dealer and investment banking firm.1   6  
In January 2013, the government filed an indictment charging 7  
Litvak with eleven counts of securities fraud, see 15 U.S.C. §§ 78j(b), 8  
78ff (Counts 1–11), one c... More...   $0 (01-03-2016 - CT)

"On July 17, 2004, Officers Carlos Owen, Harley A. Chisolm III, and Charles R. Bennett, of the Birmingham Police Department, were shot and killed, and a fourth officer, Officer Michael Collins, also of the Birmingham Police Department, was shot but survived. Officer Collins testified that while on patrol that morning, he heard a radio transmission from Officer Owen indicating that Officer Owen wa... More...   $0 (01-02-2016 - AL)

This action involves an administrative review conducted by the
U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) of the antidumping duty order covering
pure magnesium from the People’s Republic of China. See Pure Magnesium From the
People’s Republic of China, 79 Fed. Reg. 94 (Dep’t of Commerce Jan. 2, 2014) (final
results admin. review) (“Final Results”); see also Issues and Decision Me... More...   $0 (01-02-2016 - NY)

TJ, a family business, sold ceramic, tile, marble, granite, and other related
products from the time of its incorporation on January 2, 1962, through January 2011.
Around 1975, Philip Mularoni (“Mr. Mularoni”) and his brother, Richard Mularoni, purchased TJ from their parents, and, in 1991, Mr. Mularoni became the company’s sole owner and president. (PM Dep. 13:7-18, 14:7
13.) In ... More...   $0 (01-01-2016 - NY)

On direct appeal, this court summarized the proof at trial, in relevant part, as follows:
Officer Jason Robert Spencer of the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department testified that he was working patrol on June 23, 2008, and he responded to a call concerning a possible dead body at an apartment complex at 6:08 a.m. He was the first officer on the scene. When he arrived, he was flagged down ... More...   $0 (01-01-2016 - TN)

In these consolidated criminal appeals, Karapet Dzhanikyan and Ronald Martinez raise a number of
challenges to their convictions, including some that concern the District Court's decision to try the two men together. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm each of the convictions except for Martinez's conviction for conspiring to use extortionate means to collect an extension of credit in... More...   $0 (12-30-2015 - MA)

On May 5, 2008, a Blount County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging the Appellant with vehicular homicide by intoxication. The charge stemmed from a June 14, 2007 wreck in which the Appellant‟s Ford Mustang crashed into the rear of the victim‟s motorcycle, which was stopped at a traffic light. The victim, John E. Younce, Jr., died from injuries caused by the impact. The Appel... More...   $0 (12-29-2015 - TN)

This case arises out of the brutal assault and murder of the victim, Starr Harris, on June 1, 2010. The Defendant, Rickey Alvis Bell, Jr., subsequently was indicted for one count of first degree felony murder during the perpetration of a kidnapping, one count of first degree felony murder during the perpetration of a rape, one count of especially aggravated kidnapping, and one count of aggravated... More...   $0 (12-28-2015 - TN)

On May 26, 2010, around 10:45 p.m., Gary Michael Brown was driving a
truck owned by his employer J& J Diving Corporation, when he collided with a St.
Tammany Parish Sheriff's Department cruiser driven by Deputy Scott Jarred. After
the accident, Jarred filed suit against Brown, J&J, and J& J's primary insurer
Progressive Insurance Company. On May 22, 2012, Jarred filed a supplement... More...   $0 (12-28-2015 - LA)

This case arises out of the brutal assault and murder of the victim, Starr Harris, on June 1, 2010. The Defendant, Rickey Alvis Bell, Jr., subsequently was indicted for one count of first degree felony murder during the perpetration of a kidnapping, one count of first degree felony murder during the perpetration of a rape, one count of especially aggravated kidnapping, and one count of aggravated ... More...   $0 (12-28-2015 - TN)

This case arises out of the brutal assault and murder of the victim, Starr Harris, on June 1, 2010. The Defendant, Rickey Alvis Bell, Jr., subsequently was indicted for one count of first degree felony murder during the perpetration of a kidnapping, one count of first degree felony murder during the perpetration of a rape, one count of especially aggravated kidnapping, and one count of aggravated... More...   $0 (12-27-2015 - TN)

At approximately 6:15 p.m. on August 22, 2014, Oklahoma City police officer Stanley McMullen was patrolling a high crime area in south Oklahoma City known for drugs, guns and prostitution. He noticed a man sitting in the front passenger seat of a white Toyota sedanPage 2parked on Southwest 41st Street near south Robinson. The officer initially suspected the individual was engaging in an act of p... More...   $0 (12-26-2015 - OK)

This appeal and cross-appeal represent the latest chapter3 in the contentious
aftermath of a November 2007 collective-bargaining agreement between the Union
and the Company. The Company operates an aluminum rolling mill in Muscle
Shoals, Alabama, and the Union represents many of the Company’s production
workers. In 2007, the Company and the Union entered into a collective-barg... More...   $0 (12-26-2015 - AL)

The charges in this case arise from Litvak’s conduct as a securities broker and trader at Jefferies & Company (“Jefferies”), a 
global securities broker‐dealer and investment banking firm. In January 2013, the government filed an indictment charging 7  
Litvak with eleven counts of securities fraud, see 15 U.S.C. §§ 78j(b), 78ff (Counts 1-11), one count of fraud against the United St... More...   $0 (12-25-2015 - CT)