In 1989, the predecessor to respondent Office of Environmental Health Hazard
Assessment (OEHHA), the lead agency charged with implementing California’s Safe
Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (Proposition 65) (Health & Saf. Code,
§ 25249.5 et seq.), adopted a regulation setting a “maximum allowable dose level” or
MADL for lead as a reproductive toxicant. (Cal. Code Regs., tit

On September 10, 2015, John Drummer, Jr. (Defendant), who was home
alone with his girlfriend’s children, severely beat two-year-old Marcus Deal, Jr.
(Marcus, Jr.)1. Shortly thereafter the child became unresponsive. Defendant took
the victim to the hospital where he died as a result of massive internal injuries
received during the beating. Dr. Christopher Tape, M.D. (Dr. Tape

The State charged Appellant with intentionally or knowingly causing serious bodily injury to M.G., a child fourteen years of age or younger, by hitting, shaking, pulling, or jerking M.G.1 Appellant, the mother of M.G., pleaded “not guilty.” At trial, Lieutenant Lonnie Lum with the Crockett Police Department testified that, on October 10, 2015, he responded to the Houston County Medical Center (t

On September 28, 2015, Brittany Chappell’s dead body was dumped and set on fire in a
field near a residential area close to Lake Arlington. Because appellant challenges the sufficiency
of the evidence, we focus on the evidence at trial that pertains to appellant’s involvement in the
murder and disposition of the body.
Alexandria Flores and Albert Martinez, Jr., known as “Junio

Zaqoiya Smith was working alone at a Subway restaurant on November 27, 2015. Around 9 p.m., two men entered the restaurant with the hoods of their sweatshirts over their heads. While Smith prepared the order for one of them, the other man busied himself around the store, at one point fumbling through a stack of job applications. Moments later, the men came behind the counter, one of them with a gu

¶1 Appellant, Isaiah Glenndell Tryon, was tried by jury in the District Court of Oklahoma County, Case No. CF-2012-1692, and convicted of Murder in the First Degree in violation of 21 O.S.2011, § 701.7(A). In a separate capital sentencing phase, Appellant's jury found the existence of four statutory aggravating circumstances1 and sentenced Appellant to death. The Honorable Cindy H. Truong, Distric

On March 16, 2012, around 10:30 a.m., Appellant fatally stabbed Tia Bloomer inside the Metro Transit bus station in downtown Oklahoma City. Tia recently broke off her relationship with Appellant due in part to his inability to support their infant child. Appellant was terminally unemployed and drew as income a meager $628.00 a month in Social Security disability benefits. The couple too had a sto

Albuquerque, NM - Navajo Woman from Navajo, N.M., Sentenced to Ten Years for Federal Assault and Child Abuse Conviction

Elmira Curley, 22, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Navajo, N.M., was sentenced on May 29, 2018 in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to 120 months in prison for her conviction on assault and child abuse charges. Curley will be on supervised relea

A jury convicted Heath Allen Umphenour of one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, one count of aggravated criminal sodomy, four counts of sexual exploitation of a child, and two counts of breach of privacy. Four of Umphenour's convictions were off-grid Jessica's Law offenses. For his off-grid Jessica's Law convictions and Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act (KSGA) grid convictions,

On January 8, 2013, a Shelby County grand jury returned indictment No. 1300001, charging the defendant with first-degree murder during the perpetration of aggravated child abuse, first-degree murder during the perpetration of aggravated child neglect, aggravated child abuse of a child eight years of age or less, and aggravated child neglect of a child eight years of age or less. The victim in the

Alvin Arteaga appeals from a final order denying his motion and amended motion for postconviction relief. Some of the claims in these motions were denied after an evidentiary hearing, while others were denied summarily. We affirm the denial of all
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but one claim without comment. We reverse the summary denial of a single claim for ineffective assistance of counsel based on trial cou

On December 16, 2014, a Shelby County Grand Jury indicted the defendant for rape of a child, aggravated sexual battery, rape, statutory rape by an authority figure, and incest. The charge for statutory rape by an authority figure was later dismissed.

The defendant was charged with abusing his biological daughter, G.D.1 At the time of the trial, she was nineteen years old. The victim,

We must determine whether a monkey may sue humans,
corporations, and companies for damages and injunctive
relief arising from claims of copyright infringement. Our
court’s precedent requires us to conclude that the monkey’s
claim has standing under Article III of the United States
Constitution. Nonetheless, we conclude that this
monkey—and all animals, since they are not hu

On April 23, 2014, appellant gave birth to a healthy baby boy, K.S.; he weighed six pounds,
nine ounces. On December 2, 2014, K.S. died; he weighed approximately seven pounds, which
+was at least ten pounds less than the appropriate weight for a child of that age. Post-mortem
photographs of K.S.’s body showed a severely emaciated infant with shrunken skin and bones
sticking out

Memphis, TN - Thayer, Missouri Man Sentenced to 210 Months Imprisonment for Distribution of Child Pornography

Charles Oliver, 36, of Thayer, Missouri was sentenced to 210 months in federal prison for distribution of child pornography.

In April 2017, an online undercover agent with the Memphis Crimes Against Children Task Force received a tip pertaining to "arkman27," the online

Grand Rapids, MI - Kalamazoo Man Sentenced To 30 Years For Producing Child Pornography

Adam Robert Hassell, 26, of Kalamazoo, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for producing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced. In addition, U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney imposed a twenty-year term of supervised release that will commence once Hassell is released from prison. Hassel

Enacted in 2016, Ohio Revised Code § 3701.034
requires the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) to ensure that all funds it receives through six
non-abortion-related federal health programs are not used to contract with any entity that
performs or promotes nontherapeutic abortions, or becomes or continues to be an affiliate of any
entity that performs or promotes nontherapeutic abortion

At the time of the underlying conduct, Matthews and Rebecca Matthews1 lived in Richmond with their four children. Their oldest daughter, Karen,2 was four years old at the time; daughter Sara was two years old; and their son Leon was one year old. In addition to their three infants, Matthews and Rebecca had a threeweek-old newborn, daughter Alice. On the morning of August 18, 2012, Matthews was h

In February 2011, Appellant was the father to two young children, a thirteen
month-old girl and a one-month-old girl. During that month, Appellant’s wife had
to leave town for work. A friend agreed to care for the infant while the wife was
away. The wife’s work trip got extended. The friend caring for the infant had to
return her to Appellant because the friend also had to g

Appellant contends that the trial court abused its discretion by allowing evidence of prior bad acts to be admitted at trial. Appellant's claim primarily centers on the introduction of evidence relating to a violent domestic incident that occurred between Appellant and the victim's mother in September of 2015--approximately eight months after the charged offense.2 "This Court reviews a trial court

Reno, NV - Reno Man Pleads Guilty To Sexual Exploitation Of Infant Daughter

A Reno man pleaded guilty in federal court today to sexually exploiting his infant daughter and to distributing images of her engaged in sexually explicit conduct, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada.

Derrick Joseph Rady, 36, of Reno, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a

Raleigh, NC - Raleigh Man Pleads Guilty to Manufacturing Child Pornography

PEDRO JAIME ENSENAT 43, of Raleigh pled guilty before United States Magistrate Judge James E. Gates to one count of Manufacture of Child Pornography and one count of Possession of Child Pornography.

Agents received tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) about suspected chi

Justin Stickrod appeals from his convictions of first-degree sexual abuse,
in violation of Iowa Code sections 709.1 and .2 (2016), and child endangerment,
in violation of section 726.6(1)(a), (3), and (5). He contends his trial attorneys
were ineffective in several respects.
Our review of constitutional issues, such as claims of ineffective
assistance of counsel, is de n

Through their parents, Plaintiffs DreShan Collins, Christian Lewis, and Jaylen Malone brought claims against Defendants for harms allegedly visited on Plaintiffs when the latter were enrolled in a clinical study while being treated for health issues accompanying their premature births. Defendants fall into three groups: (1) Dr. Carlo, the physician who designed and ran the study; (2) Internal Revi

This is a tort action brought to recover damages resulting
from the tragic death of an infant who was abused by his
nanny. The parents and special administrator for the infant’s
estate sued the nanny for battery, and also sued two childcare
centers where the nanny had worked previously, alleging the
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