Ellsworth, WI - Defendant Found Guilty of Hiding Boyfriend's Corpse

The State of Wisconsin charged Rose M. Kuehni, age 45, with first-degree intentional homicide in violation of 940.01(1)(a) and hiding a corpse in violation of 940.11(2) for shooting and killing her boyfriend, Douglas Bailey, age 51, on November 22, 2015.

Defendant claimed self-defense as justified for shooting a... More...   $0 (08-21-2016 - WI)

Ex-Auburn, Georgia, Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Extortion and Drug Trafficking Charges

ATLANTA - Charles F. Hubbard has pleaded guilty to extortion and drug trafficking conspiracy charges. The defendant was an officer with the Auburn, Georgia, Police Department who used his law enforcement position and his patrol car to intercept and steal drugs and money.

“Hubbard assisted d... More...   $0 (08-19-2016 - GA)

According to testimony at the suppression hearing, at around 11 p.m. on May 4, 2015, Bismarck Police Officer April McCarthy was dispatched to an area for a report of suspicious activity. The identified caller described the suspect as a white male wearing a black t-shirt, and believed this suspect and a female individual were trying to rob him. When Officer McCarthy arrived near the scene, she obse... More...   $0 (08-18-2016 - ND)

New Jersey has a significant body of statutory and
decisional law protecting employee rights -- protections that
exist whether the employee is a union member or not. Among
those are wage and hour and whistleblower protections. Facts
that can give rise to a violation of those state-law protections
can often (for union workers) also give rise to a claim based on
a col... More...   $0 (08-16-2016 - NJ)

Craigslist Seller Sentenced for Five Armed Robberies

ATLANTA - Lavunte Collins has been sentenced on five counts of armed robbery and one count of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence in connection with his robbery of a string of victims that he lured through Craigslist.

“This case highlights the dangers of meeting strangers for commercial transactions... More...   $0 (08-08-2016 - GA)

On March 17, 2014, at some point after 9 p.m., three law enforcement officers in plain clothes and an undercover vehicle were in the area of a carwash that was known for drug transactions. They were not investigating any report of criminal activity at that time, but, rather, were patrolling usual spots where drug transactions had occurred in the past. The officers turned into the carwash and obser... More...   $0 (07-29-2016 - NE)

Independence, KS - Alejandro Arturo Garcia-Garcia, a.k.a. Alex Garcia, a.k.a. Alejandro Garcia, 23, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for more than 31 years for attempted capital murder and related crimes, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said.

Garcia-Garcia was found guilty of one count of attempted capital murder, one count of kidnapping, one count o... More...   $0 (07-27-2016 - KS)

The relevant procedural facts follow. On August 14, 2001, the State charged
Jordan with: Count I, Class B felony burglary; Count II, Class C felony
stalking; Count III, Class B misdemeanor invasion of privacy; and Count IV,
Class B misdemeanor criminal mischief. The cause was assigned to Circuit
Court #3 and the Honorable Thomas Newman, Jr. (“Judge Newman”).
[4] On Ja... More...   $0 (07-23-2016 - IN)

This post-trial opinion addresses claims by plaintiffs Dr. Richard Lewis Katzin (“Dr. Katzin”), Mary Beth Katzin Simon (“Ms. Katzin”), and Rose Marie Kjeldsen Winters (“Ms. Winters”) that the United States (the “government”) interfered with their ownership rights to a parcel of land (“Parcel 4”) which overlooks the Atlantic Ocean on Culebra Island, Puerto Rico, and that the interference effected a... More...   $0 (07-16-2016 - DC)

Police Officer Carmine Giannetta of the Elizabeth Police
Department was the only witness who testified at the suppression
hearing. Giannetta reported that, on January 11, 2012,
Detective Torres, also of the Elizabeth Police Department, was
stopped by a person on the street who reported that an African
American man in a puffy jacket was in possession of a handgun in
... More...   $0 (07-15-2016 - NJ)

East Saint Louis, IL - Glen Carbon Man Sentenced for Armed Robbery

Jonathan Michael Malone, 53, of Glen Carbon, Illinois, was sentenced in the United States District Court in East Saint Louis, Illinois for armed robbery. Malone was charged with Interference of Commerce by Robbery, with Brandishing a Firearm During and In Relation to a Crime of Violence, and with Unlawful Possession of a F... More...   $0 (07-14-2016 - IL)

The principal issue in this appeal is whether a
Superior Court judge properly ordered the forfeiture of the
defendant's right to counsel in a probation revocation hearing.
The judge, faced with a defendant who admittedly engaged in a
pattern of quarrelsome, confrontational, hostile, and
threatening conduct toward a succession of nine different court
appointed attorney... More...   $0 (07-13-2016 - MA)

On April 4, 2014, Anna Pfau (“Pfau”), a Department of Child Services
(“DCS”) caseworker, visited Escoe and his family to look into a report of
potential neglect of the three Escoe children. (Tr. at 36-37) When she knocked
on the door, Elizabeth Escoe (“Elizabeth”), Escoe’s wife, narrowly opened the
door. (Tr. at 37) While Pfau identified herself, she was able to see and sme... More...   $0 (07-13-2016 - IN)

Burton P. Lingenfelter farms in Pierce County, Nebraska.
He owns and operates Dunaway Farm and three other parcels
of land in its immediate vicinity, one of which is called
Rehfeld Farm. Dunaway Farm and Rehfeld Farm are located
within the jurisdiction of the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources
District (District).
The District’s rules contain restrictions on ground water
i... More...   $0 (07-10-2016 - NE)

McAllen, TX - Two Former South Texas School Board Members and Middleman Sentenced for Attempted Extortion

Two former elected members of the School Board of Donna and a private citizen who served as a middleman were sentenced for accepting bribes in connection with a services contract held by the Donna Independent School District (DISD).

Eloy Infante, 54, Elpidio Yanez Jr., 45, ... More...   $0 (07-10-2016 - TX)

The New Mexico Mandatory Financial Responsibility Act (MFRA), NMSA
4 1978, §§ 66-5-201 to -239 (1978, as amended through 2015), prohibits operation of
5 a motor vehicle without liability insurance or other proof of financial responsibility
6 and requires that proof of compliance be reported to the Motor Vehicle Division
7 (MVD) of the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department (th... More...   $0 (06-30-2016 - NM)

On July 2, 2015, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Fort Wayne Police Officer Mark
Bell was in the area of Freimann Square, a park in Fort Wayne, when he
observed Henley near a large fountain in the park. Officer Bell recognized him
from previous investigations, he learned that Henley had an active warrant out
for his arrest, and he arrested him on the outstanding warrant. In conduc... More...   $0 (06-29-2016 - TX)

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the following evidence was presented
by the State at Defendant’s trial. After conducting an investigation into information obtained
from a confidential informant, City of St. Louis (“City”) police officers determined a man named
Charles Henderson was selling narcotics from 5115 Terry Avenue (“the residence”). Officers
obtaine... More...   $0 (06-28-2016 - MO)

In the early morning hours of Labor Day, September 1, 2014, Officer Brian Cuppy was on patrol in downtown Des Moines when he saw a truck eastbound on Court Avenue stop for a red light in the middle of the intersection with Water Street with its “back tires . . . more than five feet past the cross walk.” Officer Cuppy followed the truck, activated his police cruiser’s flashing lights, and initiate... More...   $0 (06-25-2016 - IA)

Tulsa, OK - Sari Blackburns Accounty & Tax Services, LLC d/b/a H & J Tax and Accounting, LLC and Sarleen Blackburn sued M & M Tax and Consulting, LLC and Matthew Smith on breach of fiduciary duty theories claiming:

1. Plaintiff, Sari Blackburn's Accounting & Tax Services, L.L.C., dba H & J Tax and Accounting, L.L.C. is an Oklahoma Domestic Limited Liability Company duly authorized to co... More...   $0 (06-24-2016 - OK)

In August 2012, Appellant, Ricardo D. Taylor, had been dating Tina
Norman for nearly one month. The two had also been living together at Tina's
apartment. Around noon on August 2, 2012, while at Tina's apartment, Taylor
began questioning her about cheating on him with another man. Tina, who
was high at the time, laughed in response and Taylor became very angry. He
threw a ... More...   $0 (06-21-2016 - KY)

Appellee's teenage daughter got into a physical fight with a schoolmate
whose parents are Boysie Washington and Tarsha Henderson. Although the
facts are disputed, Appellee apparently believed that Boysie, unhappy with the
outcome of the first fight between the two girls, instigated a second fight under
his oversight to keep others from interfering. The police responded to the s... More...   $0 (06-20-2016 - KY)

Belleville, IL - Cahokia Man Sentenced To Over 44 Years In Prison For Armed Robberies

Cases Were Brought as part of the United States Attorney’s Office Anti-Robbery Initiative

LaMarcus D. Jackson, 29, of Cahokia, Illinois was sentenced to 44 ½ years in prison on a six-count indictment charging him with two counts of Conspiracy to Interfere with Commerce by Robbery and Interferenc... More...   $0 (06-16-2016 - IL)

Torreon Wells, his mother, Lakeisha Scruggs, and Dequalin Backstrom, the
complainant, all lived in the same house together. On April 29, 2014, Wells,
Scruggs, and Backstrom drove Backstrom’s car over to appellant’s house because
appellant was a mechanic and Backstrom was experiencing trouble with his car.
Appellant and Backstrom knew each other and “were friendly.” Appellant... More...   $0 (06-15-2016 - TX)

For the third time in seven years, we confront an effort by the Federal Communications Commission to compel internet openness— commonly known as net neutrality—the principle that broadband providers must treat all internet traffic the same
8 regardless of source. In our first decision, Comcast Corp. v. FCC, 600 F.3d 642 (D.C. Cir. 2010), we held that the Commission had failed to cite any s... More...   $0 (06-14-2016 - DC)