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United States v. Akbar

The evidence adduced at trial showed that on the night of
March 22, 2003, as American armed forces were preparing to
launch Operation Iraqi Freedom from their staging area in
Kuwait, Appellant threw grenades into three of the tents of his
fellow servicemembers and opened fire with his M-4 rifle,
killing two military officers and wounding fourteen others. The
ensuing

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Rosalie Simon v. Republic of Hungary

This case arises out of one of humanity’s darkest hours. In the summer of 1944, upon the arrival of German troops in Nazi-allied Hungary, the Hungarian government implemented an accelerated campaign to deport Hungarian Jews to Nazi death camps for extermination before the War’s end. At the outset of the War, the Jewish population in Hungary numbered more than 800,000. By the end of the War, mo

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Authors Guild Inc., et al. v. Google, Inc.

The United States of America, by and through counsel, submits this statement of its views
concerning the proposed class action settlement (the “Proposed Settlement” or “Agreement”)
between the American Association of Publishers, et al. (the “Class Plaintiffs”) and Google Inc.
(“Google”).
The United States has been informed by the parties that they are continuing to consider
pos

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United States of America v. Jun Yoon Choi

Denver, CO - Former Denver Massage Parlor Owner Pleads Guilty

Jung Yoon Choi, age 55, formerly of Aurora, Colorado, pled guilty yesterday before U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to obstructing and impairing the laws of Internal Revenue Service, United States Attorney John Walsh and IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Stephen Boyd announced. Judge Blackburn is

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Robert Scheuer v. General Motors, L.L.C.

New York, NY - Ignition switch products liability case dismissed

Robert Scheuer sued General Motors, L.L.C. on a products liability theory claiming that the ignition switch in his GM was defective and unreasonably dangerous and, as a direct result, the air bags in his vehicle failed to work when he was involved in a collision and he was injured and damaged as a direct result.

GM

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People Of Illinois v. Thompson

Defendant, Jeremy Thompson, was indicted in the circuit court of Hamilton County on two counts relating to events that occurred on July 21, 2011, at the Hamson Ag farm supply company in Dahlgren, Illinois. Count I charged defendant with procurement of anhydrous ammonia with the intent to be used to manufacture methamphetamine in violation of section 25(a)(2) of the Act. 720 ILCS 646/25(a)(2) (West

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United States v. Sauk

The charges in this case stemmed from the death of the appellant’s two month old son. The infant had been rushed to a local emergency room by paramedics after his parents called 911 early on the morning of 10 January 2011. When the infant arrived at the emergency room, he was not breathing, had no pulse, and was not responsive. A pediatrician was eventually able to restore the infant’s heartbea

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State of Maine v. Charles R. Black

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the State, the
following facts were established at trial. See State v. Graham, 2015 ME 35, ¶ 27,
113 A.3d 1102. Black and Lisa (Black) Zahn were married in 2004. In 2010,
Zahn inherited a substantial sum of money and, in February of 2011, she
discovered that Black had been having an affair with his high school girlfriend.

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State of Louisiana v. Trung Le

New Orleans, LA - Defendant convicted of 2014 shooting on Bourbon Street that killed one and injured nine

The State of Louisiana charged Trung Le, age 22, with manslaughter and attempted second-degree murder for shooting and killing Brittany Thomas and wounding several others on Bourbon Street on July 29, 2014.

The State claimed that Le was shooting at an unknown gunman.

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State Of Kansas v. Williams

In 2010, Williams lived in the same house with Deborah Weiss—who Williams described as his common-law wife—and with Putnam. On the evening of December 21, Williams called the police in an attempt to have Putnam evicted from the home, but the police refused. Later that evening, Williams shot Putnam in the head, killing him. A few days after that, Williams buried Putnam's body in a shallow grave. Th

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WYANDOT NATION OF KANSAS v. USA

Plaintiff, the Wyandot Nation of Kansas (“Wyandot Nation”), is an Indian tribe whose members trace their ancestry to the Historic Wyandott Nation and the Wyandotte Tribe of Indians. Compl. ¶ 2. The Historic Wyandott Nation’s government-to-government relations with the United States were dissolved and terminated 160 years ago by the Treaty of January 31, 1855, 10 Stat. 1159 (“1855 Treaty”). Id.

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People Of New York v. Aleynikov

The Defendant was charged in this case with one count of Unlawful Use Of Secret Scientific Material in violation of Penal Law § 165.07 for conduct which occurred on June 1, 2009 (Count 1), one count alleging a violation of the same statute with respect to conduct which occurred on June 5, 2009 (Count 2) and one count of Unlawful Duplication of Computer Related in the First Degree in violation of P

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United States v. Rodella

THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Motion for Release Pending Appeal, filed February 6, 2015 (Doc. 195)("Motion"). The primary issues are: (i) whether Defendant Thomas R. Rodella has presented a substantial question that, if answered in his favor, would likely result in a new trial; and (ii) whether Rodella has shown exceptional circumstances, which are required for a violent offender to be

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Spencer v. State Of Alabama

"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

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United States of America v. CTS Holding, LLC

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

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State Of Connecticut v. Davaloo

This certified appeal addresses the scope of the marital communications privilege codified in General Statutes § 54-84b.1 The defendant, Sheila Davalloo, was convicted, after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a. The defendant appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court affirmingthatconvictionafterconcludingthatherstatements to her husband, Paul Christos, did not

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United States of America v. Ronald Joling and Dorothea Joling

Eugene, OR - Oregon Couple Sentenced to Prison for Tax Crimes

Long Term Tax Protesters Fled Oregon After Being Convicted at Trial

A Coos County couple was sentenced to federal prison for tax crimes they were convicted of in October 2014.

Ronald Joling, 72, and Dorothea Joling, 73, both of Coquille, Oregon, were found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the United States by

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State Of Kansas v. Robinson

Robinson was a self-employed, but not entirely successful, entrepreneur. In the 1970s, he formed Hydro-Gro, Inc., a company that produced hydroponic vegetables. In the 1980s, Robinson offered financial consulting services through his company Equi II. His operations were interrupted when he was convicted of a nonperson felony and incarcerated at the Western Missouri Correctional Center in Cameron,

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Oscar Ray Bolin, Jr. v. State of Florida

Oscar Ray Bolin, Jr., is scheduled for execution on January 7, 2016, for the first degree murder of Teri Lynn Matthews. Matthews’ body was discovered on December 5, 1986, near the side of a road in rural Pasco County. Bolin v. State,
Her murder was unsolved until July 1990. Bolin was eventually implicated and convicted and sentenced to death for
Matthews’ murder in 1992, but that conv

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Lucious Boyd v. State of Florida & Lucious Boyd v. Julie L. Jones, etc.

Lucious Boyd was convicted for the first-degree murder, armed kidnapping, and sexual battery of Dawnia Dacosta and sentenced to the penalties of death, life imprisonment, and fifteen years’ imprisonment, respectively. Boyd v. State, 910
So. 2d 167, 176-77 (Fla. 2005). . Trial and Direct Appeal Proceedings On direct appeal, we set forth the relevant factual and procedural background as follo

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Jaynes, petitioner

On June 18, 2012, Charles Jaynes filed a petition pursuant to G. L. c. 210, § 12, to change his name,1
citing in support of his request his "Wiccan religious tenets." After a hearing, a judge of the Probate and Family Court denied the petition. On appeal, Jaynes argues that the judge abused her discretion and that the denial violates the free exercise clause of the First Amendment and the

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State Of Wisconsin v. Shannon E. Parker

A jury found Shannon E. Parker guilty of robbery with use of force, second-degree sexual assault with use of force, false imprisonment, identity theft, and battery, all as a repeater. He contends the trial court erred when it denied his motions to suppress the victim’s in- and out-ofcourt identifications of him and to change venue. We disagree and affirm.
¶2 On July 23, 2011, a man forced

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The People of the State of Colorado v. Robert Keith Ray

On July 4, 2004, defendant attended an outdoor musical event
at Lowry Park in Aurora. Also attending were defendant’s wife,
defendant’s sister, and defendant’s friend, Sir Mario Owens. As the
event was ending, defendant’s wife and sister attempted to drive
their vehicle out of the parking lot, but pedestrians leaving the
event refused to move and then insulted the women.

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Sharif Mobley v. CIA, et al.

Mobley, a United States citizen, Cmpt. ¶ 3, has been detained in Yemen since January 26, 2010. According to one of his attorneys, he was abducted from the streets of Sana’a, Yemen’s capital city, by eight armed men who forced him into a van, shooting him twice in the process. Decl. Cori A. Crider, ¶¶ 1, 8–16 (July 21, 2010). Mobley had lived in Sana’a with his family since 2008, but in January

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Garvin v. State Of Delaware

This 7th day of December 2015, upon consideration of the appellant’s opening
brief, the appellant’s motion to affirm, and the record below, it appears to the Court
that:
(1) The appellant, Donovan J. Garvin, filed this appeal from the Superior
Court’s denial of his first motion for postconviction relief. The State of Delaware
has filed a motion to affirm the judgment be

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