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State of Tennessee v. Tavarus Detterio Griffin

Tavarski Beauregard testified that on October 7, 2007, he participated in a home invasion at the house of Mike and Janet Hill and was accompanied by two acquaintances, Chris Tosh and the Defendant. According to Mr. Beauregard, he drove the Defendant and Mr. Tosh to the Hills‘ home in Mr. Tosh‘s girlfriend‘s car. Mr. Beauregard parked the car in a church parking lot that was adjacent to the Hills

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United States v. Ashburn

On January 4, 2015, Defendants were charged in a Fifth Superseding Indictment (the "Indictment") with racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, and several related crimes. (Dkt. 271.) The Indictment charged Defendants, as members of an association-in-fact enterprise, the Six Tre Outlaw Gangsta Disciples Folk Nation ("Six Tre" or "Folk Nation"), with conducting and aspiring to conduct the affairs of t

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Fisher v. Ward

It is not disputed that Fisher, the fee owner of a residential property located in
Bishopville, Worcester County, fell into default on her mortgage payments to the lender,
Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae). The lender designated substitute
trustees, named above, and, upon the filing of foreclosure proceedings, in September, 2013,
the court signed appropriate order

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State Of Ohio v. Bennie Adams

{¶ 1} This is an appeal as of right from a judgment affirming an
aggravated-murder conviction and death sentence. A Mahoning County jury
convicted appellant, Bennie Adams, of aggravated murder in connection with the
rape and murder of Gina Tenney and unanimously recommended a sentence of
death. The trial court accepted the recommendation and sentenced Adams
accordingly. The Sev

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State Of Ohio v. Dean

Jason Dean was found guilty of all charged offenses and was sentenced to death for the aggravated murder of Titus Arnold and the attempted murder of six other people. On direct appeal, we reversed Dean's convictions, vacated the death sentence, and remanded the case for a new trial. See State v. Dean, 127 Ohio St.3d 140, 2010-Ohio-5070, 937 N.E.2d 97. In this direct appeal of Dean's convictions u

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Michael T. Rivera v. State of Florida

Michael T. Rivera was convicted and sentenced to death for the first-degree
murder of Staci Lynn Jazvac. Rivera v. State (Rivera I), 561 So. 2d 536, 537 (Fla.
1990). In the opinion affirming the conviction and sentence, this Court detailed the
facts of the murder: Eleven-year-old Staci Lynn Jazvac left her Lauderdale Lakes home on bicycle at about 5:30 p.m. on January 30, 1986, to

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State Of Kansas v. John E. Robinson, Sr.

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A constitution-based claim for venue change can arise under a theory of presumed or actual prejudice. Presumed prejudice occurs when pretrial publicity is so pervasive and prejudicial that there can be no expectation of an unbiased jury pool in the community. In deciding whether to presume prejudice under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, an appellate court considers se

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Holland v. State of Arkansas

The Arkansas Supreme Court, in affirming defendant’s convictions of first and second-degree sexual assault against two minors, XB and JD, in 2006 and 2010, upheld exclusion of one of the victim’s medical-psychiatric intake records in 2011. The records showed that the victim denied that he had previously been sexually assaulted. The majority affirmed and reasoned there was no reversible error, but

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McKnight v. State of Mississippi

On August 30, 2011, James McKnight contacted Mary Marsalis, asking if she had seen a mutual acquaintance, Derrick Witherspoon, also known as "Twin." Mary stated she had not seen Twin, and McKnight asked her to let Twin know McKnight was looking for him. A few minutes later, Twin arrived at Mary's house, and Mary related McKnight's desire to talk to him. Mary then called McKnight on the telephone,

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Akilah Louise Wofford, et al. v. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Inc., et al.

Plaintiff/Appellee Akilah Wofford‘s father, L.C. Wofford, died on June 10, 2013 after suffering a heart attack in his yard. Ms. Wofford, who graduated from high school in 2008, was a college student at the time of her father‘s death. She was raised by her father. When her father passed away, her aunt assisted her with making the funeral arrangements. The family contacted Defendant/Appellant M.J. E

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Donald Thomas Scholz v. Boston Herald, Inc.

In the mid-1970s, Donald Thomas Scholz, a musician, composer, recording engineer, and record producer,
founded the rock band "Boston." After many years playing in the band, Brad Delp, who was its lead singer, committed suicide on March 9, 2007. The Boston Herald, Inc., published three stories regarding Brad's suicide, written by columnists Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa, who relied on informati

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Xerox Corp. v. United States

Cross-motions for summary judgment before the court concerning an entry of two “pre-clean dicorotron high voltage power supply” units imported through the Port of New York in year 2004 dispute the customs duty classification thereof under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”).1 The parties agree that the power
supplies are static converters covered by heading 8504 (“[e

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Gerald Geier and Stop Now! vs. Missouri Ethics Commission

From 1991 to 2012, Gerald Geier, a certified public accountant, was the treasurer
of Stop Now!, a Missouri political action committee (PAC) that engaged in issue
advocacy opposing ballot initiatives that would raise taxes. He was required to register
the PAC with the Missouri Ethics Commission (MEC), the agency responsible for
administering Missouri’s campaign finance disclosu

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The STATE of Arizona v. Christopher Mathew PAYNE

Christopher Mathew Payne was convicted of two counts of first degree murder, three counts of child abuse, and two counts of concealing a dead body, and was sentenced to death for each murder. We have jurisdiction of this automatic appeal pursuant to Article 6, Section 5(3) of the Arizona Constitution and A.R.S. § 13–4031.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 1

¶ 2 Christo

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In the Matter of the Search of Information Associated with [redacted] @mac.com that is Stored at Premises Controlled by Apple, Inc.

Pending before the Court is a Renewed Application for a search and seizure warrant
pursuant to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and 18 U.S.C. § 2703(a), (b) and
(c) to disclose certain records and contents of electronic communications relating to an Apple email address.1 See Affidavit in Support of an Application for a Search Warrant [#5-1] (sealed) at 1 (hereinafter Af

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Western Minnesota Municipal v. FERCDC

The Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (“Western Minnesota”) submitted an application pursuant to the Federal Power Act (“FPA”) for a preliminary permit for a hydroelectric project in Polk County, Iowa. A private developer, FFP Qualified Hydro 14, LLC (“FFP”), also submitted a permit application for the same project on the same day. Despite Western Minnesota’s status as a municipality, the

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State of Maine v. Dana Wilson

Dana Wilson was charged with and convicted of crimes arising out of
his alleged illegal possession of sexually explicit digital material, specifically,
digital images and videos depicting the sexual assault or exploitation of children.
Asserting that there was insufficient evidence to sustain the convictions for two
counts of possession of sexually explicit material (Class C a

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Jennifer Robinson v. Sgt. Alysia McGay

Oklahoma City, OK - Jennifer Robinson, as executor of the Estate of the Deceased Sgt. Carlo Monyell Robinson sued
Sgt. Alysia McGay claiming:

I Plaintiff Sgt. Carlo Montell Robinson (“Robinson”) was the son of Jennifer Robinson and passed away on January 17, 2009, as the result of combat injuries he sustained while serving in the U.S. Army while deployedin Afghanistan. See EXHIBIT “A

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Sharif Mobley v. CIA, et al.

Sharif Mobley seeks information relating principally to his detention in Yemen from four federal agencies. After submitting requests pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, and the Privacy Act, id. § 552a, Mobley filed two lawsuits to compel disclosure. The district court granted summary judgment to the agencies and denied Mobley’s motion for reconsideration. Althou

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Hunter Health Clinic v. Wichita State University

This appeal addresses the following question: Does a person who seeks to prevent a public agency from disclosing claimed private records have statutory standing to bring a cause of action under the Kansas Open Records Act (KORA), K.S.A. 45-215 et seq.? The Wichita Eagle and Beacon Publishing Company, Inc., (Eagle) presented a request for records to Wichita State University (WSU) under KORA. Upon

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State Of Kansas v. Robinson

A constitution-based claim for venue change can arise under a theory of presumed or actual prejudice. Presumed prejudice occurs when pretrial publicity is so pervasive and prejudicial that there can be no expectation of an unbiased jury pool in the community. In deciding whether to presume prejudice under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, an appellate court considers seven fac

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Authors Guild v. Google, Inc.

This copyright dispute tests the boundaries of fair use. Plaintiffs, who are authors of
28 published books under copyright, sued Google, Inc. (“Google”) for copyright infringement in the
29 United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Chin, J.). They appeal from
30 the grant of summary judgment in Google’s favor. Through its Library Project and its Google
31

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Wimp v. American Highway Technology

This appeal is brought by an employer and its insurance carrier from an order awarding permanent-total-disability compensation to its employee. An employee qualifies for that compensation when an on-the-job injury has left "the employee . . . completely and permanently incapable of engaging in any type of substantial and gainful employment."
Wimp worked for 18 years doing manual labor for Amer

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Alamo Heights ISD v. Catherine Clark

Alamo Heights Independent School District (AHISD) appeals the denial of the plea to the jurisdiction it filed in response to the discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by former employee Catherine Clark. We affirm the trial court’s order.
BACKGROUND
Clark was hired by AHISD as a physical education teacher and coach for female students at Alamo Heights Junior School in 2007. Her direc

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State Bd. of Nursing v. Sesay

In November 2010, Mabinty Sesay was a practical nurse licensed by the State of
Maryland and employed by Maxim Health Care Services (“Maxim”). On the dates of
November 27-28, Ms. Sesay was assigned to provide in-home, overnight nursing care to
E.C., a young man with quadriplegia who has no movement, aside from weak use of his
biceps and triceps, from the chest down. He also ha

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