The question presented on this unusual appeal, which we
consider on leave granted, is whether the trial court retained
jurisdiction to sua sponte enter a judgment of acquittal on a
count of an indictment three months after its declaration of a
mistrial or whether double jeopardy principles bar the State's
challenge to that order. Although we disapprove of the
procedu... More...   $0 (04-08-2016 - NJ)

New Orleans, LA - Metairie Man Sentenced to over 10 Years in Prison for Trafficking a Minor into New Orleans to Work as a Prostitute

TORREY LEDELL DAVIS, age 44, who last resided in Metairie, was sentenced after previously pleading guilty to interstate transportation of a minor for the purpose of engaging in criminal sexual activity.

U.S. District Judge Sarah Vance sentenced DAVI... More...   $0 (04-06-2016 - LA)

On August 24, 2012, Jeffrey Holmes was charged by indictment with two counts of the
class D felony of acceding to corruption, two counts of sexual assault, and one count of deviate
sexual assault. Following a jury trial, Holmes was convicted of one count of acceding to
corruption. That count stated that Holmes, “being a police officer, knowingly accepted from
C.C. [a prostitu... More...   $0 (04-06-2016 - MO)

On August 24, 2012, Jeffrey Holmes was charged by indictment with two counts of the
class D felony of acceding to corruption, two counts of sexual assault, and one count of deviate
sexual assault. Following a jury trial, Holmes was convicted of one count of acceding to
corruption. That count stated that Holmes, “being a police officer, knowingly accepted from
C.C. [a prostitu... More...   $0 (04-06-2016 - MO)

In May 2006, police discovered Spicer’s body in a shallow grave in Lafayette
County. Movant was identified as a suspect in that investigation. Search warrants
executed on Movant’s apartment and workplace recovered numerous items, including a
video camera and several videotapes. The videotapes depicted Movant and his girlfriend
repeatedly physically and sexually assaulting Sp... More...   $0 (04-06-2016 - MO)

Kansas City, KS - Federal Jury Returns Guilty Verdicts In Wichita Massage Parlor Prostitution Case

A federal jury returned guilty verdicts on all counts against a Wichita man in a massage parlor prostitution case.

They found defendant Kay Tee, 51, Wichita, Kan., guilty on one count of attempting to entice a person to cross state lines to engage in prostitution, one count of using... More...   $0 (04-06-2016 - KS)

Tulsa, OK - Man Convicted of Child Sex Abuse

The State of Oklahoma charged Daniel Esparza Saldivar, age 30, with;

Count # 1. Count as Filed: CHSA, CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5 (E)
Date of Offense: 01/15/2012

Count # 2. Count as Filed: CHSA, CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5 (E)
Date of Offense: 01/15/2012

Count # 3.... More...   $0 (04-04-2016 - OK)

Tony Lee Drum pled guilty to two counts of harboring, transporting, providing, obtaining, and maintaining a person who had not attained the age of 18 years, knowing that the person would be caused to engage in a commercial sex act, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(1), (b)(2) (2012), and two counts of transporting an individual who had not attained the age of 18 years in interstate commerce with... More...   $0 (04-03-2016 - NC)

Binghamton, NY - Jury Convicts Binghamton Man On Eight Counts Of Sex Trafficking And Prostitution Of Minors

Antonio Ballard, 25, of Binghamton, New York, was convicted on eight counts of engaging in a sex trafficking and prostitution business involving three minor girls. The verdict followed a week-long trial. Ballard is subject to a minimum sentence of 10 years and up to life in prison w... More...   $0 (04-03-2016 - NY)

Burlington, VT - Drug Dealer From Brooklyn, New York Sentenced in Federal Court to Over Nine Years Imprisonment for Distributing Heroin and Crack Cocaine in Rutland County

Raymond Fernandez, 33, of Brooklyn, Vermont was sentenced to nine years and two months imprisonment by Chief Judge Christina Reiss in United States District Court in Burlington. Fernandez had previously pled guilty to c... More...   $0 (03-31-2016 - VT)

This case arises out of the August 16, 2013 robbery of the victim, a maintenance worker at a Memphis apartment complex, who had just completed his workday when he was attacked, beaten, and robbed of his wallet, cell phone, car keys, and the Nissan Xterra he had been driving, which belonged to his brother-in-law. Later that night, the
victim, who had returned to the complex with his brother-i... More...   $0 (03-30-2016 - TN)

Raleigh, NC - Raleigh Man Sentenced To 15 Years For Human Trafficking

MAURICE MALIK SPENCER, 22, of Raleigh, North Carolina, to 180 months imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release.

SPENCER was named in a six count Indictment filed on June 9, 2015. On December 9, 2015, SPENCER pled guilty to one count of Use of the Internet to Promote Prostitution and one count of... More...   $0 (03-26-2016 - NC)

Phoenix, AZ - Another Pimp Off Of Phoenix Arizona Streets

Andre Antonio Adams, known on the streets as “Chicago,” was convicted on ten counts of child prostitution for trafficking two young girls, and two additional counts of Involving or Using a Minor in Drug Offenses for providing marijuana to them. The girls, both aged 15, were runaways.

The twelve counts include one for each... More...   $0 (03-16-2016 - AZ)

Former Greenwich Resident Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking of Minors

Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that SHEENA DUME, 23, formerly of Greenwich, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 72 months of imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for sex ... More...   $0 (03-09-2016 - CT)

Fort Smith, AR - Kansas Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking of a Child

Darnell James Winston, age 23, of Leavenworth, Kansas, was sentenced to 120 months in prison without the possibility of parole and five years of supervised release for one count of Sex Trafficking of a Child. The sentencing hearing took place before the Honorable P. K. Holmes, III in the U... More...   $0 (03-09-2016 - AR)

Wichita, KS - Wichita Woman Pleads Guilty In Sex Trafficking Case

A Wichita woman pleaded guilty in a sex trafficking case in which a 17-year-old girl was the victim.

Natasha L. Harper, 33, Wichita, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of transporting the girl across state lines for the purpose of prostitution. In her plea, Harper admitted she transported the girl from Kansas to Mic... More...   $0 (03-09-2016 - KS)

The relevant facts below are straightforward and not in dispute:
Milot Richard (“Richard”) was arrested and charged with one count of
soliciting prostitution in violation of section 796.07(2)(f), Florida Statutes (2014),
after he offered to pay an undercover police officer for oral sex. Richard, who was
represented by a public defender, negotiated a plea with the State, which... More...   $0 (03-09-2016 - FL)

This case arises from the robbery of an Iraqi immigrant who came to the United States in 2012, following three years of working with the United States Army in Iraq. The victim testified that he shared an apartment in Nashville with four roommates. He stated that on May 16, 2012, he met Sarah Syres at the apartment complex laundromat. He said she asked to use his cell phone, he borrowed his room... More...   $0 (03-08-2016 - IN)

Philadelphia, PA - Judge Gives Allentown Man Long Prison Term For Sex Trafficking

Corderro Cody, 28, of Allentown, PA, was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for running a sex trafficking operation, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. Cody pleaded guilty on October 30, 2015, to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, 12 counts of sex traffick... More...   $0 (03-08-2016 - Pa)

This appeal presents an issue of first impression in this Circuit: whether a defendant’s right to effective assistance of counsel is violated when his counsel sleeps during trial. We hold that a defendant is deprived of his Sixth Amendment right to counsel when counsel sleeps during a substantial portion of the defendant’s trial.
The Sixth Amendment guarantees a criminal defendant the assistan... More...   $0 (03-04-2016 - NC)

Defendant and his wife Tricia (“Mrs. Fletcher”) were married in 2002 while
defendant was serving in the military. Before and during their marriage, the couple
lived with Matt and Diane1 (collectively, “the children”), Mrs. Fletcher’s two children
from a previous relationship. The children called defendant “Dad.” In 2005,
defendant and family moved into a three-bedroom house ... More...   $0 (03-02-2016 - NC)

Where defendant’s post-arrest statement to law enforcement officers was
voluntary, we hold no error in the trial court’s denial of defendant’s motion to
suppress his statement. Where there was sufficient evidence that defendant agreed
to exchange money for the performance of sexual acts, we hold no error in the trial
court’s ruling to deny defendant’s motion to dismiss the cha... More...   $0 (03-01-2016 - NC)

Joseph Cotton entered a plea of nolo contendere to a violation of section 796.07(2)(f), solicitation of prostitution. Because this was Cotton's first violation, his crime is a second-degree misdemeanor. See § 796.07(4)(a).1 The trial court withheld adjudication, sentenced him to six months of probation, ordered him to complete twentyfive hours of public service work within five months, and orde... More...   $0 (02-28-2016 - FL)

Los Angeles, CA - Sacramento Man Found Guilty of Federal Charge of Producing Child Pornography that Was Used in Online Ads for Prostitution Services

A federal jury convicted a Sacramento man of producing child pornography in a case in which his co-defendant previously pleaded guilty to the sex trafficking of the 16-year-old victim.

Antonio Dickerson, 26, was found guilty of one c... More...   $0 (02-18-2016 - CA)

On the evening of September 23, 2012, Mohammad Aman, the complainant,
and Nagy Aly were working at Mo’s Food Mart when the store was robbed.
Aman, the cashier, testified that a tall black male entered the convenience store,
jumped onto the front counter behind the protective glass, shot Aman in the arm,
and told him, “Okay. Now you’re going to give me the money.” Aman testif... More...   $0 (02-18-2016 - TX)