Phoenix, AZ - Former Phoenix Police Officer Charged in Multiple Bank Robberies

Former Phoenix Police Officer Chad Michael Goulding (DOB 9/30/1970) has been arrested and charged with carrying out five Phoenix area bank robberies during a five month period in 2006. Goulding, who left the Phoenix Police force in 2005 after serving on the force for 13 years, is currently in custody and held o

A jury found Manuel Ramirez guilty of murder in the first degree after
receiving alternate instructions, one for premeditated murder and one for felony
murder with willful injury or burglary in the first-degree as the predicate felony,1
and the district court sentenced Ramirez to serve life in prison. The Iowa
Supreme Court affirmed Ramirez’s judgment and sentence, and procede

Richard Siemer appeals from the summary dismissal of his second
application for postconviction relief (PCR) in which he asserts his plea counsel
was ineffective. We affirm the district court’s dismissal finding no merit in
Siemer’s claims.
In this appeal, Siemer contends his prior PCR application addressed a
different conviction, which he can challenge here because prior

Pete D. Vasquez appeals the district court's decision to summarily deny his motion to correct an illegal sentence. Specifically, Vasquez argues the district court erred by over-classifying his prior pre-Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act (KSGA) burglary and robbery convictions as person felonies for criminal history purposes, which resulted in an illegal sentence. Vasquez claims he is entitled to r

The issue before this Court is whether the State may re-file an information
that has been dismissed without prejudice after the trial court struck and therefore
did not consider the State’s response to the defendant’s sworn motion to dismiss
pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.190(c)(4). For the reasons that
follow, we conclude that the State was not barred from r

At 6:45 a.m. on March 16, 2014, 94-year-old Jessie Stephenson was a
resident of The Glen Retirement System d/b/a Village Health Care at the
Glen (“The Glen”) when she fell out of her bed that had been placed in the
highest position by a certified nursing assistant (“CNA”). Stephenson
suffered bilateral femoral fractures that led to the amputation of one of her
legs.
Foll

The underlying dispute stems from Woonsocket Health’s decision to discharge
Ms. Trinko from its nursing home facility after her alleged repeated behavioral violations.
Ms. Trinko had resided at Woonsocket Health since approximately November 19, 2009.1
(Compl. ¶ 4). On or about March 9, 2015, Woonsocket Health issued Ms. Trinko a
Notice of Discharge, which stated that she was be

The facts are drawn from the Complaint, the operative limited partnership
agreements, other documents that are integral to the Complaint and matters of
which the Court may take judicial notice. a. The Parties
Plaintiff Peter Brinckerhoff (“Brinckerhoff” or “Plaintiff”), individually and
as trustee of the Peter R. Brinckerhoff Rev. Tr. U.A. DTD 10/17/97 (the “Trust”),
bring

James Effler appeals from the denial of his application for postconviction
relief. We conclude neither trial nor appellate counsel provided constitutionally
deficient performance and therefore affirm the district court’s ruling.
James Effler was convicted of first-degree kidnapping for taking a two
year-old girl to the men’s bathroom of the Des Moines Central Library and

A 94-year-old filed suit in district court against the nursing home
where she resided, raising claims that allegedly fell outside the Louisiana
Medical Malpractice Act, including intentional injury. The defendant
nursing home filed an exception of prematurity, alleging that the claims
must first be presented to a medical review panel. After the trial court
granted the excepti

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Michael David Slatton a/k/a Michael A. Slatton with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: ABDGR, ASSAULT & BATTERY WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON - AFCF, in violation of 21 O.S. 645
Date of Offense: 07/08/2015
Party Name Disposition Information
SLATTON, MICHAEL DAVID Disposed: CONVICTION, 04/26/2016. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: ASSAULT & B

We have been asked by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to consider whether the ‘‘[g]ood tobacco’’ exception to strict products liability contained in comment (i) to § 402A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts1 precludes an action in this state against a cigarette manufacturer for including additives and manipulating the nicotine in its cigarettes in a manner that ultimatel

While visiting Gatlinburlier Tobacconist, a retail store located in the Mountain Mall in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Carol Singletary unexpectedly fainted and fell into an antique glass display case located in the store. The glass in the display case shattered and a triangular shard of glass pierced Ms. Singletary‟s chest, lacerating her aortic arch and causing her to hemorrhage. Tragically, Ms

On June 22, 2008, Evelyn Gustafson, plaintiff’s decedent, went shopping at a Target 3
store. While shopping, the seventy-six-year-old woman attempted to use a restroom made 4
available for elderly and disabled individuals and, upon entering the restroom, fell. Gustafson 5
was then taken to a hospital and found to have fractured her hip. On July 25, 2008, Gustafson 6
brought s

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Joshua Lavel Harring with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: WE6, POSSESSION OF FIREARM AFTER JUVENILE ADJUDICATION, in violation of 21 O.S. 1283 D
Date of Offense: 03/29/2014

Party Name Disposition Information

HARRING, JOSHUA LAVEL Disposed: CONVICTION, 10/23/2014. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: POSSESSION OF FIREARM AFTER

Rakowski owns rental houses in Fargo. In November 2011 Fargo inspected one of the houses owned by Rakowski and found the garage was deteriorating, the siding on the house was deteriorating, two egress window wells were collapsing and one window was broken. Fargo notified Rakowski of the need for repairs and re-inspection. The house was re-inspected on December 12, 2011, December 29, 2011, January

In this case, Defendant-Appellant, Taylor Bowshier, appeals from a trial court
judgment overruling his motion for resentencing. Bowshier’s appellate counsel filed a
brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493
(1967), stating that he could find no meritorious issues to pursue on appeal. Counsel
raised one potential assignment of error:

Congress enacted USERRA to encourage noncareer military service, to
7 minimize disruptions in the lives and communities of those who serve in the
8 uniformed services, and “to prohibit discrimination against persons because of their
9 service in the uniformed services.” 38 U.S.C. § 4301(a)(1)-(3). Congress created
10 USERRA pursuant to its War Powers set forth in Article I, Section

Nicholas Rhodes was HIV positive when he came in contact with A.P. on a social networking site. After exchanging messages, A.P invited Rhoades to his home. A.P. understood Rhoades to be HIV negative, in part because of Rhoades’s online profile. Rhoades and A.P. engaged in consensual unprotected oral and protected anal sex at A.P.’s home. When A.P. learned that Rhoades was HIV positive, he cont

On September 12, 2012, the Department mailed plaintiff an "ADMINISTRATIVE
NOTICE OF ORDINANCE VIOLATION" (notice) to his residence, located at 6424 North
Whipple Street in Chicago (property). The notice asserted that, on May 31, 2012, an employee
of the Department (badge number 626) inspected the property and discovered that weeds "greater
than 10 inches in height" were growin

In this case of first impression, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
contends that the two types of Superfund orders it is empowered to issue are mutually exclusive,
meaning that one order cannot be issued under both ordering provisions. The Commission further
contends that the Superfund order at issue here is an order issued under Section 361.188 of the Solid
Waste Dis

In 2008, the State charged Ms. Poignee with one count of delivery of methamphetamine, in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-7-1031(a)(i) (LexisNexis 2015). The charged crime was a felony and carried maximum penalties of twenty years in prison and/or a fine of $25,000. Id. She entered a plea of no contest to the charge on February 24, 2009, but the proceedings were deferred pursuant to Wyo. Stat.

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Kyle Todd Shafer with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: ABDGR, ASSAULT & BATTERY WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON, in violation of 21 O.S. 645
Date of Offense: 03/23/2014

Party Name Disposition Information

SHAFER, KYLE TODD Disposed: DEFERRED, 05/12/2014. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: ASSAULT & BATTERY WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON(ABDG

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged David Jason King with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: DI6AM, DUI ALCOHOL - SECOND OFFENSE (MUNICIPAL ARREST), in violation of 47 O.S. 11-902 A 2
Date of Offense: 03/09/2014

Party Name Disposition Information

KING, DAVID JASON Disposed: DEFERRED, 05/14/2014. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: DUI ALCOHOL(DI1)
Violation of

Tulsa, OK - Personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a premises liability theory claiming:

I. Plainti ff was at all material times a resident of Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
2. Defendant Christine Zenthoefer was at all material times upon information and belief a resident of Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
3. Defendant Chris Zenthoefer was at all material times upon