Mountain Home, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder.

niel Ruiz Ortiz appeals from his convictions for second-degree murder and a violation of a no contact order, alleging that the district court erred when it denied his motion to suppress evidence discovered during a warrantless search of his home and during a subsequent search conducte... More...    $0 (01-08-2025 - ID)

Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud.

From March 2019 through March 2022, Elijah A. Johnson, age 32, of Chicago, Illinois, was part a bank fraud conspiracy that obtained victim bank account information, impersonated account holders, and created and cashed counterfeit checks to obtain money. On part of the conspiracy, Jo... More...    $0 (07-14-2023 - ID)

Early in the morning of June 13, 1996, Angie Dodge was raped and stabbed to death in her apartment in Idaho Falls. On January 7, 1997, twenty-year-old Christopher Tapp voluntarily submitted to police questioning about this crime at the Law Enforcement Building (LEB) in Idaho Falls. Tapp again voluntarily went to the LEB for questioning on January 10. After this interview, Tapp's parents retained p... More...    $0 (03-31-2010 - ID)

This case arises from Richard Gomez’s breach of a real estate agreement for the sale and purchase of residential real estate from Todd Phillips in his capacity as Trustee of Trust “A” of the Elliott Family Trust. Phillips appeals the Ada County district court’s denial of Phillips’s request to recover actual damages. After a bench trial, the district court held that Phillips’s claim for breach of c... More...    $0 (11-08-2017 - ID)

Boise, ID - Owner of Saul Farms Sentenced Bernard Saul to Serve 36 Months in Prison

Bernard Saul, 58, of Bliss, Idaho, the owner of Saul Farms, was sentenced to 36 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for the crimes of wire fraud and money laundering. Senior U.S. District Court Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Saul to forfeit $1,903,727 and pay a fine of $7... More...    $0 (06-13-2016 - ID)

COEUR D'ALENE, ID - Defendant Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Theft from the Coeurd'Alene Tribe and Making Counterfeit Checks

Roberta Jean Peone, 43, of Desmet, Idaho, was sentenced in United States District Court to time served — 100 days — for conspiracy to commit theft from the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and for making counterfeit checks. United States District Judge Stanley A. Bastian, a... More...    $0 (12-16-2015 - ID)

At 11:30 p.m., Ponderay City Police Officer Brian Koch stopped Hays for exceeding the speed limit. Upon making contact, Officer Koch noticed that Hays appeared to be very nervous. He asked her questions about her nervousness and destination. Hays provided Officer Koch with her driver’s license and registration, but she did not have proof of valid insurance. Officer Koch informed Hays that alth... More...    $0 (10-15-2015 - ID)

A sheriff’s deputy observed Edwards while she was driving a pickup truck. The officer stopped the vehicle because it did not have any mudflaps or splash aprons behind the rear wheels and, given other features of the pickup, the officer concluded that Edwards had violated Idaho
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Code section 49-949, which requires that some vehicles be equipped with certain “fenders or covers.” After... More...    $0 (09-30-2015 - ID)

In the predawn hours of August 27, 2009, a woman sleeping in the bedroom of her apartment in Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho, awakened to see an unknown male standing over her with a knife in his hand. He was wearing a mask that covered his face and exposed his eyes. He put a hand over her mouth and held a knife against her throat, and he then stated that she was going to cooperate. He initially att... More...    $0 (09-21-2015 - ID)

Kerry Allen Howell appeals from his judgment of conviction for burglary, entered upon his conditional guilty plea. Specifically, Howell argues that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress because he was illegally seized. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm. At 7:00 a.m., two officers were dispatched to a residential cul-de-sac to investigate an anonymous report of two ... More...    $0 (09-16-2015 - ID)

On March 30, 2015, both the Senate and the House of Representatives passed S.B. 1011 with supermajorities. S.B. 1011 had one purpose: to repeal Idaho Code section 54-2512A, a law which allowed wagering on “historical” horse races. In the afternoon of March 30, 2015, the bill was presented to the Governor, who then had five days to veto the bill pursuant to the Idaho Constitution. On April 2, 2015... More...    $0 (09-11-2015 - ID)

On November 14, 2002, the grand jury sitting in Ada County indicted Abdullah on one count of murder in the first degree, a felony, Idaho Code sections 18-4001 to -4003; one count of arson in the first degree, a felony, Idaho Code section 18-802; three counts of attempted murder in the first degree, a felony, Idaho Code sections 18-4001 and 18-306; and one count of injury to a child, a felony, Idah... More...    $0 (08-12-2015 - ID)

BOISE, ID - Helen Herold-Roden, 49, of Boise, Idaho, pleaded guilty to embezzlement and theft of labor union assets. Herold-Roden pleaded guilty pre-indictment to a one-count criminal information filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
According to the plea agreement, from 2002, until July 2014, Herold-Roden was the secretary-treasurer of the Communication Workers of America (CWA) Local Union ... More...    $0 (06-18-2015 - ID)

Kristi Hurles pleaded guilty to grand theft for embezzling from her employer, was sentenced to fourteen years with two years fixed, and was ordered to pay $204,174.61 in restitution. Hurles appealed, challenging the restitution order in a number of respects. The Court of Appeals initially considered the appeal, reversing the restitution order in part, affirming in part, and remanding the case to t... More...    $0 (05-21-2015 - Id)

The appellant, Blaine County School District #61 (School), appeals from a jury verdict and post-trial orders favoring the respondents, Dennis and Maryann Hennefer, the parents of Austin Hennefer, who died in a T-bone type automobile accident while performing a three-point turnabout at the instruction of Jeffrey Mecham, a School driver training instructor. The jury returned a special verdict, findi... More...    $0 (03-30-2015 - ID)

This appeal arose from an arbitration decision regarding Peggy Cedillo’s underinsured motorist insurance policy with Farmers Insurance Company of Idaho (“Farmersâ€�) and damages for injuries she suffered in a motorcycle accident. After the arbitrator issued his final award, Farmers provided the arbitrator evidence that Farmers had already paid Cedillo the total amount of remaining damages. The... More...    $0 (03-03-2015 - ID)

This is an appeal out of Ada County from an order granting respondent a new trial. We reverse the order of the district court and remand this case for entry of a judgment that is consistent with the jury verdict.
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Factual Background.
On June 28, 2007, Mosell Equities issued a check to Berryhill & Co. in the sum of $50,000. The word “loanâ€� was written on the memo line of the check... More...    $0 (01-26-2015 - ID)

This is a medical malpractice case arising out of the treatment of Rosamond Mattox at Life Care of Lewiston (LCL). The plaintiff-appellant, Rosamond’s son Gene Mattox, claimed that LCL’s sub-standard care caused his mother’s death. The district court excluded Gene’s experts’ affidavits after concluding that they failed to demonstrate actual knowledge of the applicable standard of health ... More...    $0 (10-29-2014 - ID)

BOISE, ID - Herminio Harro Sandoval, 60, of Caldwell, Idaho, was sentenced to 46 months in prison for conspiracy to attempt to evade and defeat tax, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. United States District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Sandoval to serve three years of supervised release following his prison sentence. He pleaded guilty on August 12, 2014.

According to court docu... More...    $0 (10-23-2014 - ID)

Appellant Billy J. Bringman (Bringman) appeals the decision of the Idaho Industrial Commission (the Commission) in favor of Respondents New Albertsons, Inc. (Albertsons) and the Idaho Department of Labor (the Department). The Commission determined Bringman willfully made a false statement or failed to report a material fact regarding his separation from Albertsons to obtain unemployment benefits f... More...    $0 (08-04-2014 - ID)

This is an appeal from the district court sitting in its appellate capacity and comes before this Court on review from the Idaho Court of Appeals. We reverse the decision of the district court and remand with instructions.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
This is a dispute between two collections agencies, Medical Recovery Services, LLC (MRS) and Bonneville Billing and Collections, Inc... More...    $0 (08-21-2014 - ID)

Jami and Ryan Conner appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment dismissing their claims for medical malpractice, breach of contract, and loss of consortium. The Conners allege that Jami unexpectedly became pregnant due to Dr. Bryan Hodges’ negligent performance of a bilateral tubal ligation. The district court concluded that the medical malpractice claim was barred by the two-year s... More...    $0 (08-22-2014 - id)

This appeal arises from a negligence action filed by CUMIS Insurance Society (CUMIS), the subrogee of Icon Federal Credit Union (Icon), against Wade Massey and his business, Capitol West Appraisals (Capitol). All parties moved for summary judgment. The district court granted Massey’s motion and dismissed CUMIS’s claims after deciding CUMIS failed to establish that Massey owed a duty of care to... More...    $0 (02-10-2014 - ID)

EISMANN, Justice.
This is an appeal out of Ada County from an order denying a motion to compel nonparties to a contract to arbitrate pursuant to an arbitration clause in the contract. We affirm the order of the district court.
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Factual Background.
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In February 2010, Mark Boling, an attorney residing in California, received a packet dated February 1, 2010, from Clearwater Rea... More...    $0 (02-11-2014 - ID)

Jose Guadalupe Perez-Jungo appeals from his judgment of conviction for possession of a controlled substance. Specifically, he alleges that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress based on the extension of the duration of an investigative detention. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

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FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The following facts were adduced through tes... More...    $0 (05-20-2014 - ID)

In 1999, Rick and Natalie Foeller apparently1 entered into an agreement with Melaleuca of Canada, Inc., under which the Foellers were to act as independent marketing executives in exchange for monthly commission payments. In 2008, the Foellers breached this agreement but Melaleuca continued to pay them commissions because it was unaware of the breach. Upon learning of the breach, Melaleuca sued to... More...    $0 (02-07-2014 - ID)

This appeal arises from a long-litigated worker’s compensation case, but revolves solely around the issue of attorney fees. Claimant’s counsel, L. Clyel Berry, argues that he is entitled to a 40% attorney fee award, based on a contingent fee agreement he entered into with Claimant VerDene Page. The Industrial Commission, however, awarded Berry a 30% attorney fee award pursuant to Idaho Code §... More...    $0 (01-03-2014 - ID)

This is an appeal out of Bannock County from a summary judgment dismissing an action to enforce an oral agreement to guaranty the debt of another on the ground that the agreement is barred by the statute of frauds. We affirm the judgment of the district court.

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Factual Background.

In January 2009, Lesa Darlene Horrocks was one of the owners of Sunshine Secretarial Serv... More...    $0 (03-29-2013 - ID)

This appeal arises from litigation involving a motor vehicle accident in Oneida County. Passenger Trevor Taft was injured when driver Derek Gummersall, the son of Clay Gummersall, lost control of a 1988 Ford Ranger. At the time of the accident, Clay was an employee of Jumbo Foods, Inc., in whose name the vehicle was titled. David, Wendy, and Trevor Taft (“the Taftsâ€�) sued Jumbo Foods under the... More...    $0 (11-26-2013 - ID)

The Idaho Industrial Commission (the Commission) held that a statutory employer, Russell Griffeth, was not liable for payments under Idaho’s worker’s compensation law because the claimant, Geffary Stringer, fell within the “casual employmentâ€� exemption set forth in I.C. § 72-212(2). Stringer contests the Commission’s application of the “casual employmentâ€� exemption, arguing statutor... More...    $0 (11-27-2013 - ID)

Heidi Beers, a minor, was injured after jumping from a bridge into the Payette River. Heidi had been attending a campout organized by ward members of her church. Her parents, Gregory and Caralee Beers, brought suit individually and on behalf of their daughter against the Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the COP) and fourteen individual defendants. Th... More...    $0 (12-11-2013 - ID)

This appeal arises from a medical malpractice claim brought against a physician’s assistant, two supervising physicians, and Rocky Mountain Emergency Physicians, L.L.C. (collectively Rocky Mountain). Heather Hall presented at the emergency room complaining of headache, blurry vision, and sensitivity to light. Jeff Johnson, a physician’s assistant, examined Hall. As part of his examination, he ... More...    $0 (09-06-2013 - ID)

Katherine Harris sought workers’ compensation benefits after falling and injuring herself at work in January of 2008. Following a hearing, the Idaho Industrial Commission decided that Harris was not entitled to disability or medical benefits after February 19, 2008. Harris appealed to this Court. We affirm.

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THE FACTUAL RECORD

Harris was a school bus driver for the Indepen... More...    $0 (05-24-2013 - ID)

This is an appeal out of Ada County from an order granting a judgment notwithstanding the verdict in a commercial lawsuit in which the jury found in favor of the defendant. We reverse the order and remand this case for consideration of the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial.

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Factual Background.

Glenn Mosell is a commercial real estate broker in investment sales and a land... More...    $0 (02-22-2013 - ID)

Krystal Kinghorn (Kinghorn) and Kelly Clay (Clay) agreed that Clay would co-sign for a loan for Kinghorn’s benefit. In order to protect Clay in the event that Kinghorn defaulted on the loan, Kinghorn agreed to execute a quitclaim deed to real property that Clay could record if Kinghorn defaulted. When Kinghorn defaulted, Clay recorded the deed and conveyed the property to BRP Incorporated (BRP).... More...    $0 (08-09-2012 - ID)

Krystal Kinghorn (Kinghorn) and Kelly Clay (Clay) agreed that Clay would co-sign for a loan for Kinghorn’s benefit. In order to protect Clay in the event that Kinghorn defaulted on the loan, Kinghorn agreed to execute a quitclaim deed to real property that Clay could record if King defaulted. When Kinghorn defaulted, Clay recorded the deed and conveyed the property to BRP Incorporated (BRP). Kin... More...    $0 (08-09-2012 - ID)