Christopher C. Tapp appeals from his conviction for first degree murder and rape. Tapp argues that the district court erred by not suppressing the statements he made in a series of police interviews. In the alternative, he contends the sentences imposed are excessive.

        I.

        FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

        Early in the mornin... More...    $0 (07-20-2001 - ID)

Boise, Idaho civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on Civil Rights Act violation theories.


This case present questions of immense import to all Americans. It involves the clash of two groups' constitutional rights. The Freedom of Speech and the Freedom of Religion are enshrined in the Constitution. So too, is the right to Equal Protection and to be free fro... More...    $0 (06-30-2022 - ID)

Boise, ID - The United States of America charged Brooks Allan Case with drug distribution.

A federal jury sitting in Boise convicted Brooks Allan Case, 32, of Star, Idaho, of distribution of methamphetamine. The trial began on Monday, June 1, 2020, and concluded on Thursday afternoon when the jury returned their verdict.

In order to protect the health of the jurors, parties, and ... More...    $0 (06-09-2020 - ID)

Investigative journalism has long been a fixture in the American press, particularly with regard to food safety.1 In the early 1900s, Upton Sinclair highlighted conditions in the meat-packing industry in The Jungle, a novel based on his time working incognito in a packing plant.2 This case also originates in the agricultural sector�a secretly-filmed expos� of the operation of an Idaho dairy fa... More...    $0 (01-09-2018 - ID)

This is an appeal from the district court’s order granting summary judgment and dismissing Geralyn Gallagher’s (Gallagher) lawsuit against the Best Western Cottontree Inn (the Hotel) and Snake River Peterson Properties LLC (Snake River). The district court held that the amended complaint did not relate back to the date of the original filing and that the statute of limitations was not tolled by Sn... More...    $0 (01-19-2017 - ID)

COEUR D'ALENE - Former Tribal Officer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Misdemeanor Assault

Ramon L. Garcia, 31, of Plummer, Idaho, was sentenced in United States District Court to four months in prison for assault. Garcia pleaded guilty to the charge on October 20, 2015.

According to the plea agreement, Garcia admitted that he was heavily intoxicated when he pointed a firearm at ... More...    $0 (01-24-2016 - ID)

The District is a governmental subdivision that is organized under Idaho Code section 674901 and operates in Boise. The District currently operates the Boise Centre, a convention center in Downtown Boise. The District seeks to expand operations by acquiring a new facility (hereinafter the Centre Facility) being constructed near the Boise Centre. But the District, as a governmental subdivision, is ... More...    $0 (10-15-2015 - ID)

On September 17, 2011, Martin Hayes (Hayes)1 was seriously injured after stumbling on uneven ground hidden by grass while attending his grandson’s Pop Warner football game at the Plummer School Park (Park), which is owned by the City of Plummer (City). Hayes did not pay any fee or admission to enter the Park.2 Hayes filed a premises liability claim against the City for his injuries.3 In turn, the ... More...    $0 (10-05-2015 - ID)

The basic facts in this case are undisputed. A uniformed officer was dispatched around 1:30 a.m. to a bar in response to a call reporting a fight. The officer saw Kelly sitting on the sidewalk in handcuffs. The officer had the handcuffs removed and questioned Kelly. The officer determined that Kelly was intoxicated and needed to go home. One of his friends, who was sober, offered to drive Kel... More...    $0 (09-30-2015 - 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 July 27, 2013, D.J.W. (Patient) was admitted to the Hospital and hospitalized due to injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle accident. On August 27, 2013, the Hospital filed a First Party Combined County Medical Assistance Application with the Department on Patient’s behalf. The County Service Director investigated the application and ultimately concluded that the application should be denied ... More...    $0 (09-04-2015 - ID)

Pocatello, ID - Pocatello Man Sentenced for Fort Hall Casino Theft

Cory Hugues, 44, of Pocatello, Idaho, pleaded guilty in United States District Court to theft of funds by an employee from a gaming establishment on Indian lands, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Hugues was indicted by a federal grand jury on March 24, 2015.

According to the plea agreement, Hugues was empl... More...    $0 (08-26-2015 - ID)

The underlying case arose out of the claims of several men who joined Boy Scout troops when they were children and were allegedly sexually abused by their scout leaders. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS Church) sponsored some of the troops at issue in this case. On June 24, 2013, Does I–IV1 filed a complaint—which was later amended—against Boy Scouts of America and the LDS Chur... More...    $0 (08-29-2015 - ID)

The victim entered a psychiatric hospital on January 30, 2009, and David Aaron Knutsen (Defendant), who was thirty-one years old, was already at the facility. The victim, who was a twenty-two-year-old woman with a full-scale IQ of 72, had been admitted to the hospital because
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she was depressed and suicidal. Defendant had checked himself into the hospital for thirty-six hours to have... More...    $0 (08-24-2015 - ID)

This case arises from the failed Black Rock North Development project undertaken by BRN in Coeur d’Alene. BRN was formed by Marshall Chesrown, who served as CEO, to develop a high-end 325-unit residential and golf course community on the west side of Lake Coeur d’Alene. The project was known as Black Rock North. American Bank was the lender for this project. The project required that BRN obtain ... More...    $0 (08-20-2015 - 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)

II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Stokes owned a farm in Fruitland and employed Chavez as a part-time irrigator. On September 8, 2012, around 5:00 p.m., Chavez suffered a partial amputation of his left pinky finger when his hand slipped into the chain of a motor on an irrigation line on one of Stokes’s properties in the Fruitland/Payette area. Chavez drove... More...    $0 (07-07-2015 - Id)

This is an appeal out of Ada County from a declaratory judgment holding that TracFone
is a telecommunication provider under Idaho Code section 31-4802(15)(d). We affirm that
judgment.

I.
Factual Background.
TracFone Wireless, Inc., is a non-facilities-based commercial mobile radio service
provider (a pure wireless reseller) that provides prepaid wireless telecommunicat... More...    $0 (06-23-2015 - 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 arises from Elmore County’s decision terminating its employee, Cherri Nix (“Nixâ€�), without providing her a pre-termination hearing pursuant to the Elmore County Personnel Policy (“ECPPâ€�). Nix filed suit in Elmore County alleging, among other claims, that Elmore County violated the ECPP and breached the covenant of good faith and fair dealing when it terminated her employment ... More...    $0 (04-07-2015 - ID)

This is an appeal from the Industrial Commission from an order denying appellant unemployment benefits after she quit her job because it was aggravating her bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. We affirm the order of the Commission that the appellant had failed to prove that she quit her employment for good cause.
I.
Factual Background.
Gina Poledna (Claimant) was employed by Thorne Resea... More...    $0 (04-23-2015 - ID)

Richard Glenn Morris appeals from his judgment of conviction after a jury found him guilty of possession of marijuana. On appeal, Morris raises two issues concerning the denial of his motion to suppress. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
I.
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
A patrol officer with the Boise Police Department was on duty one night in 2012 and was driving on a residential street a... More...    $0 (02-18-2015 - id)

This case arose after LuAnn Shubert fell and injured her lower back while working at a Macy’s store. Shubert appeals the Idaho Industrial Commission’s order holding that she was (1) medically stable on November 21, 2007; (2) not entitled to medical benefits beyond that date; (3) not entitled to temporary disability benefits; (4) entitled to a permanent partial impairment rating of 5% of the wh... More...    $0 (02-27-2015 - ID)

POCATELLO, ID - Demetrius Anthony Gomez, 28, of Fort Hall, Idaho, pleaded guilty in United States District Court to theft from a tribal organization, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Gomez was indicted by a federal grand jury on May 28, 2014.

On April 2, 2014, Gomez, an off-duty employee of the Sage Hill Travel Center, a gas station, convenience store and casino on the Fort Hall ... More...    $0 (02-25-2015 - ID)

Walter Minnick and A.K. Lienhart Minnick, husband and wife (collectively Minnicks), brought a professional malpractice action against the law firm Hawley Troxell Ennis and Hawley, LLP (Hawley Troxell), alleging negligence in rendering services in connection with a real estate development project. On motion of Hawley Troxell for summary judgment, the district court dismissed the action as time-barr... More...    $0 (01-09-2015 - ID)

Tracy Sales brought suit against spa owner Stacie Peabody, claiming that she contracted a toe infection as a result of a pedicure performed at the spa. The district court granted summary judgment against Sales after concluding that she had failed to present sufficient evidence of causation. The district court also denied Sales’ motion for reconsideration based on the ground that she had not adeq... More...    $0 (09-19-2014 - ID)

This is an appeal out of Ada County from a judgment dismissing a claim that a store owner is liable for injuries caused by a dog that the store employee allowed to stay in the store with its owner. We affirm the judgment of the district court.
I.
Factual Background.
On August 6, 2011, Bryce M. Fuller entered a store of Stinker Stores, Inc., in the Hyde Park area of Boise with his golde... More...    $0 (10-29-2014 - ID)

This is an action for recovery of damages against the State of Idaho. The district court dismissed the action on motion of the State for summary judgment. We affirm.
I. NATURE OF THE CASE
This case was brought under the Idaho Tort Claims Act asserting negligence by a public university in allowing a student-athlete to return to competition after sustaining a head injury. Plaintiff, Samuel Z... More...    $0 (10-29-2014 - ID)

Su Warren sought worker’s compensation benefits from her employer, Williams & Parsons, PC, CPAS (Williams & Parsons), and Idaho State Insurance Fund (ISIF), for injuries received on January 23, 2007, during the course of her employment. The Idaho Industrial Commission (the Commission) concluded that Warren had a permanent partial impairment (PPI) of five percent of the whole person and was entit... More...    $0 (11-06-2014 - ID)

Both Idaho and Nevada have passed statutes and enacted constitutional
amendments preventing same-sex couples from marrying and refusing to recognize
same-sex marriages validly performed elsewhere.2 Plaintiffs, same-sex couples
1A disposition in Jackson v. Abercrombie, Nos. 12-16995 & 12-16998, is
forthcoming separately.
2Idaho Const. Art. III, § 28 (“A marriage between a man... More...    $0 (10-07-2014 - ID)