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)

Donald Paradis v. A.J. Arave, Warden, Idaho State Penitentiray, et al.

Donald Paradis, a state prisoner, appeals from the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

Paradis seeks review of his conviction on the following grounds:

One. The evidence was insufficient to demonstrate that Kimberly Palmer was killed in the state of Idaho.

Two. The state failed to preserve exculpatory evidence.
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This Court summarized the facts of this case in State v. Tapp, 136 Idaho 354, 33 P.3d 828 (Ct. App. 2001) as follows:

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 (LE... More...    $0 (08-22-2014 - ID)

In his second appeal in this post-conviction case, Christopher Conley Tapp challenges the district court's summary dismissal of his claim that his defense counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to present evidence of his diminished mental capacity in support of his trial motion to suppress his confession as involuntary. Tapp contends that because this Court, in his prior post-convictio... More...    $0 (11-21-2013 - 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)

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.

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        FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

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

Boise, Idaho civil litigation lawyer sued Defendants on a real property law theory.

This matter has a long and convoluted backstory spanning multiple cases and appeals. The principal actors in this saga are Ford Elsaesser, the personal representative of the Estate of Victoria H. Smith (the "Personal Representative"),[1] and Vernon K. Smith ("Vernon"), a son of Victoria and the attorney fo... More...    $0 (07-08-2022 - ID)

Idaho Falls, Idaho criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant charged with rape and first-degree murder.


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 F... More...    $0 (05-31-1998 - ID)

Boise, Idaho personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on auto negligence theories claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in injuries and/or damages as a direct result of an accident.

This case was initially filed in the Fourth Judicial District, Ada County, CV01-21-05234, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.... More...    $0 (01-26-2022 - ID)

Smalley was employed at an assisted living facility and worked alone as the overnight caregiver. The victim, F.B., was a 102-year-old patient at the facility who had arthritis, wore
hearing aids, and spoke with a low voice. Her hands were deformed from the arthritis, she could only eat with a large-handled spoon, and she had difficulty swallowing. F.B. could not walk, sit up, stand, dress ... More...    $0 (05-13-2018 - 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)

In December 2012, Tollman pled guilty to the felony crime of driving under the influence. In March 2013, the district court sentenced Tollman to a unified term of ten years, with two and a half years fixed followed by seven and a half years indeterminate. The judgment required that Tollman’s driver’s license be absolutely suspended for five years beginning on the date of Tollman’s release from cus... More...    $0 (11-26-2017 - ID)

Jane Doe (“Doe”) appeals from the magistrate court’s judgment granting the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare’s (“IDHW”) petition to terminate her parental rights. Doe asserts that the magistrate court erred by: (1) terminating her parental rights notwithstanding its finding that her mental health issues made it impossible for her to comply with the case plan; and (2) considering evidence outs... More...    $0 (06-02-2017 - 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)

While working on an undercover sting operation in a local bar, two officers, Detective Hight and Officer Mattingley, made video-recorded arrangements to purchase psilocybin mushrooms from Shawn Kendle. Kendle indicated to the officers that he had a source for the mushrooms and that his source was in the bar. Kendle then approached Smith and spoke with her for several minutes. Smith exited the b... More...    $0 (02-02-2016 - 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)

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)

Juan Roberto Jimenez appeals from his judgment of conviction after he was found guilty of aggravated battery with a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm, as well as being a persistent violator. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

Jimenez and his brother, Jorge Alvarado, had a tense relationship. On February 9, 2013, the two engaged in several heated telephone conversati... More...    $0 (10-02-2015 - 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)

Williston was arrested for felony domestic battery and attempted strangulation after his wife reported that he had slapped her, kicked her in the face, and choked her after a night of drinking. The victim suffered injuries consistent with her allegations, including significant throat trauma consistent with being choked. Pursuant to a plea agreement, Williston pled guilty to attempted strangulati... More...    $0 (09-29-2015 - ID)

A Kootenai County Sheriff’s Deputy (the deputy) was sitting in a parking lot, talking with another deputy, when he heard “a loud exhaust,” and the deputy discerned that the sound was coming from a white Pontiac driving on a road approximately 200 feet away. According to the deputy, the sound emitted by that car was about five or six points on a ten-point scale, with ten being the loudest, whereas... More...    $0 (09-29-2015 - ID)

A police officer was assisting probation officers with the search of a probationer’s residence, where Rozajewski had recently begun renting a bedroom from the probationer. The probationer, the probationer’s girlfriend, Rozajewski, and Rozajewski’s friend were present at the residence at the time of the search. Upon entering the residence, the officers found various items of paraphernalia and sma... More...    $0 (09-29-2015 - 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)

In September 2011, in response to a tip regarding suspicious activity, the Boise Police Department began investigating a warehouse in Boise leased by a man named Morgan Alley. The police conducted surveillance of the warehouse, observing who came and went, and seized trash discarded outside the warehouse on multiple occasions. Upon obtaining a warrant, Detective Joseph Andreoli searched the wareho... More...    $0 (09-21-2015 - ID)

In 2005, the State and Villavicencio entered into a binding plea agreement governing two separate cases. It called for Villavicencio to plead guilty to two charges of possession of methamphetamine, Idaho Code § 37-2732(c)(1). As to the sentences, the parties agreed: (1) that Villavicencio would receive prison sentences of “one and a half (1-1/2) years determinate followed by three and a half (3-... More...    $0 (09-17-2015 - 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)

While working on an undercover sting operation in a local bar, two officers, Detective Hight and Officer Mattingley, made video-recorded arrangements to purchase psilocybin mushrooms from Shawn Kendle. Kendle indicated to the officers that he had a source for the
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mushrooms and that his source was in the bar. Kendle then approached Smith and spoke with her for several minutes. Smith... More...    $0 (09-16-2015 - ID)

Stephen Phillip Rozajewski appeals from his judgment of conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm. Specifically, he challenges the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm. A police officer was assisting probation officers with the search of a probationer’s residence, where Rozajewski had recently begun renting a bedroom from the probati... More...    $0 (09-16-2015 - ID)

In 2002, Juarez admitted to committing an offense that would have been a misdemeanor if he had been an adult. Much time passed and the court entered several orders directing Juarez to pay fees and restitution in varying sums. Eventually, on October 6, 2005, the magistrate court entered its Amended Financial Judgment and Order directing Juarez to pay $3,694.85 in restitution. On January 12, 2010,... More...    $0 (09-15-2015 - 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)

An officer observed Hunter exit a parking lot and turn onto Cleveland Boulevard, a oneway, two-lane road. Without establishing himself in the right lane, Hunter pulled into the left lane and signaled for approximately 150 feet before turning left.1 The officer then pulled Hunter over for failure to utilize a turn signal for five seconds, Idaho Code § 49-808(2). The officer approached Hunter’s c... More...    $0 (08-25-2015 - 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)

On July 19, 2010, around 10:30 p.m., S.S. put her two young children (three and five years old) to sleep in her bed and shortly thereafter joined them. Hours later, at approximately 3:30 a.m. on July 20, 2010, S.S. woke up to find Elias seated at the end of her bed with his fingers inserted into her vagina. S.S. and Elias were acquaintances and Elias had previously been a guest in S.S.’s home. S.S... More...    $0 (08-22-2015 - ID)