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 family law lawyers represented Petitioner and Respondent seeking child custody.

Linsay and Kylee Gatsby married in June 2015. They later decided Kylee would attempt
to conceive a child through artificial insemination, using semen donated by a mutual friend. They
elected to attempt this procedure on their own, without using the services of a physician.
Additionally... More...    $0 (09-24-2021 - ID)

Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering.

Douglas Wold, 48, of Meridian, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, one count of mail fraud, and one count of money laundering based on schemes to defraud his employer, Fry Foods, Inc., during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael ... More...    $0 (05-19-2021 - ID)

Boise, ID - Tyrell Curtis Erlebach v. Cha Huff, Payette County Sheriff in his individual and official capacities, Payette County Board of Commissioners, Scott Laney and Millennium Health, LLC, Rostad GPS & Monitoring Services, LLC, Kim Rostad d/b/a/ K&K Treatment and Dennis Stokes on personal injury, negligence and respondeat superior theories claiming to have suffered $4 million in damages and/o... More...    $0 (07-20-2020 - 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)

Pocatello, ID - The United States of America charged Temp Ray Patterson, M.D. with receipt and delivery of misbranded devices.

Temp Ray Patterson, MD, 55, formerly of Burley, Idaho, was sentenced to seven months in prison for receipt and delivery of misbranded devices. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also sentenced Patterson to serve one year of supervised release following his incarc... More...    $0 (11-19-2019 - ID)

Boise, ID - Diane Herbert, Ronald R. Reaves and Deborah Gaipl sued American Institute of Health Technology, Inc., d/b/a Carrington College, U.S. Education Corporation, Devry Education Group Inc. on civil rights violation theories claiming that they were... More...    $1 (10-23-2018 - ID)

Boise, ID - Kristi Lynch sued North American Company for Life and Health Insurance, CPS Insurance Services, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Insurance Brokers of California, Inc. on insurance law theories.... More...    $0 (05-08-2018 - 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)

Pocatello, ID - Scott O. Horne used the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration seeking review of the denial of his application for SSID benefits by the the Department of Health and Human Services.... More...    $0 (01-16-2018 - ID)

Justin Vigos appeals the decision of the district court in Ada County reversing an order from the magistrate court granting his motion for summary judgment against MFG Financial, Inc. (MFG). MFG initiated this action to recover damages from a breach of contract. In 2007, Vigos purchased a vehicle from Karl Malone Toyota. The contract was assigned to Courtesy Auto Credit (Courtesy). After some time... More...    $0 (01-18-2018 - 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)

This expedited, permissive appeal presents a child custody dispute. Lisa M. Searle, nka Lisa Loosle (“Mother”) appeals the Bingham County magistrate judge’s order which modified the current child custody plan outlined in the 2013 order between Mother and Dustin L. Searle (“Father”). Mother argues that the magistrate judge abused its discretion in determining there had been a substantial, material,... More...    $0 (11-09-2017 - ID)

Boise, ID - Fruitland Woman Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft

Cherie R. Dillon, 62, of Fruitland, Idaho, was sentenced to 60 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised released for health care fraud and aggravated identity theft. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Dillon to pay restitution in the amou... More...    $0 (06-07-2017 - ID)

This is a parental rights termination and adoption case. John Doe I (“Father”) is incarcerated. The magistrate court held that it was in the best interest of Jane Doe III (“Child”) that Father’s rights be terminated so that John Doe II (“Stepfather”) may adopt her. We affirm.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Jane Doe II (“Mother”) and Father are the natural parents of Child. Mother and... More...    $0 (05-31-2017 - 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)

Boise, ID - Melissa Sue Umbarger sued the Commissioner of Social Security seeking review of the decision of the Department of Health and Human Services denying her application for social security disability under 42 U.S.C. 2005.

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Boise, ID - Idaho Woman Sentenced for Social Security Fraud

April Mae Beckmon, 38, of Marsing, Idaho, was sentenced in United States District Court to 6 months in prison followed by 3 years supervised release for social security fraud, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael Gonzalez announced. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Beckmon to pay $22,272.45 in restitution to the Soc... More...    $0 (05-03-2017 - ID)