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OPINION The applicant, Edward A. Raso, appeals from the Superior Court's denial of his application for postconviction relief, in which he sought to challenge the efficacy of the guilty plea that he had made on *Page 392 September 19, 1973. The applicant's basic contention is that the trial justice who presided over his criminal trial in 1973 erred when, in the face of an oral motion to withdraw the guilty plea (wh

POSNER, Circuit Judge. In 1992 the plaintiff, who was then 48 years old, was convicted in a Wisconsin state court of having sexually assaulted a boy repeatedly for five years beginning *931when the boy was eight years old. (The plaintiff was and is a resident of that state and his crimes occurred there.) Oddly, he was given only a year in jail and probation for these

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 15‐1881 ROY MITCHELL, Plaintiff‐Appellant, v. EDWARD F. WALL, et al., Defendants‐Appellees. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the

Opinion LANDAU, J. The defendants, Mary Lou Wall and Suburban Homes & Condos, Ltd. (Suburban), appeal from the judgment of the trial court awarding $10,633.36 in withheld wages and penalties to five former employees1 of the defendants and awarding $7500 in attorney’s fees to the plaintiff commissioner of labor.2 On appeal, the

In the Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth ___________________________ No. 02-20-00089-CR ___________________________ WILLIAM EDWARD MUIRHEAD, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS On Appeal from the 78th District Court Wichita County, Texas Trial Court No. 59,229-B Before Birdwell, Wallach, and Walker, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Justice Birdwell

BARNES, J., FOR THE COURT: ¶ 1. Edward Speights ("Trey") appeals the judgment of the Chancery Court of Jefferson Davis County, which granted Kimberly Speights a divorce on the ground of habitual drunkenness and divided the marital property. On appeal, Trey claims the chancery court erred in failing to make findings of fact and conclusions of law on the divorce, as well as allowing Trey'

OPINION and ORDER William M. Conley, District Judge Pro se plaintiff David Schlemm turned to litigation after enduring years of what he perceived to be a growing disdain and disrespect for his and other inmates’ Native American religious culture and traditions. When Schlemm filed this case in April of 2011, he accused the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (“DOC”) of arbitrarily restricting his r

WILLIAM E. SMITH, Chief Judge Petitioner Firlando Rivera has filed a Petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody (ECF No. 1). The State has filed a motion to dismiss the Petition (ECF No. 19), to which Rivera filed a response in opposition (ECF No. 29). The Court has dete

OPINION and ORDER William M. Conley, District Judge The two questions remaining in this case are whether the state is violating pro se plaintiff David Schlemm’s claimed rights under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (“RLUIPA”): (1) to serve venison during the annual Native American Ghost Feast; and (2) to wear a multicolored headband or bandana while praying or meditating i

DECISION AND ORDER ON SUMMARY JUDGMENT WILLIAM C. GRIESBACH, Chief Judge. In 2006, Wisconsin enacted a law requiring certain persons who have been convicted of a serious child sex offense to wear a global positioning system (GPS) tracking device for the rest of their lives. Wis. Stat. § 301.48 (2013-2014). The law became effective on July 1, 2007. The question presented in this case is whether that law

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED TYZICK JOSEPH WALL, Appellant, v. Case No. 5D16-3731 STATE OF FLORIDA, Ap

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE September 9, 2014 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. WILLIAM EDWARD ARNOLD, JR. Appeal from the Criminal Court for Davidson County No. 2011-B-1778 Joseph P. Binkley, Jr., Judge No. M2014-00075-CCA-R3-CD - Filed January 7, 2015 Defendant, William Edward Arnold, Jr., was indicted by the Davidson County Grand Ju

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI NO. 2017-CA-01492-COA WILLIAM BLACKWELL APPELLANT v. WILLIAM LUCAS APPELLEE DATE OF JUDGMENT: 09/21/2017 TRIAL JUDGE: HON. DALE HARKEY COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: JACKSON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT ATTORNEY FOR

Supreme Court No. 2020-192-C.A. (P2/17-1272ADV) State : v. : Edward Delossantos. : NOTICE: This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the Rhode Island Reporter. Readers are requested to notify the Opinion Analyst, Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 2

976 F.Supp. 298 (1997) John G. GREEN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. WILLIAM MASON & CO., et al., Defendants. Civil Action No. 96-1730. United States District Court, D. New Jersey. August 29, 1997. Robert P. Curely, Cherry Hill, NJ, for John G. Greene, Charles Novaj, Edward J. Smith, E. James Walker, Jr., Charles M. Gutowski and Richard Messina. Peter L. Skolnick

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs at Jackson March 2, 2010 WILLIAM EDWARD WATKINS v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Circuit Court for Maury County No. 8282 Robert Jones, Judge No. M2008-02098-CCA-R3-PC - Filed November 23, 2010 The Petitioner, William Edward Watkins, appeals the Maury County Circuit Court’s denial of h

TACHA, Circuit Judge. This is an appeal from a jury trial awarding the plaintiff, Ronald Behagen, treble damages under the federal antitrust laws as well as damages for the deprivation of liberty or property interests without due process of law. The defendants contend on various grounds that the jury verdicts should be overturned as a matter of law. We hold that the antitrust cla

March 13, 2023 Supreme Court No. 2020-192-C.A. (P2/17-1272ADV) State : v. : Edward Delossantos. : NOTICE: This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the Rhode Island Reporter. Readers are request

114 Cal.App.3d 15 (1980) 170 Cal. Rptr. 522 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JOHN R. WALL, Defendant and Appellant. Docket No. 19240. Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Three. December 29, 1980. *16 COUNSEL Alan A. Dressler for Defendant and Appellant. George Deu

ORDER SMITH, District Judge. The Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Jacob Hagopian filed on May 3, 2005, in the above-captioned matter is accepted pursuant to Title 28 United States Code § 636(b)(1). Plaintiffs Motion for Class Certification is DENIED. Report and Recommendation HAGOPIAN, Senior United States Magistrate Judge.