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Affirmed and Memorandum Opinion filed August 13, 2015. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-14-00810-CR TIERRA NICOLE ALLEN, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 3 & Probate Court Brazoria County, Texas Trial C

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI NO. 2019-CA-01213-COA TRAVIS FLOYD, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS APPELLANT GRANDFATHER AND NEXT FRIEND OF BRANAE NICOLE FLOYD, A MINOR, WRONGFUL DEATH BENEFICIARY OF BRANDI NICOLE FLOYD AND THE UNBORN CHILD OF BRANDI NICOLE FLOYD v. TUNICA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI AND TUNICA APPELLEES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT DATE OF JUDGMENT:

Gants, C.J. The issue presented on appeal is whether a city is entitled to summary judgment on a handicap discrimination claim under G. L. c. 15 IB, § 4 (16), where the police department limits an officer to desk duty based on an informed, good faith belief that the officer can no longer safely patrol the streets because of his perceived handicap. We conclude that summary judgment i

Gants, J. The issue presented on appeal is whether an initiative petition meant to prohibit casino and slots gambling and abolish parimutuel wagering on simulcast greyhound races meets the requirements set forth in art. 48 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution and, therefore, may be considered by voters at the November Statewide election. The Attorney General concluded that it did not and, accordingly, declined to c

457 Mass. 191 (2010) COMMONWEALTH v. JOHN A. THISSELL. SJC-10575. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex. March 2, 2010. July 1, 2010. Present: MARSHALL, C.J., IRELAND, SPINA, COWIN, CORDY, BOTSFORD, & GANTS, JJ. Ronald DeRosa, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth. Elena M. Rosnov (Nicole Reilly w

Cordy, J. In this case, we must determine whether licensed taxicab drivers in the city of Boston (city) may be classified properly as independent contractors, see G. L. c. 149, § 148B (independent contractor statute), in accordance with Boston Police Department Rule 403, Hackney Carriage Rules and Flat Rate Handbook (2008) (Rule 403).

*368 Cordy, J. The plaintiff, Sean Pugsley, brought a claim of sex discrimination against defendants Boston police department (department) and the Commonwealth’s human resources division (division) alleging a violation of G. L. c. 15 IB and of the Massachusetts

Spina, J. In this case, we are asked to determine whether easements by necessity were created as a result of an 1878 partition of Native American common land in the town of Gay Head (now known as Aquinnah). 4 Gay Head is located on the western coast of Martha’s Vineyard, connected to the rest of the island by an isthmus. At

756 S.W.2d 459 (1988) Shelby UNDERHILL and Virginia Underhill, Individually and as Co-Administrators of the Estate of Nicole Underhill, Appellants, v. R.C. STEPHENSON, M.D., Individually and R.C. Stephenson, M.D., P.C. and Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Corporation, Appellees. No. 87-SC-625-DG. Supreme Court of Kentucky. June 30, 1988. Rehearing Denied

PER CURIAM: * This court, having carefully reviewed the parties’ briefs and pertinent portions of the record in light of the parties’ oral arguments, concludes there is no reversible error in the district court’s essential findings of fact and conclusions of law. We therefore AFFIRM the final judgment of the district court essentially for the reasons stated in its controlling opinions.

Voto particular disidente emitido por el Juez Asociado Se-ñor Estrella Martínez, al cual se unen la Jueza Asociada Señora Pabón Charneco y el Juez Asociado Señor Kol-thoff Caraballo. Respetuosamente disiento de la acción de confirmar el dictamen desestimatorio del reclamo de los productores de espectáculos por estar esta Curia igualmente dividida. En su lugar, hubiese revocado por ent

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 14-0375 Filed January 28, 2015 STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JEREMIAH CONTRELLE PRESTON, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Webster County, Kurt L. Wilke, Judge. Jeremiah Preston appeals his judgment and sentence after pleading guilty to third-de

Cordy, J. In the early morning hours of March 28, 2006, Doowensky Nazaire was shot and killed in front of a night club in Cambridge. Although the firearm was never recovered, the evidence implicating the defendant, Elysee Bresilla, as the shooter was substantial. Within minutes of the shooting, Cambridge police officers found th

246 P.3d 673 (2010) STATE of Idaho, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Jourdarryl Karrie HORTON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 36435. Court of Appeals of Idaho. October 25, 2010. Review Denied January 24, 2011. *674 Molly J. Huskey, State Appellate Public Defender; Diane M. Walker, Deputy Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for a

KELLY, Circuit Judge. Defendant-Appellant Stacy Knapp entered a conditional plea of guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. §§ 922 (g)(1) & 924(a)(2), and she was sentenced to 36 months' imprisonment and three years' supervised

KAFKER, J. **539 *64 A jury convicted the defendant, Keith Hobbs, of murder in the first degree on the theory of deliberate premeditation in connection with the shooting death of the victim, Demetri

Spina, J. Following a jury trial in the Superior Court in December, 2008, the defendant, Joseph D. Sullivan, was convicted of attempted kidnapping, G. L. c. 274, § 6, and of accosting or annoying a person of the opposite sex, G. L. c. 272, § 53. 2 He was sentenced to from three

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 23-1389 SHAWN MCBREAIRTY, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. HEATH MILLER, in his personal and official capacities; SCHOOL BOARD OF RSU 22, Defendants, Appellees. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MAINE

Lenk, J. The defendant was convicted by a Superior Court jury of murder in the first degree on a theory of felony-murder in the 2008 shooting death of Edward Conley, a Brockton taxicab driver. Before us is the defendant’s appeal from his conviction. The defendant asserts error in four respects: (1) the failure to suppress statements later admitted in evidence that were made involunta

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JOHN WOOLARD; BREANNA No. 24-4291 WOOLARD; HECTOR D.C. No. GONZALES; DIANA GONZALES; 2:23-cv-02305- CARRIE DODSON, JAM-JDP Plaintiffs - Appellants, v. OPINION TONY THURMOND; MICHAEL COLEMAN; KRISTIN BLANCO; BARRY LI