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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE Assigned on Briefs October 15, 2008 ALMEER K. NANCE v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Knox County No. 75969 Kenneth F. Irvine, Jr., Judge No. E2008-00857-CCA-R3-PC - Filed January 23, 2009 The petitioner, Almeer K. Nance, appeals the judgment of the Knox Coun

399 F.Supp.2d 963 (2005) S.K. and Z.K. minors, by and through their parents and next friends, L.K. and T.K., Plaintiffs, v. ANOKA-HENNEPIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 11; Michael Sullivan, Scott Wenzel, Tom Halderman, Daniel Cook, John Hoffman, and Jerry Newton, individually and in their official capacities as members of the Anoka-Hennepin School Board; Mary Wolverton, individually and in her official capacity as Principal of Sandburg Middle

313 Ga. 443 FINAL COPY S22A0170. WILLIAMS v. THE STATE. MCMILLIAN, Justice. Allen Williams appeals his conviction for felony murder in connection with the death of his girlfriend, Betty Ranow.1 Williams argues on appeal that the trial court erred in admitting evidence concerning his alleged beating of another person and in failing to conduct an evidentiary hearing to determine whether his 1 Ranow died on the night of December 18 to 19, 2010, and on M

316 Ga. 225 FINAL COPY S23A0208. SAYLOR v. THE STATE. PETERSON, Presiding Justice. Following a joint trial with co-defendants Darnell Sillah and Andrew Murray, Tavaughn Saylor was convicted of malice murder for the shooting death of Paul Sampleton, Jr., as well as various other crimes.1 On appeal, Saylor argues that (1) the evidence was 1 Sampleton was killed on December 19, 2012. In June 2014, a Gwinnett County grand jury indicted Sillah, Murray, and

18 A.3d 830 (2011) 419 Md. 89 GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY v. Ray E. COMER, Jr. No. 19, September Term, 2008. Court of Appeals of Maryland. April 26, 2011. *831 Richard E. Schimel (Anne K. Howard of Budow and Noble, P.C., Bethesda, MD), on brief, for appellant. Michael J. Winkelman (McCart

313 Ga. 81 FINAL COPY S21A1127. JENKINS v. THE STATE. LAGRUA, Justice. Appellant Devon Jenkins was convicted of felony murder and other crimes in connection with an August 6, 2014 home invasion in Gwinnett County in which the victim, Adam Schrier, was shot and killed and two other victims, including a child, were injured. On appeal, Appellant contends that the evidence was legally insufficient to support his conviction for possession of a firearm by a convi

312 Ga. 19 FINAL COPY S21A0409. HEADE v. THE STATE. LAGRUA, Justice. A Gwinnett County jury found Appellant Demetrius Heade guilty of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Michael Harvey. 1 On appeal, Appellant contends that (1) the trial court erred in ruling that evidence of Appellant’s prior acts was admissible; (2) trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by conceding the admissibility of one of the acts; and (3) th

314 Ga. 733 FINAL COPY S22A0735. PARK v. THE STATE. LAGRUA, Justice. Appellant Dongsoo Park (“Appellant”) was convicted of malice murder in connection with the stabbing death of Kwang Ko (“Ko”) in a parking lot after a confrontation between two groups of people.1 On appeal, he contends that (1) the trial court erred by failing to instruct the jury on justification as part of the former suggested pattern jury instruction on mutual combat; (2) his trial cou

*326ORDER AND JUDGMENT * PAUL KELLY, JR., Circuit Judge. Pete Gary Moomey, convicted in state court of first-degree murder, appeals the federal district court’s order denying his petition for habeas relief.1 We granted a certificate of appealability to determine whether Moomey’s trial counsel w

145 S.W.3d 769 (2004) Patsy GRAHAM, Individually and as Independent Co-Executor of The Estate of Murlyn Daon Graham, Deceased; Michael D. Graham; Bryan K. Graham; and Nathan L. Graham, Appellants v. ADESA TEXAS, INC. d/b/a Adesa Dallas; AMS Staff Leasing, Inc.; and AMS Construction Co., Inc. d/b/a AMS Staff Leasing, Appellees. No. 05-03-01304-CV. Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

316 Ga. 330 FINAL COPY S23A0259. BLALOCK v. THE STATE. LAGRUA, Justice. Appellant Dwight Blalock, Jr., was convicted of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the fatal shooting of Carlos Wright and the aggravated assault of Bryan Morrow on November 13, 2014.1 On appeal, Blalock contends that (1) the trial court abused its discretion and denied Blalock due process by refusing to 1 On March 3, 2017, Blalock was indicted by a Cobb County gra

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-24-00443-CV Johnette Raye McConnell Early, Individually and as Independent Executrix of the Estate of John Posey McConnell, Jr., Deceased, and as Trustee of the Testamentary Trust Created by the Last Will and Testament of John Posey McConnell, Jr.; and Patsy Raye McConnell, Appellants v. James Turner

315 Ga. 287 FINAL COPY S22A1051. SMITH v. THE STATE. PETERSON, Presiding Justice. Nineteen years ago, Danyel Smith was convicted of the murder of his infant son based on a theory of “shaken baby syndrome” (“SBS”). Smith now argues that the science regarding diagnosis of brain injuries in infants has changed so much since his trial that he is entitled to a new trial based on a new expert affidavit ruling out battery or shaking as the cause of the baby’s death.

144 S.W.3d 270 (2004) 355 Ark. 639 Ester Lee PARKER v. STATE of Arkansas. No. CR 03-889. Supreme Court of Arkansas. January 29, 2004. *272 Gary W. Potts, Monticello, for appellant. Mike Beebe, Att'y Gen., by: Clayton K. Hodges, Ass't Att'y Gen., Little Rock, for appellee. DONALD L. CORBIN, Ju

315 Ga. 741 FINAL COPY S22A0939. SILLAH v. THE STATE. S22A1175. MURRAY v. THE STATE. PETERSON, Presiding Justice. After a joint trial, Darnell Sillah and Andrew Murray were convicted of malice murder for the shooting death of Paul Sampleton, Jr., as well as various other crimes.1 On appeal, Sillah, 1 Sampleton was killed on December 19, 2012. In June 2014, a Gwinnett County grand jury indicted Sillah, Murray, and Tavaughn Saylor in a

PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT _____________ Nos. 22-2196, 22-2368 ____________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JAMES PERRIN, Appellant 22-2196 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. PRICE MONTGOMERY,

ROSS, Circuit Judge. The State of Missouri appeals from a judgment of the district court granting Michael E. Madsen’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 1 We reverse. . In 1987, Madsen was convicted of forcible rape and sodomy, in violation of Mo.Rev.Stat. §§ 566.030,060

[Cite as State ex rel. Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. v. Indus. Comm., 2013-Ohio-4779.] IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF OHIO TENTH APPELLATE DISTRICT State of Ohio ex rel. : Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., : Relator, : No. 12AP-1049 v.

918 F.Supp. 382 (1996) Ted COMES, individually and as next friend of Alex Comes, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO., Third-Party Defendant. No. 5:95-cv-240-1 (WDO). United States District Court, M.D. Georgia, Macon Division. March 5, 1996. Thomas W. Hermen, Macon, GA, for

OPINION SWEET, District Judge. Both Antonio Guerrero and Edwin Maldonado, along with Omar Flores, were convicted on all counts on June 7, 2010, after a six-week jury trial. In a motion filed on September 3, 2010, Defendant Edwin Maldonado (“Maldonado”) moved, pursuant to Fed. R. Cr. P. 33, to set aside the jury’s verdict and obtain a new trial. In a motion filed February 7, 2011, Defendant Antonio