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ROBERTS, J., for the Court: ¶ 1. A jury sitting before the Humphreys County Circuit Court found Melvin Tyrone Thornton guilty of murder. The circuit court sentenced Thornton to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Aggrieved, Thornton appeals. Finding no error, we affirm. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY ¶ 2. Thornton’s conviction stems from ev

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs November 1, 2016 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. PAUL WILLIAM PURVIS Appeal from the Circuit Court for Gibson County No. 18583 Clayburn Peeples, Judge ___________________________________ No. W2016-00386-CCA-R3-CD - Filed March 30, 2017 _________________________

148 F.3d 353 Clarence HINES; John Cooke Wilson; Orlando Brinson;Khalil Kasson Ali Al-Munin; Coy S. Gunter; Lumumba MumiaTafari-i a/k/a Lummie Hearns; Malik Baqi; Tahrim SupremeC. Jihad; Kenneth Washington; Salaam A. Hakim a/k/aMichael Bailey; Zakariya Abdul Shahid; Ray CharlesDegraffenreid; Maurice Livingston; Demarcus Marshall;Hakim Sabur Muhammad; Ras Kolonji Muata Kafele; WillieJames Asbury; Mustafa Abd

774 So.2d 1178 (2000) STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Troy HOPKINS, Appellant. No. 34,119-KA. Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit. December 20, 2000. *1179 Louisiana Appellate Project, By Peggy J. Sullivan, Monroe, Stephen A. Glassell, Shreveport, Counsel for Appellant. Richard Ieyoub, Attorney General, Paul J. C

88 F.3d 1350 45 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 174 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Melvin A. FORD, Defendant-Appellant.UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Cynthia Evette BROWN, Defendant-Appellant.UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Carlos Edwin McGILL, Defendant-Appellant.UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Michael Dewayne SHORT, Defendant

Affirmed in part and vacated and remanded in part by published opinion. Judge RUSSELL wrote the opinion, in which Judge HALL and Judge THORNBURG joined. OPINION DONALD S. RUSSELL, Circuit Judge: This case is the result of an extensive investigation into the cocaine trafficking activities of Paul Winestock, Jr., Norman Brown,

PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 17-1960 In re: KBR, INC., Burn Pit Litigation. ------------------------------ ALAN METZGAR, RWT 09-744; PAUL PARKER, and all others similarly situated: RWT 09-744; JOSHUA ELLER, RWT 09-2748; JOANNE OCHS, RWT 09-2747; MELISSA OCHS, RWT 09-2747; JAMES MORGAN, RWT 09-2747; DAVID NEWTON, RWT

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge HAMILTON wrote the opinion, in which Judge ERVIN and Judge OSTEEN joined. OPINION HAMILTON, Circuit Judge: This case arises from complaints filed by approximately 100 inmates confined by the State of South Carolina (the Inmates) against the South Carolina Department of Corrections (the Department) and various state officers and prison officials (collect

PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT CLARENCE HINES; JOHN COOKE WILSON; ORLANDO BRINSON; KHALIL KASSON ALI AL-MUNIN; COY S. GUNTER; LUMUMBA MUMIA TAFARI-I a/k/a Lummie Hearns; MALIK BAQI; TAHRIM SUPREME C. JIHAD; KENNETH WASHINGTON; SALAAM A. HAKIM a/k/a Michael Bailey; ZAKARIYA ABDUL SHAHID; RAY CHARLES DEGRAFFENREID; MAURICE LIVINGSTON; DEMARCUS MARSHALL; HAKIM SABUR MUHAMMAD; RAS KOLONJI MUATA KAFELE; WILLIE JAMES ASBURY; MUSTAFA ABDULLAH A. AL-MUJAHID; JOHN MICH

348 S.C. 340 (2001) 559 S.E.2d 327 Wannelle HEDGEPATH, Andrew Hedgepath, and Kristin Hedgepath, Appellants/Respondents, v. AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY, a corporation, AT & T Nassau Metals Corporation, Respondents/Appellants, and Gaston Copper Recycling Corporation, and Southwire Company, Respondents. Karen Mack as Personal Representative of the Estate of Toby L. Sharpe, Sr., Appellant/Respondent,

Opinion issued May 27, 2021 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-19-00336-CV ——————————— DEZZIE BRUMFIELD, JOE ADAMO, JULIA ADAMS, NANCY ALLEN, ANDREW ANDERSON, BEVERLY ANDERSON, ONYEMA ANOZIE, WHITLEY ARRINGTON, SHARON BACON, KOLAWOLE BAKARE, LONNIE C

On 24 February 1997, Shan Carter (defendant) was indicted for the first-degree murders of Tyrone Baker and Demetrius Greene. He was also subsequently indicted for discharging a firearm into occupied property, in violation of N.C.G.S. § 14-34.1, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of N.C.G.S. § 14-415.1. Defendant was tried capitally at the 5 February 2001 session of Superior Court, New Han

I agree with the majority's unpublished memorandum as to all issues except Issue IV. As to Issue IV, I dissent, based on Judge Shaw's special writing in Poole v. State, [Ms. CR-99-1200, Aug. 31, 2001] ___ So.2d ___ (Ala.Crim.App. 2001). As to those points of law on which I disagree with Judge Shaw, see my special writing in Poole, supra. *Page 167 DECISIONS OF THE ALABAMA COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPIN

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT DANIEL CAMPBELL; et al, * No. 15-56990 Plaintiffs-Appellants, D.C. No. v. 2:04-cv-08592- AG-AJW CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Defendant-Appellee. CESAR MATA,

PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge. CGG Land (U.S.) Inc.’s employees (Employees) brought this collective action alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA generally requires employers to compensate overtime hours at one and one-half times the employee’s “regular rate” of pay. See 29 U.S.C. § 207(a)(1) (2012). Employees claim that CGG violated

661 F.Supp. 895 (1987) Otis PETERKIN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Glen JEFFES, Commissioner Bureau of Corrections, et al., Defendants. Civ. A. No. 83-304. United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. May 4, 1987. *896 *897 *898 Stefan Presser, American Civil

630 F.Supp. 1418 (1986) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Jose Omar OROZCO, et al., Defendants. No. 85-0252-JLI-Crim. United States District Court, S.D. California. January 21, 1986. As Corrected March 28, 1986. *1419 *1420 *1421

FLOYD, Circuit Judge: *253The Constitution entrusts the President and Congress, not the courts, with the power to resolve political questions. See Japan Whaling Ass'n v. Am. Cetacean Soc'y , 478 U.S. 221, 230, <