Court: Court of Appeals of Michigan Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: People v. Ortiz Nieves Citation: 2019 Mich. App. LEXIS 7367 In a murder case, the defendant claims abuse of discretion. The motion focuses on the trial court admitting the testimony…
Court: Supreme Court of Mississippi Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Hutto v. State Citation: 2017 Miss. LEXIS 180 In this criminal trial, the defendant pursues a commuted sentence. He alleges the trial court threw out mitigating evidence by excluded portions of…
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Boyd v. Inch Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 114360 Facts This case involves a writ of habeas corpus filed by a death row prisoner. The…
Court: Supreme Court of Wyoming Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Nielson v. State Citation: 2018 WY 132 Facts The appellant was found guilty of first-degree felony murder for causing the death of a 3-year old child. The child was admitted to…
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Unger v. Bergh In this case involving first-degree murder, the court found that it is not necessary for a forensic pathology expert to…
Court: Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name:Â State v. Ingram Citation: 2019 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 865 Facts The defendant, Dawan Ingram, appealed against an August 9, 2016 conviction judgment for the murder of Najee Montague.…
This case involves a domestic violence incident in Tenessee. A male felon convicted for rape was threatening his ex-wife and their three children while on probation. The ex-wife informed the police of the felon’s threats and requested supervision at her house by a law enforcement officer.…
This case involves a woman who followed a female patron into a retail department store from the parking lot. The woman stalked the patron throughout the store until they reached the paper products aisle in the back corner of the store. The…
This case involves a woman who fatally stabbed her husband while having a schizophrenic episode. The woman had been diagnosed with schizophrenia the year prior to the incident and prescribed antipsychotic medication. The woman had developed insomnia from the antipsychotic, and elected to stop…
