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PEOPLE v. FISHER
The trial evidence established that, during the early morning hours of October 25, 2008, a number of individuals were consuming alcohol at the apartment shared by defendant and his mother, Dorothy Jean Moye. At some point, Moye and Wilson began arguing
Updated: 11/04/2011 07:17A
PEOPLE v. UNDERDUE
His motion to suppress the statements he gave to the police was denied and, after a jury trial, he was convicted of each count except robbery in the first degree. County Court sentenced defendant to life imprisonment with no possibility of parole for
Updated: 11/04/2011 07:17A
PEOPLE v. NESBITT
After initially being found unfit to stand trial, defendant was found to be competent. However, defendant displayed extremely hostile and intransigent behavior throughout the proceedings. Defense counsel, outside the presence of the jury, stated to the
Updated: 11/04/2011 07:17A
UNION LEADER CORPORATION v. NEW HAMPSHIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
The following facts were found by the trial court, are supported in the record, or are established as a matter of law. "NHRS is a defined benefit pension trust for state and political subdivision employees." Bd. of Trustees, NH Judicial Ret. Plan v.
Updated: 11/04/2011 07:16A
DOUBLE QUICK, INC. v. MOORE
This case comes before the Court on interlocutory appeal from the Bolivar County Circuit Court. The matter arises from a shooting which occurred in the parking lot of a Double Quick convenience store. We must determine whether the trial court erred in
Updated: 11/04/2011 07:16A
HICKMAN v. STATE
The Circuit Court of Hinds County, First Judicial District, sentenced Hickman to life without parole in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Hickman appeals, arguing that the trial court erroneously restricted his right to
Updated: 11/04/2011 07:16A
House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing
In January 2011 the president of the Xinjiang High People's Court revealed that there were 376 ESS trials in Xinjiang in 2010. Included in this number are appeals, but even so we can safely conclude that roughly half of all ESS trials in China took
Updated: 11/04/2011 07:16A
STODDARD v. STATE
In this appeal, he presents two questions to this Court, which we rephrase as follows: 1. Did the trial court err in requiring the petitioner either to testify prior to the completion of the defense case or to forfeit the right to testify? 2.
Updated: 11/04/2011 07:16A
STATE v. TWO JINN, INC.
Two Jinn appealed this decision to the district court on April 16, 2008. On January 2, 2009, the district court entered an order requiring the case to be heard as a trial de novo, solely on the issue of "how and why the Defendant, Navarro,
Updated: 11/04/2011 07:16A
STATE v. POE
Poe appeals asserting that the district court abused its discretion by imposing an excessive sentence and by denying his Rule 35 motion. Sentencing is a matter for the trial court's discretion. Both our standard of review and the factors to be
Updated: 11/04/2011 07:16A
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