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STATE v. BUTLER
Butler filed an Idaho Criminal Rule 35 motion, which the district court denied. Butler appeals. Sentencing is a matter for the trial court's discretion. Both our standard of review and the factors to be considered in evaluating the reasonableness of
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:26A
STATE v. GOLDMAN
Under HRS Chapter 291D, contested traffic citations are adjudicated at a hearing before a district court. An adjudication in favor of the State may be followed by a trial de novo before the district court conducted "pursuant the Hawaii rules of
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:26A
TEACHERS INSURANCE COMPANY v. JO LOEB
Petitioner, Teachers Insurance Company, seeks certiorari review of an order of the trial court allowing Respondents, David and Mary Jo Loeb, to discover attorney-client privileged information in this bad faith action brought pursuant to section 624.155
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:26A
SPEEGLE CONSTRUCTION, COMPANY, INC. v. DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF NORTHWEST
Appellant appeals the trial court's order granting Appellee's petition to stay arbitration, arguing that the trial court erred by finding that the construction contract at issue did not include any provision for arbitration. For the reasons explained
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:26A
LONDON v. STATE
Gregory L. London appeals his conviction for aggravated battery with great bodily harm, disability or disfigurement arguing that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence the recording of a 911 call. Appellant asserts that allowing the recording
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:26A
THOMPSON v. STATE
The trial court agreed and resentenced appellant to 15 years on count II. However, the corrected scoresheet provided that count II was to be served consecutively to count I, not concurrently. It is not apparent from this record whether the order that
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:26A
CHADES v. LATTIMORE
Petitioner-Appellant Karen Denise Chades appeals the district court's dismissal of her 28 USC § 2254 petition for writ of habeas corpus. Chades claims there was insufficient evidence presented at trial to support the jury's conviction of murder in the
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:26A
U.S. v. RAYSOR
At the hearing, the district court indicated that it had reviewed the pre-sentence investigation report, which noted the 60 month mandatory minimum sentence set by statute. Raysor and the United States both recommended that the trial court impose the
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:26A
U.S. v. KIMOTO
The district court sentenced Kimoto to 25 months in prison on each count, to be served consecutively, for a total of 350 months. We affirmed Kimoto's convictions on direct appeal, rejecting his arguments that the evidence was insufficient to convict
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:26A
CREATIVE MONTESSORI LEARNING CENTERS v. ASHFORD GEAR LLC
A class may be certified only if "the trial court is satisfied, after a rigorous analysis, that the prerequisites of Rule 23(a) have been satisfied." Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 131 S.Ct. 2541, 2551 (2011), quoting General Telephone Co. v.
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:26A
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