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ESPOSITO-SHEA v. SHEA
After a trial, Supreme Court, among other things, awarded the husband $12600 — 10% of the value it placed on the wife's law degree. The court also directed the husband to pay $1200 a month in child support and decreed that he owed $17363.51 in child
Updated: 04/06/2012 08:53A
HAYES v. STATE
Peremptory challenges during jury selection are once again the subject of this Court's review. More specifically, we address the misapplication by both the trial court and the First District Court of Appeal in Hayes v. State, 45 So.3d 99 (Fla.
Updated: 04/06/2012 08:53A
U.S. v. MANZO
Jose Luis Manzo ("Manzo") appeals the district court's denial of his 28 USC § 2255 motion to vacate the sentences he received after (1) his jury conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to manufacture a controlled substance in violation of 21
Updated: 04/06/2012 08:53A
DOBEK v. BERGHUIS
Petitioner Andrew Dobek went to trial in state court for sexually abusing his step-daughter when she was an adolescent. The complainant made the accusations several years after the alleged abuse, so there was no physical evidence.
Updated: 04/06/2012 08:53A
RUSS v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Othlone Russ, a pro se Florida prisoner, appeals the district court's denial of his 28 USC § 2254 federal habeas petition. On appeal, Russ argues that: (1) the State's witness, Pamela Garman, should not have been allowed to testify that based on her
Updated: 04/06/2012 08:53A
PEOPLE v. McCARTY
In accordance with Kelly, we will provide a summary of the offenses and the proceedings in the trial court. Pursuant to a plea bargain, defendant Denny Gene McCarty pled no contest to assault with a deadly weapon (Pen. Code, § 245, subd.
Updated: 04/06/2012 08:53A
Video shown in Romania diplomat Singapore crash trial
A Romanian court on Friday watched Singapore surveillance video footage showing a deadly 2009 car crash allegedly involving a former Romanian diplomat charged with manslaughter. The footage shows a dark-coloured car running down a pedestrian crossing
Updated: 04/06/2012 07:27A
Bout's wife claims trial lacked failsafe evidence
In an interview to The Voice of Russia, Alla Bout, the wife of the alleged Russian arms dealer, Viktor Bout, said the New York court wasn't presented with any valid documents that would prove her husband's complicity in weapons sales or any violations
Updated: 04/06/2012 07:26A
Federal Court Rejects Wilkerson Appeal
Dianne Wilkerson will remain behind bars after a federal court rejected an appeal of her 2010 conviction on public corruption charges Thursday, according to the Associated Press. Wilkerson, 56, who formerly represented the 2nd Suffolk District,
Updated: 04/06/2012 07:21A
Hearings start for Chinese fugitive who hid in Canada
AP The man once considered China's most-wanted fugitive went on trial Friday, accused of using cash, liquor and prostitutes to bribe officials while he ran the country's largest-ever smuggling ring. Lai Changxing -- who battled deportation from Canada
Updated: 04/06/2012 07:16A
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