Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Curtis Von Brown appeals a judgment convicting him of one count of first-degree reckless homicide with use of a dangerous weapon, as a party to a crime, and one count of unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
Court Error – Temporary Restraining Order and Harassment Injunction
Susan appeals an order vacating a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) and dismissing her petition for a harassment injunction against Amy Trevino.
Medicare Part B Coverage – Standing to Sue
Anniken Prosser suffers from an aggressive brain cancer called glioblastoma multiforme.
Sherman Act Violation – Failure to State Claim
This case is about the scrap metal recycling business—the collection and processing of ferrous (iron-based) and nonferrous metals.
Habeas Relief – Admissible Evidence
Twice, Petitioner Leonard Kidd voluntarily testified under oath that he murdered four people in January 1984.
Claim Preclusion
Peter Daza once worked for the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), but he was fired in 2015.
Immigration – Removal Order
Cristian Avila de la Rosa received a procedurally defective Notice to Appear for his immigration removal proceedings, and (unlike many others) he made a timely objection to that Notice.
Foreclosure – Abstention Doctrine
Daniel and Margaret Loughran defaulted on their home mortgage in 2011.
Habeas Relief – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Petitioner Anthony Olvera was the driver in a gang-related, drive-by shooting that resulted in the death of an innocent bystander.
Sentencing Guidelines – Supervised Released
Defendant-appellant Joseph Canfield was sentenced to prison and supervised release for possessing child pornography.
Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
A jury convicted defendant-appellant Fernando Alvarez-Carvajal of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, marijuana, and heroin for his role in an interstate drug-trafficking operation.
Attorney Fees
In the aftermath of a serious collision between an ambulance and semi-truck, a question lingered: Who owned the ambulance?
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Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property