"An appeals court has affirmed an $11 million jury award related to a Minnesota crash that killed three people and resulted in the wrongful imprisonment of a driver.
An audio recording has been released in a wrongful death lawsuit over the death of a man who was shot in court. The man, 25-year-old Siale Angilau, was facing racketeering charges in the U.S. District courthouse in Salt Lake City in April 2014. Another man, a former member of Salt Lake City’s Tongan Crip Gang, […]
Corroboration of Accomplice Affirming the defendant’s conviction for 1st degree robbery, the Court affirms a District Court finding that although a witness was an accomplice to a drug deal, he was not an accomplice to the actual robbery and therefore there was no legal requirement to corroborate the witness’s testimony. However, the Court finds that […]
A New Jersey family is filing a lawsuit against the Hasbrouck Heights School District alleging that it is responsible for a student's injury. According to the complaint, the Euclid Elementary School student was injured by a whiteboard at the school. The child's two guardians, who filed the lawsuit, have not commented on the extent of […]
Pat-Search Justified An officer observed a bag of marijuana protruding from defendant’s pocket and observed that defendant twice attempted to put his hands in his pants while handcuffed. The Court finds that this conduct provided a reasonable, articulable suspicion that defendant was engaging in criminal activity and a reasonable belief that he was armed and […]
A woman from Long Island, New York has filed a lawsuit blaming her veterinarian for the death of her dog. The lawsuit alleges that the plaintiff's dog died after taking painkillers prescribed by the vet after a routine surgery. The Labrador suffered massive kidney failure from taking a painkiller prescribed by her animal doctor at […]
Expansion of the Stop - The Court finds that observations of an officer that the petitioner smelled of alcohol combined with the observation that defendant’s eyes were glossy and watery provided a reasonable suspicion justifying expansion of the stop to a DWI investigation. McIntyre v. Commissioner Restricting Argument – Fuel Cell - The Court finds that any error in […]
A CRI informed police def was selling meth out of an apartment. The apartment is secured but building management has a lock box outside with key for police to gain entry. Police used that key to get into the apartment with a narcotics detection dog. FIDO gave a positive alert outside def’s apartment door. Police […]
Amazon is facing a lawsuit alleging that the company sold faulty eclipse glasses that lead to permanent eye damage. The proposed class action lawsuit filed by a couple in South Carolina alleges that the glasses sold on Amazon.com damaged the plaintiffs' eyes. The couple purchased a three-pack of eclipse glasses on Amazon in early August […]
Private Detention Affirming defendant's conviction of 3rd degree DWI, the Court finds that where defendant was detained by private security officers and then a police officer approached defendant, there was no unconstitutional seizure because the private actions of the security officers did not constitute a constitutional violation and the police officer had a valid basis […]
Blood Draw - Exigent Circumstances A DWI defendant was involved in a fatal car accident. An officer directed a blood test at the hospital without obtaining a warrant, believing there was insufficient time to get a warrant. Defendant was air lifted to another hospital shortly after the blood test sample was obtained. The court finds […]
