The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, has overturned a lower court’s decision in the case of A.B., a juvenile who was found to have committed second-degree assault. The appeals court ruled that the lower court made a mistake by accepting A.B.’s admission of guilt without properly ensuring it was…
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Ohio Appeals Court Affirms Ruling in Belmont County Child Custody Case
A recent decision by the Seventh Appellate District Court in Ohio has upheld a lower court’s ruling to grant permanent custody of a young child, L.M., to the Belmont County Department of Job and Family Services (the Agency). The case, *In re L.M.*, involved an appeal from the child’s mother,…
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New Orleans’ Short-Term Rental Rules Face Legal Challenges: Court Strikes Down Key Provisions
The City of New Orleans’ regulations on short-term rentals (STRs), often referred to as Airbnb or Vrbo rentals, have been partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The court found that certain aspects of the city’s rules are unconstitutional, specifically those that discriminate against business entities and…
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Court Ruling: Attorney Withdrawal Doesn’t Violate Due Process When Defendant Absent
The Connecticut Appellate Court has upheld a lower court’s decision in the case of Herbert A. Clark, who was appealing a denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Clark argued that his due process rights were violated when the trial court allowed his attorney to withdraw from…
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Charles Wagner Gets More Time to File Appeal Brief
The wheels of justice sometimes turn slowly, and in the case of Charles Wagner versus Lamar University, Lamar University Police Department, and Hector Flores, the appellant has been granted a bit more time to prepare his arguments. The Fifteenth Court of Appeals in Austin, Texas, has approved an unopposed request…
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Court Upholds Sex Offender Community Notice, Citing Agreed Sentence
The Fourth Appellate District Court of Ohio has affirmed the judgment against Charles Storms, who was convicted of sexual battery and gross sexual imposition. Storms had appealed the trial court’s decision, arguing that the community notice sanction he received as a Tier III sex offender was unlawful. However, the appellate…
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Court Upholds Conviction in Union County Strangulation Case
The Ohio Third Appellate District Court of Appeals has affirmed the conviction of Eric Benjamin Light, upholding the decision of the Union County Common Pleas Court. Light had appealed his conviction on two grounds: that the trial court erred in denying his request to withdraw his guilty plea, and that…
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Minnesota Court Upholds Ruling: Objection to Competency Report Filed Too Late
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court’s decision regarding the competency of Michael Edmund Sukalski to stand trial. The central issue revolved around the timing of Sukalski’s objection to a court-ordered competency report. The court found that Sukalski’s objection came after the district court had already made…
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Minnesota Court Reverses Drug Sale Conviction Due to Insufficient Evidence of School Zone
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction of Jermale Jerome Leonard, who was found guilty of selling a controlled substance in a school zone. The court ruled that the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence to prove that the drug sale actually occurred within the legally defined boundaries…
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Court Reverses Conspiracy Conviction, Upholds Murder and Attempted Murder Convictions in Orozco Case
The California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Eight, has issued a modified opinion in the case of *People v. Daniel Orozco*, upholding his convictions for murder and attempted murder while reversing his conviction for conspiracy to commit murder. The court also denied Orozco’s petition for rehearing. The case…