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Municipal-Government Records-Public Interest in Disclosure
Plaintiff appealed the trial court’s order overruling his application for an order to show cause and attorneys’ fees against defendant. Plaintiff filed an action under the Sunshine Law seeking public records in defendant’s possession pertaining to alleged […]
Criminal Law-Forgery-Evidentiary Rulings
Defendant appealed his conviction for forgery, filing false documents, attempted stealing by deceit and harassment, stemming from his efforts to defraud and harass the victim and take her house from her to […]
Criminal Law-Drug Possession-Competency Evaluation
Defendant appealed her conviction for possession of a controlled substance, challenging the trial court’s denial of her motion for an additional competency evaluation. Where there was sufficient evidence in the record to support the […]
Criminal Law-Robbery-Sufficiency of Evidence
Defendant appealed his conviction for first-degree robbery, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to prove that he intended to overcome the victim’s resistance to keeping a soda cup defendant had […]
Criminal Law-Post-Conviction Relief-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Defendant appealed the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief, which alleged that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to move for a change of venue as a matter of […]
Criminal Law-Domestic Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
Defendant appealed his conviction for domestic assault and invasion of privacy, arguing that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a mistrial after the prosecutor remarked during closing […]
Criminal Law-Post-Conviction Relief-Abandonment Inquiry
Defendant appealed the denial of his motion to set aside his conviction for first-degree harassment, alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel. However, appointed counsel filed defendant’s amended motion 296 days after the transcript was filed. The trial […]
Domestic Relations: Termination of Parental Rights-Sufficiency of Factual Findings
Father appealed the judgment terminating his parental rights to his children. The trial court found that father had abused and neglected his children, failed to rectify the conditions leading to […]
Criminal Law: Speedy Trial Violation-Jurisdiction to Dismiss
The state appealed the trial court’s order dismissing the criminal information filed against defendant, after the trial court concluded that defendant’s constitutional and statutory speedy trial rights had been violated, […]
Criminal Law: Resisting Arrest-Sentencing Errors
Defendant appealed his conviction and sentence for first-degree assault, resisting arrest, careless driving, failure to yield and failure to stop, stemming from an incident in which defendant led police in […]
Criminal Law: Post-Conviction Relief-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Defendant appealed the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction for tampering with evidence and alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. Where […]
Criminal Law: Post-Conviction Relief-Denial of Substitute Counsel
Defendant appealed the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief. Defendant argued that the trial court erred in failing to hold a hearing after a breakdown in communication between defendant […]
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