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Notice: This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the Atlantic and Maryland Reporters. Users are requested to notify the Clerk of the Court of any formal errors so that corrections may be made before the bound volumes go to press. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS No. 18-CV-1238 WIDMON BUTLER, APPELLANT, v. METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT, e

STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, FOR PUBLICATION November 6, 2014 Plaintiff-Appellee, 9:05 a.m. v No. 315591 Macomb Circ

KENNEDY, Circuit Judge. This case presents cross appeals from the District Court’s judgment awarding relief to Kentucky state troopers mandatorily retired at age fifty-five under Ky.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 16.505(15) (Baldwin 1994). The Kentucky State Police Department (“KSP”) contends that the District Court erred by tolling the statute of limitations for state troopers retired before October 19, 1981 and by excluding two memos

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DAVID PENN, Plaintiff v. Civil Action No. 22-0745 (CKK) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION (January 10, 2023) Plaintiff David Penn brings this case against the District of Columbia and correction officers Juda

Stanley Charles Butler, Jr. v. State of Maryland. Case Number 1037, Sept. Term 2021 Opinion by Wells, C.J. CRIMINAL LAW – FIFTH AMENDMENT – SUPPRESSION – DEFENDANT’S BURDEN Even though a private citizen may be deemed an “agent of the State” for the purposes of evaluating an alleged violation of the Fifth Amendment’s protection against self- incrimination, a defendant bears the burden of proving that such a citizen was, in fact, acting as an agent of law enforcement when that person questioned

Stanley Charles Butler, Jr. v. State of Maryland. Case Number 1037, Sept. Term 2021 Opinion by Wells, C.J. CRIMINAL LAW – FIFTH AMENDMENT – SUPPRESSION – DEFENDANT’S BURDEN Even though a private citizen may be deemed an “agent of the State” for the purposes of evaluating an alleged violation of the Fifth Amendment’s protection against self- incrimination, a defendant bears the burden of proving that such a citizen was, in fact, acting as an agent of law enforcement when that person questioned

Stanley Charles Butler, Jr. v. State of Maryland. Case Number 1037, Sept. Term 2021 Opinion by Wells, C.J. CRIMINAL LAW – FIFTH AMENDMENT – SUPPRESSION – DEFENDANT’S BURDEN Even though a private citizen may be deemed an “agent of the State” for the purposes of evaluating an alleged violation of the Fifth Amendment’s protection against self- incrimination, a defendant bears the burden of proving that such a citizen was, in fact, acting as an agent of law enforcement when that person questioned

OPINION & ORDER Paul A. Engelmayer, District Judge This case stems from the issuance of an arrest warrant for Daniel Dervan Simpson in February 2003 on charges of petit larceny and third-degree robbery, and Simpson’s arrest on that warrant nine years later, in January 2012. Simpson, pro se, brings this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Town of Warwick Police Department (‘Warwick

2021 IL App (1st) 171400 FIRST DISTRICT SIXTH DIVISION December 17, 2021 No. 1-17-1400 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the )

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04/15/2025 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs March 4, 2025 ERNEST BUTLER v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 15-01445 Lee V. Coffee, Judge ___________________________________

STATE OF LOUISIANA * NO. 2024-KA-0061 VERSUS * COURT OF APPEAL APRIL BUTLER * FOURTH CIRCUIT * STATE OF LOUISIANA ******* APPEAL FROM CRIMINA

02/15/2018 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs October 3, 2017 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. ERNEST BUTLER, aka ANTONIO BUTLER Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 15-01445 Lee V. Coffee, Judge ___________________________________

11/28/2023 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs October 3, 2023 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JOHN BUTLER Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. W2100939, W2100942, C2104512, C1204513 Paula L. Skahan, Judge ___________________________________

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Monroe County (Alex R. Renzi, J.), rendered May 22, 2013. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verdict, of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (two counts) and assault in the second degree. It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of tw

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE MARTIAYNA WATSON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) C.A. No.: N23C-06-239 CEB ) DIVISION OF STATE ) POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF ) SAFETY & HOMELAND ) SECURITY, STATE OF

CARAWAY, J. h Joseph Butler was convicted in a bench trial of manslaughter and subsequently adjudicated a second felony offender. He was sentenced to 28 years at hard labor. Butler.appeals his conviction and sentence. We affirm the conviction and amend the sentence to reinstate the imposition of sentence without benefit of probation or suspension of sentence. Facts In the la

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Monroe County (Alex R. Renzi, J.), rendered May 22, 2013. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verdict, of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (two counts) and assault in the second degree. It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of tw