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OPINION BY STEVENS, P.J.E.: This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County following Appellant’s conviction by a jury on the charges of third-degree murder, conspiracy, aggravated assault, and endangering the welfare of a child.(“EWOC”). 1

519 F.3d 168 (2008) Tilmon C. GOLPHIN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gerald J. BRANKER, Warden, Central Prison, Raleigh, North Carolina, Respondent-Appellee. No. 07-8. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued: December 4, 2007. Decided: March 7, 2008. *169 *170 ARGUED

Criminal Case Template COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS MARTIN GOLPHIN, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee. §

533 S.E.2d 168 (2000) 352 N.C. 364 STATE of North Carolina v. Kevin Salvador GOLPHIN. State of North Carolina v. Tilmon Charles Golphin, Jr. No. 441A98. Supreme Court of North Carolina. August 25, 2000. *183 Michael F. Easley, Attorney General, by William B. Crumpler and Robert C. Montgomery, A

AGEE, Circuit Judge: After being sentenced to death upon first-degree murder convictions, Marcus Robinson and Tilmon Golphin (collectively, “Petitioners”) sought post-conviction relief in state court pursuant to North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act (“RJA”), N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 15A-2010 to 2012 (2009) (repealed 2018). Following separate evidentiary hearings, the North Carolina trial

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NORTH CAROLINA No. COA17-45 Filed: 7 August 2018 Onslow County, Nos. 01 CRS 2993–95 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. ANTWAUN SIMS Appeal by defendant from order entered 21 March 2014 by Judge Jack W. Jenkins in Onslow County Superior Court. Heard in the Court of Appeals 17 October 2017. Attorney General Joshua H. Stein, by Assistant Attorney General K

McGEE, Chief Judge. This matter involves the alleged commission of indecent liberties against a child, C.C.1 C.C.'s grandmother ("Grandmother") testified she and her mother took C.C. to Big Lots ("the store") around noon on 9 June 2014, to celebrate C.C.'s fourteenth birthday. Grandmother testified a man she later came to learn was Kelly Joe Vidovich ("Defendant") followed them into the store from the pa

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 297PA18 Filed 21 March 2025 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. ANTWAUN KYRAL SIMS On discretionary review pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-31 of a unanimous decision of the Court of Appeals, 260 N.C. App. 665 (2018), finding no error after an appeal from an order entered on 21 March 2014 by Judge Jack W. Jenkins in Superior Court, Onslow County. Heard in the S

[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as Smith v. May, Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-61.] NOTICE This slip opinion is subject to formal revision before it is published in an advance sheet of the Ohio Official Reports. Readers are requested to promptly notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Court of Ohio, 65 South Front Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215, of any typographical or oth

[Cite as State v. Roberson, 2021-Ohio-3162.] IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF OHIO SEVENTH APPELLATE DISTRICT JEFFERSON COUNTY STATE OF OHIO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHRISTOPHER ROBERSON, Defendant-Appellant.

IKUTA, Circuit Judge, joined by TALLMAN, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges, concurring: I write separately to address a question raised by the majority: whether Miller-El v. Dretke (Miller-El II), 545 U.S. 231, 125 S.Ct. 2317, 162 L.Ed.2d 196 (2005), established a new procedural rule that a state court must use comparative juror analysis when adjudicating a Batson claim, such that a failure to d

DAVIS, Judge. *858 In this appeal, we revisit the issue of how much factual information a law enforcement officer's affidavit must contain in order to establish probable cause for the issuance of a search warrant. Because we conclude that the affidavit at issue in this case lacked sufficient

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 113A96-4 Filed 15 December 2023 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. RUSSELL WILLIAM TUCKER On writ of certiorari pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-32(b) to review an order entered 24 August 2020 by Judge R. Stuart Albright in Superior Court, Forsyth County, denying defendant’s motions for appropriate relief. Heard in the Supreme Court 8 February 2023. Josh

PER CURIAM. | ¡.Relator, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”), filed this writ application seeking supervisory review of the district court’s judgment denying its motion for summary judgment. For the following reasons, we grant the writ and reverse the district court’s judgment. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY The plaintiff, David R. Bordelon, Jr., filed suit seek

EDMUNDS, Justice. On 16 January 1996, defendant David Charles Diehl was indicted for first-degree murder. The case was tried capitally. The jury found defendant guilty of first-degree murder on the basis of premeditation and deliberation. After a capital sentencing proceeding, the jury recommended life imprisonment without parole, and on 10 March 1998, the court imposed sentence accordingly. In a split decision, the Court of

GEER, Judge. Defendant Kenneth Eugene Alston appeals from his conviction of robbery with a dangerous weapon. On appeal, defendant primarily contends that he received ineffective assistance of counsel (“IAC”) when his trial counsel failed to object to the joinder for trial of defendant’s charges of robbery with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm by a felon. Defendant

Per Curiam. *476 {¶ 1} These two appeals, which we consolidate for decision, arise out of the same underlying facts. In case No. 2016-1284, appellant, Robert L. Johnson, appeals the judgment of the Eleventh District Court of Appeals dismissing his petition for a writ

Moyer, C.J., concurring in judgment only. {¶ 46} I concur in the judgment rendered by the majority but write separately for the reasons that follow. I agree with the majority that the trial court did not make a sufficient inquiry to determine whether Martin fully understood and intelligently relinquished his right to counsel as required by both the federal and Ohio Constitutions and Crim.R. 44(A). I do not a

575 S.E.2d 776 (2003) STATE of North Carolina v. Maurice SHEPHERD. No. COA02-219. Court of Appeals of North Carolina. February 4, 2003. *777 Attorney General Roy Cooper, by Assistant Attorney General Celia Grasty Lata, for the State. Belser & Parke, P.A., by David G. Belser, Asheville, for defendant-appellant. B

Defendant Mitchell David Holmes was indicted on 15 February 1999 for the first-degree murder of Dean Ray Creech, the attempted first-degree murder of Ronnie Lynn Hardison, and robbery with a dangerous weapon. Defendant was tried capitally and found guilty of first-degree murder on the basis of premeditation and deliberation and under the felony murder rule. He was also found guilty of attempted first-degree murder and of robbery with a firearm. Following a capital sentencing proceedin