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20 opinions for “Martha Lynn Ballard”
Martha Hernandez v. Statepublic domain
OPINION JAMES T. CAMPBELL, Justice. A jury convicted appellant Martha Hernandez of murder 1 and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence 2 and sentenced her to terms in prison of sixty and twenty years respectively. The trial cou
Eric Lynn Jones v. Statepublic domain
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Eric Lynn Jones v. Statepublic domain
JONES V. STATE COURT OF APPEALS SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH NO. 2-05-310-CR ERIC LYNN JONES APPELLANT V.
F.E. Sweeney, Sr., J., dissenting. Respectfully, I dissent. The majority’s decision to deny the writ of mandamus is based on its finding that Parma Hospital is not a public institution under R.C. 149.011(A). Because I disagree with the majority on this point, I believe that the records sought are subject to disclosure and that the writ should be granted. *444
Pryor E. Bacon, III v. Carolyn Poynton Sandlinpublic domain
09/05/2025 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE April 17, 2025 Session PRYOR E. BACON, III, ET AL. v. CAROLYN POYNTON SANDLIN ET AL. Appeal from the Chancery Court for Hamilton County No. 22-0404 Jeffrey M. Atherton, Chancellor
In Matter of Daapublic domain
IN THE MATTER OF: D.A.A. and A.M.F. No. COA09-863 Court of Appeals of North Carolina Filed November 17, 2009 Virginia R. Hager, for petitioner-appellee. Lisa Skinner Lefler, for respondent-appellant mother. Lucas & Ellis, PLLC, by Anna S. Lucas, for respondent-appellant father. Pamela Newell Williams, for Guardian ad Litem. ERVIN, Judge.<
Archuleta v. Galetkapublic domain
2011 UT 73 MICHAEL ANTHONY ARCHULETA, Petitioner and Appellant, v. HANK GALETKA, Warden, Utah State Prison, Respondent and Appellee. Nos. 20070256, 20100791 Supreme Court of Utah. Filed November 22, 2011. James K. Slavens, Fillmore, for petitioner. Mark L. Shurtleff, Att'y Gen., Thomas B. Brunker, Christopher D. Ballard, Asst. Att'ys Gen., Salt Lake City, for
Ex parte Howellpublic domain
OPINION OLIVER-PARROTT, Chief Justice. Relator, Thomas Keith Howell, was found in contempt for failing to pay child support and ordered confined for 180 days in the Harris County jail. He brings this original habeas corpus proceeding to challenge the order of commitment dated November 12, 1992. *242Dana Lynn Howell and Thomas Kei
Ray v. Ashland Oil, Inc.public domain
OPINION LAMBERT, Judge: These appeals by numerous property owners (“the plaintiffs” or “the appellants”) and a protective cross-appeal from Ashland Oil, Inc., and Ashland Exploration Holdings, Inc. (“Ashland Oil”), arise from several toxic tort cases filed as a result of Ashland Oil’s drilling operations in the Martha Oil Field. The appellants contend that the circuit court erred in dismissing
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ SUPPLEMENTAL MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION JAMES WARE, District Judge. I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs bring this putative class action alleging, inter alia, that Defendants engaged in a pattern of behavior in implementing the District Attorney Bad Check Diversion Program1 (“Diversion Program”) that violates
Campbell v. Statepublic domain
Bobby Lane Campbell was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. On this appeal he presents three issues, two of which will not be discussed because the third requires a reversal of his conviction. On October 10, 1984, Martin Luther Walls was found dead at his home in Guntersville, Alabama. The coroner estimated that Walls had been dead 48 hours when the body was found and concluded that the cause of death was a .38 caliber gunshot wound to the back of the head.
State ex rel. Stys v. Parma Community Gen. Hosp.public domain
[This decision has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 93 Ohio St.3d 438.] THE STATE EX REL. STYS ET AL., v. PARMA COMMUNITY GENERAL HOSPITAL ET AL. [Cite as State ex rel. Stys v. Parma Community Gen. Hosp., 2001-Ohio-1582.] Public records—Mandamus sought to compel production of numerous records and documents of Parma Hospital for inspection—Writ denied, when— Parma Hospital is not a public institution and therefore not sub
Robinson v. American Home Mortgage Servicing, Inc.public domain
OPINION W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”), a subsidiary of MERSCORP, Inc., operates an electronic mortgage registration system (“the MERS System”). MERS is distinct from the MERS System. The MERS System is a private electronic database that records the ownership of and servicing rights in home loans. Various
Taylor v. Statepublic domain
BATTAGLIA, Judge. We are called upon to address the confluence of Maryland Rule 5-608(b),1 which allows impeachment by examination regarding the witness’s prior conduct but does not allow proof of the prior conduct by extrinsic evidence, and Maryland Rule 5-806,2 which allows the impeachment of a hearsay declarant
Ernestine Cole v. State of TNpublic domain
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON ______________________________________________ EARNESTINE COLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, FILED Claims Commission No. 97487 Vs. C.A. No. 02A01-9801-BC-00004
Hawkins v. Statepublic domain
Appellant, William Edgar Hawkins, was found guilty by a Mobile County Circuit Court of possession of burglary tools, in violation of § 13A-7-8, Code of Alabama 1975. Appellant was sentenced, under the Habitual Felony Offender Act, to three years in the State penitentiary. This appeal rests on the sole contention that the trial court erred in denying appellant's motion to suppress the evidence of the burglary tools which had been seized from th
Compass Insurance Co. v. City of Littletonpublic domain
984 P.2d 606 (1999) COMPASS INSURANCE COMPANY, a New York corporation; American Employers' Insurance Company, a/k/a Commercial Union Insurance Company, a/k/a Employer's Fire Insurance Company, a Massachusetts corporation; The Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, a Connecticut corporation; Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies, a California corporation; The American Insurance Company, A New Jersey corporation; and American States Insurance Company, Petit
58 F.3d 908 Pens. Plan Guide P 23914IJohn T. HENNESSY; Michael B. High; William A. Bracken;Larry Gibson; Martha C. Hitchcock; Laurence A.Liss; Ken Mancini; George S. Rapp;Roberta Griffin Torian; Frank J. Sorierov.FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, as Receiver forMeritor Savings Bank.Thomas CALLAHANv.FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, as Receiver forMeritor Savings Bank.Appeal of John T.
In re Penn Treaty Network America Insurancepublic domain
Justice TODD, concurring and dissenting. I join the Majority in rejecting the Commonwealth Court’s interpretation of 40 *324P.S. § 221.18(a) (“Section 518(a)”) which required that, in order to convert the rehabilitation process of an insolvent insurer into a liquidation of that company, the Pennsylvania Insurance Commis
Hunt v. Bankers Trust Co.public domain
646 F.Supp. 59 (1986) William Herbert HUNT, et al., Plaintiffs and Counter-Defendants, v. BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, et al., Defendants and Counter-Plaintiffs and Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. CRESCENT INVESTMENT COMPANY, et al., Third-Party Defendants. PENROD DRILLING COMPANY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. MANUFACTURERS HANOVER TRUST COMPANY, et al., Defendants. Civ. A. Nos. 3-86-1684-H, 3-86-2012-H.