Monthly Archives: March 2018


In Re Bentley D.

03/21/2018 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE Assigned on Briefs February 2, 2018 IN RE BENTLEY D. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington County No. 34545 James E. Lauderback, Judge No. E2016-02299-COA-R3-PT Father appeals the trial court’s termination of his parental rights on the ground of […]


Marbella Santoyo-Pita v. Jefferson Sessions

Case: 17-60222 Document: 00514396406 Page: 1 Date Filed: 03/21/2018 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED No. 17-60222 March 21, 2018 Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk MARBELLA SANTOYO-PITA, also known as Marbella Sontoyo-Pita; ALBERTO MUNOZ-SANTOYO; SUSANA MUNOZ-SANTOYO; […]


Juan Vasquez Pena v. Jefferson Sessions

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 21 2018 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JUAN LUIS VASQUEZ PENA and No. 10-70395 FERNANDO RIGOBERTO VASQUEZ PENA, Agency Nos. A096-360-117 A096-360-163 Petitioners, A097-351-683 A097-351-684 v. A097-351-685 JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General, […]


Marinello v. United States

(Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2017 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by […]


United States v. Rigoberto Mata, III

Case: 17-40414 Document: 00514395307 Page: 1 Date Filed: 03/21/2018 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 17-40414 FILED Summary Calendar March 21, 2018 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. RIGOBERTO MATA, III, Defendant-Appellant Appeal […]


State of Iowa v. Samuel Frank Dight

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 17-1267 Filed March 21, 2018 STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. SAMUEL FRANK DIGHT, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Floyd County, Peter B. Newell, District Associate Judge. Samuel Dight appeals his guilty plea to possession of a controlled substance […]


Com. v. Porter, S.

J-S16018-18 NON-PRECEDENTIAL DECISION – SEE SUPERIOR COURT I.O.P. 65.37 COMMONWEALTH OF : IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA : PENNSYLVANIA : : v. : : : SHANICE AMANDA PORTER : : No. 1645 MDA 2017 Appellant : Appeal from the PCRA Order September 25, 2017 In the Court of Common […]


State of Iowa v. Max Lee Arthur Baxter

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 17-1321 Filed March 21, 2018 STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. MAX LEE ARTHUR BAXTER, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Des Moines County, Mark E. Kruse (plea) and William L. Dowell (sentencing), Judges. Max Baxter appeals his convictions of […]


Com. v. Castillo Melo, E.

J-S84002-17 NON-PRECEDENTIAL DECISION – SEE SUPERIOR COURT I.O.P. 65.37 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA : IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF : PENNSYLVANIA : v. : : : EDWIN G. CASTILLO MELO : : Appellant : No. 831 MDA 2017 Appeal from the PCRA Order April 17, 2017 In the Court of Common […]