Where the physician who stated claimant could return to his regular employment as a truck driver was....
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Although claimant, a floral manager who in January 1989 received an on-the-job back injury which req....
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Where the trial court based its denial to wife of any interest in husband’s pension upon the e....
Read More »Workers' Comp – Arising Out Of – Rebuttable Presumption – Heart Disease – Police Officer
Although the commission, in considering whether the employer had rebutted the statutory presumption ....
Read More »Criminal – Involuntary Manslaughter – Second Degree Murder – Sufficiency
Where defendant’s son testified that he saw defendant, who had gone to the house in an emotion....
Read More »Criminal – Attempted Capital Murder – Grand Larceny – Sufficiency – Reversal – Evidence – Hearsay
Where the trial court admitted into evidence a police officer’s testimony as to what a driver ....
Read More »Domestic Relations – Equitable Distribution – Husbands Contributions
Where the commissioner found that husband made the vast majority of the financial contributions to b....
Read More »Criminal – Evidence – Character
Although defendant claims the trial court erred in refusing to admit evidence of his good character ....
Read More »Criminal – Appeals – Rule 5A:18 – Lesser Included Offense
Where defendant failed to object at trial to the court’s “reduction” of the abduct....
Read More »Criminal – Second Degree Murder – Jury Instruction – Self-Defense
Although defendant had been involved in a physical altercation with her sister some 20 minutes prior....
Read More »Criminal – Cocaine Conspiracy – Sufficiency – Reversal
There was insufficient evidence to convict defendant of conspiracy to distribute cocaine where the c....
Read More »Criminal – Grand Larceny – Criminal Agency – Diamonds
Where defendant’s conviction of grand larceny of “lay-away” diamonds at a jewelry ....
Read More »Domestic Relations – Marital Property – Transmutation
Where the wife inherited a house from her aunt, and wife and husband moved into the house in 1986 an....
Read More »Domestic Relations – Equitable Distribution – Taxes From Sale
Where the trial court reduced a monetary award previously made to wife by one-half of the taxes foun....
Read More »Domestic Relations – Visitation – Joint Custody – Guardian Ad Litem – Expert Testimony
The trial court was not required to appoint a guardian ad litem for the child in this case to determ....
Read More »Workers' Comp – Causal Connection – Back Injury – Compensable Consequences
Although claimant’s physician stated claimant’s lower back condition diagnosed in 1992 w....
Read More »Criminal – Evidence – Rape Shield Statute – Impeachment
Where defendants, who were accused of gang-raping a college freshman, wished to introduce into evide....
Read More »Criminal – Malicious Wounding – Sufficiency
Although a witness, who along with two friends, got into a fight with several other men who followed....
Read More »Criminal – Search & Seizure – Auto Inventory Search – Passenger – Standing
Where defendant was a passenger in the car which had been reported stolen and as having a shot fired....
Read More »Criminal – Cocaine – Lab Analysis
Although the lab analysis report of material found in defendant’s possession did not distingui....
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