Where a Marine convinced a 16-year-old to send him “sexy” pictures of herself, which resulted in the minor sending two photographs of her breasts and genitalia, his conviction for using a communication device to solicit a minor for the production ...

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The court reaffirmed a prior decision holding veterans’ disability benefits are included in calculating child support. A 2017 decision from the United States Supreme Court, the court held, did not affect this holding because that decision did not involve the ...

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Although the defendant argued he was in custody, so that his statements should have been suppressed, the court held a reasonable person would have believed he was free to leave the police interview. It added that, while the trial court ...

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Where a marital separation agreement provided that a defaulting party was responsible for any costs, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees that the prevailing incurred in enforcing the provisions of the agreement, the court did not have discretion to ...

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A trial court’s goal of sentencing a defendant for, essentially, time served was thwarted because the sentence exceeded the maximum that could be imposed under the statute. Background Appellant and two other persons assaulted another teenager as he walked to ...

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An employee was entitled to workers’ compensation benefits where he suffered a lower back injury during a workplace accident that exacerbated his preexisting back pain because the employee’s actions during the accident did not constitute a willful violation of a ...

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Where a judge issued a sequestration order, but did not state that it applied to all witnesses, a discussion between a witness and another woman did not impact the witness’ testimony or prejudice the defendant, and her conviction for submitting ...

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Although initial detention and frisk of defendant were reasonable, the police lacked probable cause to remove a glass tube from the defendant’s pocket because it was not immediately apparent that the item was a weapon or contraband. Background At about ...

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A Title VII gender discrimination case with a tangled procedural history has led to a request for a judgment against the LeClairRyan law firm for more than $1 million in compensation, fees and costs. A three-member arbitration panel found disparate ...

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A mother’s opening brief lacked sufficient principles of law and legal authorities to merit review of the circuit court’s order finding a risk of abuse or neglect and approving the goal of adoption for her child. Background Mother and Father, ...

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