State v. Blackhurst, 70 S.W.3d 88 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2001)

Cases | State v. Blackhurst, 70 S.W.3d 88 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2001)

The defendant pled guilty to second offense driving under the influence of an intoxicant, leaving the scene of an accident involving injury, and three counts of reckless aggravated assault after leaving the scene of an automobile accident she caused. The trial court relied heavily on the Victim...

State v. Cross, 93 S.W.3d 891 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2002)

Cases | State v. Cross, 93 S.W.3d 891 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2002)

The defendant pled guilty to presenting a fraudulent insurance claim and arson after he set fire to a mobile home for the purpose of obtaining insurance money. He was sentenced to prison time and was ordered to pay $24,752.03 restitution to Nationwide Insurance Company (Nationwide), which insured...

Seres v. Lerner, 102 P.3d 91 (Nev. 2004)

Cases | Seres v. Lerner, 102 P.3d 91 (Nev. 2004)

After being convicted of manslaughter, the defendant/respondent was sentenced to prison time. The defendant, while in prison, wrote a book that was dedicated only in part to describing the events surrounding the killing of the victim. The victim’s sister then sued the defendant/respondent...

Greenwood v. State, 915 P.2d 258 (Nev. 1996)

Cases | Greenwood v. State, 915 P.2d 258 (Nev. 1996)

After injuring the victim in a bar fight, the defendant was convicted of misdemeanor battery, a lesser offense included in the more serious charge of battery causing serious bodily harm. He was ordered to pay the victim $94,000 in restitution to cover the costs of all of the victim’s medical...

Roe v. State, 917 P.2d 959 (Nev. 1996)

Cases | Roe v. State, 917 P.2d 959 (Nev. 1996)

The defendant pled guilty to one count of child abuse causing substantial bodily harm to a child after police officers found his two children in a filthy motel room, with burns, bruising, and a broken rib. He was sentenced to prison time and was ordered to pay restitution “in an amount to be...

Washington v. State, 922 P.2d 547 (Nev. 1996)

Cases | Washington v. State, 922 P.2d 547 (Nev. 1996)

The defendant was convicted of one count of sexual assault after assaulting his fifteen-year-old stepsister. He was sentenced to prison time and was ordered to pay $1,000 restitution to the Clark County Sexual Abuse Compensation Fund, restitution to the victim for future counseling costs, and fees....

Martinez v. State, 974 P.2d 133 (Nev. 1999)

Cases | Martinez v. State, 974 P.2d 133 (Nev. 1999)

The defendant pled guilty to two counts of battery with use of a deadly weapon after shooting one victim in the chest and shooting a second victim in the leg. He was sentenced to five years in prison on each count and was ordered to pay $67,208.86 in restitution on Count I and $1,668.40 in...

McGehee v. State, 72 S.W.3d 867 (Ark. 2000)

Cases | McGehee v. State, 72 S.W.3d 867 (Ark. 2000)

The defendant was convicted of capital murder and kidnapping. He appealed, arguing, among other things, that his attorney was ineffective in failing to raise the issue of the constitutionality of victim-impact evidence on direct appeal. He argued that the Arkansas victim-impact statute was void for...

Noel v. State, 960 S.W.2d 439 (Ark. 1998)

Cases | Noel v. State, 960 S.W.2d 439 (Ark. 1998)

The defendant was convicted of three counts of capital murder and one count of attempted capital murder. He appealed, arguing, among other things, that the statute permitting the use of victim-impact evidence deprived him of due process of law because it improperly created a new, aggravating...

Smith v. State, 118 S.W.3d 542 (Ark. 2003)

Cases | Smith v. State, 118 S.W.3d 542 (Ark. 2003)

The defendant was convicted of 20 counts of violation of a minor in the first degree. He appealed, arguing, among other things, that the trial court erred in allowing irrelevant and prejudicial testimony during the sentencing phase of his trial. The Supreme Court of Arkansas affirmed the trial...