Can a Suspect be Convicted of Domestic Violence Even if the Victim Does Not Sustain an Injury?
The state presented sufficient evidence that Mr. Williams knowingly caused or a [...]
Was a Father’s Strike to the Knee of an Eleven-Year-Old Girl with a Large Wooden Stick Reasonable Parental Discipline or Domestic Violence?
Mr. Brown struck his child across the kneecap in a fit of rage that appears dis [...]
Can Punching a Boyfriend, Dragging Him by His Hair and Repeatedly Choking Him Rise to the Level of Self-Defense?
[T]he state proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Ms. Himes created the situati [...]
Does the Community Caretaking Doctrine Permit Law Enforcement to Enter the Curtilage of a Trailer to Secure a Loaded AR 15?
Based on the totality-of-the-circumstances, we conclude that it was reasonable [...]
Can a Suspect Who Engages in a Two-Hour Standoff, Points a Shotgun at Deputies and Held His Infant Daughter Inside His Home be Convicted of Intimidation?
In this case, even if it was not his purpose, Mr. Miletto was aware that his co [...]
Can a Domestic Violence Suspect be Convicted when the Victim Completely Recants Her Original Statement Made at the Scene?
Although Jane [Doe] minimized Mr. France’s actions on Christmas Eve 2021, vario [...]
Does Bruising Inflicted by Domestic Violence that Lasts Eleven Days Rise to a Felony?
Yes! We find this evidence sufficient to satisfy the statutory requirement of t [...]
Did Kimberly’s Injuries Occur as a Result of Charles’ Domestic Violence OR were they Self-Inflicted with a Flogger Due to Touch Starvation?
After examining all the evidence in the record, we conclude that even though we [...]
The Three Elements of the Self-Defense Doctrine are Applied to a Lost Dreadlock on a Domestic Violence Call
While Mr. Gibson testified that Ms. Turner attacked him first (pulling out his [...]
Can a Family Member be Convicted of Domestic Violence for Acting in a Physical Threatening Manner Without Actually Assaulting a Family Member?
Yes! [A] rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of dome [...]