Tag Archives: armed robbery

5 arrested after robbery at house party

  Five men were in custody Monday on suspicion of robbing several people outside a San Marcos house party, authorities said. Party guests told police that five men robbed them at gunpoint outside the house at 505 Honeyglen Dr. at 2:50 a.m. Saturday, according to Sgt. Allan Paez of the San Diego County sheriff’s San … Read More

Smith v. Cain Summary (Murder Homicide; Armed Robbery; Criminal Defenses)

In the case of SMITH v. CAIN, the U.S. Supreme Court on January 10, 2012 (Case #10-8145), https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/11pdf/10-8145.pdf reversed the Decision of the Louisiana State Trial Court, which erroneously convicted the defendant of first-degree murder based upon the testimony of a single witness. At trial, the only witness to link the defendant to the crime … Read More