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United Sattes of America v. Erich Zeeb

Marquette, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of children. Erich Zeeb, 51, of Roanoke, Virginia, exploited a 15 years old, online in 2012. He presented himself to the victim and her parents as an Olympian-in-training and someone who could help the victim with her own Olympic aspirations. As U.S. District Judge Jane M. Beckering stated

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United States of America v. Robert Glapinski

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing thousands of images of child pornography. Dr. Robert Glapinski, 62, of Capac, Michigan. was accused to possession and distributing thousands of pornographic immages. On March 5, 2025, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a cybertip from Google that a user had child pornog

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United States of America v. Antonio Guice

Akron, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

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United States of America v. Dashawn Dawkins

Lexington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud and engaging in a conspiracy to pay kickbacks. Dashawn Dawkins, 34, was a peer support specialist at Serenity Keeper’s, LLC (“Serenity Keepers”), a sober home company based in Fayette County, Ky., that purported to provide mental health and substance abuse treatment services and housing f

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State of Tennessee v. Brian Howard

Memphis, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second degree murder, attempted second degree murder, felony possession of a firearm, and employing a firearm during the commission of a felony. After a domestic dispute turned deadly, a Shelby County Grand Jury indicted Petitioner on one count each of (1) second degree murder, (2) attempted second degree murder

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State of Tennessee v. Lacy Frank Walls, III

Pulaski, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with evading arrest and three counts of possession of a firearm after being convicted of a felony.

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United States of America v. Cameron Treon Banks

Jackson, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of firearms.

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Untied States of America v. American Health Companies, LLC, dba American Health Partners

Nashville, Tennessee, commercial litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act. American Health Companies, LLC (“AHC”), doing business as American Health Partners (“AHP”), was accused to violating the False Claims Act allegations related to billing Medicare and TennCare for grossly substandard nursing home services from Lewis County Nursing and R

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United States of America v. Jarvis Ficklin

Jackson, Mississippi, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and use of a firearm during a crime of violence on the Choctaw Indian Reservation. Jarvis Ficklin, 37, of Lena, used a shotgun to shoot a tribal member on the Choctaw Indian Reservation which resulted in serious bodily injury to the victim. In March of 2022, a federal grand ju

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United States of America v. Gary "Rooster" Ransom, Daniel Baker, Madeline Tonos, Patrick Smith, Valerie Ingram, Oshua Fulton, Londyn Todd, Merrick Smith

Oxford, Mississippi, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with distributing drugs and felony possession of firearms. the following individuals were indicted by a federal grand jury in the Northern District of Mississippi: Gary “Rooster” Ransom, 49, of Clarksdale, Mississippi, indicted for drug distribution and felon in possession of firearms Daniel Baker,

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United States of America v. Brandon Dunn

New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess and distribute marijuana and possession of a machine gun. Brandon Dunn, age 20, sold marijuana and tapentadol in the New Orleans area. On May 9, 2024, New Orleans Police Department Officers were surveilling DUNN’s residence. DUNN arrived in a stolen Infinity Q60 and exited the driver

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United States of America v. Kleider Enrique Garcia Ocho

Baton Rouge, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with coercion or enticement of a female and transfer of obscene material to minors.Kleider Enrique Garcia Ochoa, age 30, a Venezuelan national who is present in the United States without authorization, used social media applications and the name “Conociendo” in an attempt to convince someone he believed was a 15-y

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United States of America v. Jack Montoucet

Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Jack Montoucet agreed, while Secretary of the LDWF, to steer a LDWF contract to a company called DGL1, LLC, in exchange for one-third of the profit that would result from the contract, with the other two-thirds divi

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United States of America v. Marvin Alexander Portillo

Beaumont, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. in June of 2023, Marvin Alexander Portillo, 29, was identified during a drug trafficking investigation involving the distribution of fentanyl-laced pills in the Eastern District of Texas. Portillo admitted to being involved in a conspiracy responsible for dis

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United States of America v. Cyrus Kourosh Boujabadi

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of multiple narcotics. Cyrus Boujabadi onspired with others to distribute MDMA, meth, cocaine, marijuana, psilocybin and DMT. As part of the conspiracy, he coordinated drug transactions using a messaging application, directed others to deliver controlled substances and accepted payment in cash and electr

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United States of America v. Taurean Clarence Coppage

Waco, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault. Taurean Clarence Coppage, 40, sexually assaulted a woman in her residence while he was a contractor with the U.S. Department of State in Baghdad, Iraq. Coppage was to leave Iraq on Feb. 19 and attended a going-away party at the bar on the U.S. Embassy compound the night prior, on Feb. 18. After the party

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United States of America v. Jerry Lee Anderson and Orlin Wilfredo Padilla-Murillo

Del Rio, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to transport illegal aliens resulting in death.

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The States of Texas v. Adrian Lashawn Dubose

Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a controlled substance. The Defendant waived his right to a jury trial, entered open pleas of guilty, and judicially confessed to the offenses as charged in the indictments.

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Sharif Ahmad Jasmine v. The State of Texas

McKinney, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual abuse of a child. The was charged with the continuous sexual abuse of a child, J.W. J.W.’s mother Kirsten met appellant in 2015 when she and J.W. lived in Missouri. Kirsten and appellant started dating and eventually had a son together. In 2019, –2– when J.W. was twelve years’ old, Kirsten and her

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Julianne Kausland v. Christopher M. Volek

McKinney, Texas family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce. On September 12, 2023, Kausland and Volek entered into an agreement in contemplation of marriage (Agreement) to address their property rights. The Agreement provides as follows: –2– The parties hereby agree that should CHRISTOPHER MARK VOLEK file for divorce within two years of the date of matrimony that JULIANNE

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United States of America v. Camilo Reyes Castillo

Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with production of child pornography. Camilo Reyes Castillo, 47, was producing and trading child sexual abuse material online. DPS investigated Castillo and his online presence and confirmed that he was involved in producing and sharing sexually explicit material involving young boys. In June 2025, DPS executed a search

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United States of America v. David L. Mongeau

Wichita, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements and bank fraud. Mongeau owned Mongeau Enterprises, a farming operation in western Kansas. In 2019, he obtained a crop insurance policy through the USDA’s Federal Crop Insurance Program (FCIP) which is subsidized by the federal government. In January 2020, Mongeau submitted a claim indicatin

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State of South Carolina v. J'Quan Fitzgerald,

Fayetteville, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with shooting with intent to kill a police officer. J'Quan Fitzgerald, 26, refused to stop the stolen car that he was driving and shot at officers during a high-speed chase.

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United States of America v. Kris Roglieri

Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud conspiracy committed in connection with the operation and collapse of his purported commercial lending business, Prime Capital Ventures, LLC. Kris Roglieri, age 46, of Queensbury, New York, admitted that he operated Prime Capital Ventures, LLC (“Prime Capital”) and, between mid-2022 and January 2024,

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United States of America v. Tae Miyaji Jones

Santa Ana, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with embezzlement. Tae Miyaji Jones, 50, of Huntington Beach, was an account manager for her employer in Garden Grove. In this role, her responsibilities included administering the company’s accounting and financial operations. She had access to and control of the company’s financial systems, corporate accounts

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State of Hawai'i v. Dwight L. Harris

Maui, Hawai'i criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree assault and terroristic threatening in the second-degree. Threatening 2), in violation of HRS § 707-717(1). The charges stemmed from an incident in which Harris allegedly threw rocks at and thereby injured the complaining witness, Enele Scanlan (Scanlan).

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State of Hawai'i v. Keleionalani Taylor

Honolulu, Hawai'i family law lawyer represented the Defendant accused of four counts of Custodial Interference in the Second Degree.

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United States of America v. Alan Hayward James

Honolulu, Hawaii, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, bribery and conspiracy to rig bids for government contracts. Alan Hayward James, 51, of Texas, and his coconspirators falsely inflated the cost of IT contracts serving U.S. Air Force installations across the Pacific. James and his coconspirators agreed to use the excess funds to pa

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United States of America v. Richard Nguyen

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with manufacturing and distributing homemade methamphetamine pills, branded as “Adderall.” Richard Nguyen, a/k/a “Cheese,” a/k/a “Cheeseburger,” 30, of Lowell, was part of the large drug distribution network that profited from the sale of thousands of these counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamph

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United States of America v. Dr. Jitesh Patel and Advanced Urology, Inc.

Atlanta, Georgia commercial litigation lawyers represented Advanced Urology, Inc. and Dr. Jitesh Patel accused of violation the False Claims Act by billing Medicare and Medicaid for services that were either unnecessary or never performed. The government’s investigation began after a former Advanced Urology employee filed a whistleblower complaint alleging that Advanced Urology performed unn

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United States of Missouri v. Hardell Mack

New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), conspiring to commit mail fraud, money laundering, and possessing a stolen vehicle. Hardell Mack, age 54, of New Orleans, fraudulently obtained a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP”) loan, which was author

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State of Wisconsin v. Vance Lee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with resisting arrest, felony possession of firearms and ammunition, disorderly conduct, endangering others, use of a dangerous weapon to damage property. Vance Lee, age 33, threatened to kill his parents and then barricaded himself in his parents home for hours.

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Howard K. Fraizer, et al. v. Bryan Memoiral Hospital Authority, et al.

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State of Arizona v. Jonthan Marlon Truk

Phoenix, Arizona, criminal defense lawyer represents the defendant charged with murder. Jonathan Turk, age 29, accused of killing his parents with a hammer. Turk said that he killed his parents because he was angry about being put on medication.

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State of Wisconsin v. Timothy Sadowski

Portage, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with attempted burglary, damaging property, and disorderly conduct. Timothy Sadowski, age 42, accused of multiple break-ins and leading police on a chase through the woods in Ecorse, Michigan.

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State of Colorado v. Tina Marie Peters

Grand Junction, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts of attempting to influence a public servant, one count of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, first-degree official misconduct, violation of duty and failing to comply with Colorado's Secretary of

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State of New York v. Carlos Aguilar Reynoso

Riverhead, New York, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl. Carlos Aguilar Reynoso, 27 was babysitting a 5-year-old girl while her mother was at work on Feb. 1, and violently raped the toddler leaving her bleeding and suffering from internal injuries,

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State of Washington v.Kai Domonic Butler

Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter. Kai Domonic Butler, 29, accused of killing Tashylah Combs, 23, in 2024, by unlawfully imprisoned her in his car before a driving move caused her to fall out, leading to fatal head injuries.

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State of Indiana v. Ashley Jones

Brownstown, Indiana, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder. Ashley Jones and her mother, Marsha Allen, deceased, accused of killing Harold Allen who was poisoned by spiking a root beer float.

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United States of America v. Kwame Boahene

Wilmington, Delaware, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Kwame Boahene, 63, and his co-conspirators orchestrated an international romance fraud scheme that defrauded victims across the country, including elderly victims and a victim in Delaware. The cybercriminals created fictitious online personas to develop romantic relationships with the victims. Once

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United States of America v. Joseph Garrett Buckland

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to create and distribute animal crush videos. Joseph Garrett Buckland, 44, and others conspired to pool their money to commission the creation of animal crush videos—that is, videos that show actual obscene conduct in which living non-human mammals, in this case, monkeys, were purposely crush

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United Sates of America v. George Moses

Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, mail fraud, and bank fraud. George Moses, age 45, of Wilkes-Barre, submitted applications for unemployment compensation, pandemic unemployment compensation, economic injury disaster loan, and paycheck protection program loan benefits falsely representing that he had qualifying income from the oper

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United States of America v. Arthur Thompson

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. On December 20, 2022, two Philadelphia police officers saw Arthur Thompson, 40, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, commit a traffic violation and attempted to conduct a traffic stop. Thompson stopped his car, got out, tossed a loaded firearm, and ran away from the officers. Af

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United States of America v. Dashawn Dawkins

Lexington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and violating the anti-kickback statute. Dashawn Dawkins, 34, was a peer support specialist at Serenity Keeper’s, LLC (“Serenity Keepers”), a sober home company based in Fayette County, Ky., that purported to provide mental health and substance abuse treatment servic

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State of Florida v. Jaylyn Coleman

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with grand theft. Jaylyn Coleman, age 29, accused of stealing a gold chain valued at %more than$18,000. The defend attempted to sell the chain but was told it was fake by the jeweler.

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State of Oklahoma v. Landon Bollenbach

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with attempted theft of copper. Landon Bollenbach, age 29,climbed on a highway signs over the BA Expressway and was in the process of removing wiring when he was arrested.

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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Jacob Bogatin

Leesburg, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with arson. Jacob Bogatin accused of burning down his Sterling townhome and two adjacent units, leading to the death of one of his neighbors.

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State of Oklahoma v. George Louis Gomes

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault and battery upon a police officer and public introxication and obstructing an officer.

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State of Oklahoma v. Larbraire Edmonson

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: First-Degree Burglary, Public Intoxication, and resisting arrest.

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State of Oklahoma v. Remona Clestine Hopkins

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with larceny of merchandise from a retailer, after former of a felony.

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State of Oklahoma v. Michiko Tameshia Williams

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with larceny of merchandise from retailer-valued $1,000><$2500> in violation of 21 O.A. 1731: A. Larceny of merchandise held for sale in retail or wholesale establishments shall be punishable as follows: 1. For the first or second conviction, in the event the value of the goods, edible meat, or other corporeal propert

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State of Oklahoma v. Brain Christian Bourque

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated DUI alcohol and/or drugs in violation of 47 O.S. 11-902.

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State of Oklahoma v. Larry Isaiah Daniel Butler

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree burglary and obstructing an officer.

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State of Oklahoma v. M.K.R.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, carrying a firearm while under the influence of drugs.

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State of New Jersey v. John P. McClave, III \

Monmouth, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with two counts of second-degree vehicular homicide. John P. McClave, III, age 38, of Tom River, New Jersey, was accused of causing an accident that killed a married couple. Angel L. Acevedo, Jr., 40, and his wife, Daniela Correia Salles, 35, were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. McClave was taken to Jer

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United States of America v. Louis V. Greco, III

Trenton, New Jersey, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with willfully evading taxes. Louis V. Greco III, 38, of Highland Mills, NY, the owner of several New Jersey companies, including, NJ Mobile Health Care LLC (“NJMHC”), an emergency medical services company that provided ambulance services out of Mahwah, New Jersey. Beginning in or around 2018, Greco caused NJMHC

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United States of America v. Jose Francisco Cardoso Tehovnik

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with engaging in activities relating to material containing child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251A.

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United States of America v. Jade

Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting an officer or employee of the United States. Jade Dunckle, age 31, was accused of assaulting a federal officer. On September 17, 2025, members of the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force and the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision visited the defendant’s C

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State of Oklahoma v. Stephen McLaughlin

Jay, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts of Lewd Molestation in Case No. CF-95-209 and with ten counts of Lewd Molestation. ¶8 Section 258 of Title 22 was amended in 1994 to require the magistrate to "cut-off" the preliminary hearing once a showing of probable cause is made. The pertinent portion of Section 258 reads: Sixth. A preliminary m

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State of Oklahoma v. Michael David Randolph

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Count 1, trafficking in illegal drugs, after former conviction of two (2) or more felonies, in violation of 63 O.S.Supp.2004, § 2-415; Count 2, possession of marijuana, second offense, after former conviction of one (1) or more felonies, in violation of 63 O.S.Supp.2004, § 2-402; and Count 3, failure to obtain a

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