Murder Law
 
State of Arizona v. Xzavion Michael Wayne Johnson

Phoenix, Arizona, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first-degree murder and first-degree burglary. Reported by: Kent Morlan Xzavion Michael Wayne Johnson, age 18, accused of killing David Jimernez, age 57, during a burglary. Officers found the decomposing

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State of Texas v. Karmelo Anthony

Frisco, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Reported by: Kent Morlan Karmelo Anthony, age 19, stabbed and killed Austin Metcal, age 17, at a track meeting Frisco, Texas in April 2025.

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United States of America v. David Glen Shuck

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with threatening to assault and murder a Senator and his family. David Glen Shuck, 63, is charged with three counts of Threatening to Assault and Murder a Member of Congress with Intent to Impede, Intimidate, Interfere, and Retaliate; three counts of Interstate Communication with a Threat to Injure; and two counts of Thr

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the People of California v. Alex Demolle

Oakland, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charge with first-degree murder. Reported by: Kent Morlan On July 23, 1999, 11-year-old Jaquita Mack went missing.1 Her body was discovered the next day on a hillside in Oakland. Two weeks later, defendant Alex De

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Crawford v. Washington

Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder. The State sought to introduce a recorded statement that petitioner's wife Sylvia had made during police interrogation, as evidence that the stabbing was not in self-defense. Sylvia did not testify at trial because of Washington's marital privilege. Petitioner argued that admitting the evidence would violate his Sixth Amendment right to be "con

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State of Missouri v. Makaila Ann Marie Konomos

Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Reported by Kent Morlan Makaila Ann Marie Konomos accused of stabbing her mother to death.

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The People v. Nick Pasqual

Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted murder and forcible rape. Reported by Kent Morlan Actor Nick Pasqual was accused of first-degree residential burglary and multiple counts of injuring a spouse, cohabitant, fiance's, boyfr

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United States of America v. Pedro Ramirez Covarrubias

Muskogee, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful reentry of removed alien in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1326. Reported by Kent Morlan Pedro Ramirez Covarrubias, age 53, a Mexican national, unlawfully present in Adair County, Oklahoma. on December

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United States of America v. Kareem Pires

Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire. Reported by Kent Morlan Kareem Pires, 27, of Wareham, participated in a conspiracy to arrange for the killing of a federal witness connected to a pending feder

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State of Florida v. Nathan Cooper

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with attempted murder. Reported by Kent Morlan Nathan Cooper accused of shooting Shawn Webster, a Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer employee over a conflict between their kids. Cooper fled from Florida and was

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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Michael Puckett

Hillsville, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder. Reported by Kent Morlan Michael Puskett, accused of shooting and killing a police office performing a wellness check.

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United States of America v. Timothy Begay

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1153. Reported by Kent Morlan On December 9, 2024, Timothy Begay, 39, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was driving drunk when he crossed the ce

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State of Oklahoma v. Alan Alberto Olvera

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer Michael French represented the Defendant charged with actual physical control while intoxicated in violation of 47 11-902, which provides: A. It is unlawful and punishable as provided for in this section for any person to drive, operate, or be in actua

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State of Oklahoma v. Rikki Rowe

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer Robbi Barker represented the Defendant charged with feloniously pointing a firearm, carrying a firearm while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and actual physical control of a vehicle while intoxicated. 21 O.S. 1289.16 provides: A. It shall be lawful to point a firea

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State of Illinois v. David Hernandez

Marion, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony murder. Reported by Kent Morlan Davide Hernandez pleaded guilty to felony murder pursuant to a fully negotiated plea agreement with the State and was sentenced to 75 years in prison in 2003. The Defendant sought post conviction relief.

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State of Oklahoma v. K.J.S.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer Kent Morlan represented the Defendant charged with unsafe lane change and second offense DUI in violation of 47 O.S. 11-902, which provides: A. It is unlawful and punishable as provided for in this section for any person to drive, operate, or be in actual physical control of

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United States of America v. Justin Jackson, Melissa Longe, Dustin Tuttle, Caleb Wilcott, and Doug Mullingan

Concord, New Hampshire, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with firearm struggling. Reported by Kent Morlan The Defendants engaged in a conspiracy 2021, and continued through at least October 2024. Members of the trafficking network recruited individuals in and around Keene, N.H. and Dummerston, V.T., to conduct straw purchases, buying firearms on behalf of others w

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State of Utah v. Kouri Richins

Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with aggravated murder. Reported by Kent Morlan Kouri Richins was accused of poisoning her husband to get his wealth and to get insurance money on a $100,000 life insurance policy she purchased. The prosecution asserted that Kouri killed Eric for his money because her business was failing. The called 911

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United States of America v. Daniel Sikkema, aka Daniel Garcia Carrera

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant who was charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Reported by Kent Morlan Daniel Sikkema, aka Daniel Garcia Carrera hired a hitman in Brazil to kill his huband, paying him $9,000. Amid contentious divorce proceedings with his then-husband, Daniel Sikkema used a burner phone line to callously order the killing of h

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State of Georgia v. Jahmare Brown

Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder. Reported by Kent Morlan Jahmare Brown, age 21, accused of stabbing 23-year-old Alyssa Paige on the Atlanta Beltline.

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State of Oklahoma v. Keith Barton Cathey

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers Taylor Keaton" and Z represented the Defendant charged with soliciting for first-degree murder in violation of 21 O.S. 701.16. Reported by Kent Morlan JUDGE DAWN MOODY: DEFENDANT PRESENT, NOT IN CUSTODY AN

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State of Oklahoma v. Maria Stevens

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Reported by Kent Morlan Maria Stevens, age 39, is accused of stabbing a 46-year-old man to death during an argument.

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State of Oklahoma v. Joseph Madison Green

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7 and possession of a firearm AFCF in violation of 21 O.S.. 1283.

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State of Tennessee v. Shaquille Taylor

Nashville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Second Degree murder. Reported by Kent Morlan Shaquille Taylor, age 32, was accused of gunning down 18-year-old Belmont University freshman in 2023. Jillian’s parents, Matthew and Jessica, gave powerful victim impact statements after the guilty plea. “There is no worse pain than a father who loses

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State of Oklahoma v. Ricahrd Glossip

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with capital murder. Count # 1. Count as Filed: HM11, CT 1 MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE, in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7 Date of Offense: 01/07/1997 Party Name Disposition Information SNEED, JUSTIN BLAYNE Disposed: CONVICTION, 06/18/1998. Guilty Plea Count as Disposed: CT 1 MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE (HM11)

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