California Armed Robbery Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Scott Allen Simpkins </h2> </center>
Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with obstructing a federal investigation. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Scott Allen Simpkins, 34, of Brea, was a deputy assigned to LASD’s Lakewood Station and worked for LASD’s Special Enforcement Bureau a... More...
$ (07-14-2026 - CA)United States of America v. Andrew Nunez and Johncarlo Quintero
San Diego, California, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with attempted murder and murder. on March 26, 2024, 15-year-olds Andrew Nunez and Johncarlo Quintero, age 15, from Wilmington, California—members of the Mexican Mafia-affiliated Westside Wilmas gang from the greater Los Angeles area—drove from Wilmington, California to a Chili’s restaurant in Chula Vist... More...
$ (12-18-2025 - CA)<H2> The People of the State of California v. Elliot Tramel Nowden
Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murdering an elderly woman aboard a Metro train in 2024. A jury found Elliot Tramel Nowden (dob 5/06/78) guilty last month of one count of first-degree murder with the special circumstance allegation of murder during the commission of a robbery. He was also found guilty of first-degree robbery and the jury ... More...
$ (12-12-2025 - ca)<H2> United States of America v. Andrew Nunez and Johncarlo Quintero
San Diego, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder and attempted murder. on March 26, 2024, 15-year-olds Andrew Nunez and Johncarlo Quintero—members of the Mexican Mafia-affiliated Westside Wilmas gang from the greater Los Angeles area—drove from Wilmington, California to a Chili’s restaurant in Chula Vista, where their target was dining with his ... More...
$ (12-18-2025 - CA)Carlos Pena v. City of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a taking claim.<br> <br> When an armed fugitive barricaded himself inside Plaintiff-Appellant Carlos Pena's print shop, officers of the<br> Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) pursued the armed fugitive inside Pena's store and damaged Pena's property.<br> As Pena acknowledges, the officers acted reasonably and lawfully i... More...
$0 (11-10-2025 - CA)The People of the State of California v. Raymond Lynde
San Diego, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Raymond Lynde, who was convicted by a jury in May of second-degree murder, had just been<br> released from 12-year prison sentence for a string of armed robberies in Orange County when he<br> ambushed Ariel Burquez, 23, outside of an apartment complex in Chula Vista. Lynde stabbed<br> Burquez 28 ... More...
$0 (09-19-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. James L. Kenney, and Kevin Leacy </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sacramento, CA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> West Sacramento Men Indicted for Firearm and Drug Offenses</h2></center>... More...
$0 (09-11-2025 - CA)The People of the State of California v. Teangelo Harrison and Tommy Thompson
San Francisco, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Teangelo Harrison (22) and Tommy Thompson (28) were charged with murder in connection to a drive-by shooting in the Bayview District in 2023. <br> <br> Mr. Harrison and Mr. Thompson are both charged with one count of murder (PC 187 (a)), one count of discharge of firearm at an inhabited dwelli... More...
$0 (09-08-2025 - CA)The People of the State of California v. Rockim Prowell
Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Rockim Prowell (dob 12/18/90) of Inglewood was charged in case 25CJCF05804 with two counts of murder with the special circumstance allegation of multiple murders. He also faces one count of attempted murder, two counts each of carjacking and second-degree burglary and one count of assault with a... More...
$0 (09-08-2025 - CA)United States of America v. D'Angelo Dominico Davis
Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represent the Defendant charged with armed credit union robbery and use of a firearm.... More...
$0 (07-08-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Jonathan Tyler Gauthier </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> cit, sta criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> <br> Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Two Fatal Overdoses</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <center><br> <b><br> Sponsore... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - CA)United States of America v. Eliel Nunez Sanchez, aka Eliel Nunez
Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reentry after removal.<br> <br> Pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1326(d), aliens presenting collateral attacks on removal orders must satisfy three requirements for such challenges to proceed: they must have exhausted all administrative remedies available to them (§ 1326(d)(1)); they must have been deprived of the o... More...
$0 (06-18-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. William Carl Jackson </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Bakersfield, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Postal Robberies While Armed with a Dangerous Weapon </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Sacramento Man Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for Postal Robberies While Armed with a Dangerous Weapon</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> Willi... More...
$0 (06-13-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Elizabeth Janeth Ramirez-Martinez, et al.</h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><br> <b><center></i><b> </b> U.S. Attorney's Office Filed 134 Border-Related Cases This Week</h2></center></b></b> <br> <br> Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California filed 134 border-related cases this week, in... More...
$0 (05-23-2025 - CA)The People of the State of California v. Constantino Rufus Hall
San Bernardino, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with robbery and simple assault. <br> <br> In 2023, Hall and Backscheider assaulted and robbed a 60-year-old man. They attacked the victim for approximately two minutes before stealing his phones. The victim was left bleeding from the mouth and nose, with four broken teeth. Bystanders called police and an ambul... More...
$0 (04-28-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Tony’s Auto Center </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Auctioning a Servicemember's Car During Deployment </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Chula Vista Towing Company Agrees to Settle Allegations That It Illegally Auctioned a Servicemember's Car During Deployment</h2></center></b><... More...
$0 (04-23-2025 - CA)The People of the State of California v. Monica Sementill
Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> <br> * * *<br> <br> L.A. County District Attorney's Press Release:<br> <br> Following a 10-week-long trial, jurors found defendant Monica Sementilli guilty of one count of murder with special circumstance allegations that the killing was carried out for financial gain and by means of lying in wa... More...
$0 (04-11-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Ladell Tharpe </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Smash-and-Grab Robbery </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Long Beach Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Smash-and-Grab Robbery of Jewelry Worth $2.6 Million</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Long Beach m... More...
$0 (03-31-2025 - CA)The People v. Joseph Garcia
Riverside, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder and assautl with a firearm.<br> <br> On March 29, 1994, a jury convicted defendant of second degree murder (§ 187, count 1) and assault with a firearm (§ 245, subd. (a), count 2). The jury additionally found true allegations that defendant committed both offenses for the benefit of a c... More...
$0 (02-21-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Odyssey Carrillo </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Organized Crime Conspiracy </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> San Diego Gang Member Sentenced in Organized Crime Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Odyssey Carrillo, a member of the Emerald Hills Bloods gang, ... More...
$0 (02-21-2025 - CA)the People of the State of California v. Carl Lapra Pradia, Jr.
Stockton, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Dfendant charged with first degree robbery (§ 211) and dissuading a witness by force or threat (§ 136.1, subd. (c)(1)).<br> <br> n 2013, defendant pleaded guilty to first degree robbery (§ 211) and dissuading a witness by force or threat (§ 136.1, subd. (c)(1)). He admitted a firearm use enhancement in connection with the ro... More...
$0 (02-11-2025 - CA)The People of the State of California v. Alan Duane Doulphus
Red Bluff, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Robbery.<br> <br> Doulphus pled guilty to three counts of robbery, each with a section 12022.53, subdivision (c) enhancement for discharging a firearm, and to one count of voluntary manslaughter. He was sentenced to 42 years four months in state prison. There was no stipulated term as part of the plea agreement.... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Salvador Lopez </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Selling Ghost Guns and Planning Armed Robbery of Federal Informant </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Whittier Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Prison for Selling Ghost Guns and Planning Armed Robbery of Federal Informant</h2></center>... More...
$0 (01-06-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Arnes Krajinic </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Being A Felon In Possession Of Ammunition </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Roseville Man Sentenced To 70 Months In Prison For Being A Felon In Possession Of Ammunition</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Arnes Krajini... More...
$0 (12-20-2024 - CA)United States of America v. Cenious Brewster
San Francisco, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.<br> <br> Cenious Brewster, led officers on a high-speed chase, which was recorded on the officers' dashcam.<br> Brewster crashed into a building shortly after the chase began. He was arrested, and a firearm was found in his<br> vehicle. Brewster pleaded guilty to one count of be... More...
$0 (12-23-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Jimmy Lee Vernon III </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Daylight Smash-and-Grab Robbery </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Long Beach Man Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Prison for Daylight Smash-and-Grab Robbery of Beverly Hills Jewelry Store</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><b... More...
$0 (12-12-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Jimmy Lee Vernon III </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with participating in the March 2022 daylight smash-and-grab robbery of a Beverly Hills jewelry store </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Long Beach Man Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Prison for Daylight Smash-and-Grab Robbery of Beverly H... More...
$0 (12-12-2024 - CA)The People of the State of California v. Vincent Salazar, Jr.
<h2><br> Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of robbery in violation of Penal Code Section 211.<br> </h2><br> <br> On October 6, 2022, at approximately 8:00 p.m., Summer Roberts and Fabian Ramirez were walking along Olive Drive when they observed three people get out of a parked silver truck. One robber wore a neon pink mask and a white... More...
$0 (11-15-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. John Damian </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Sacramento Man Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On Nov. 8, 202... More...
$0 (11-12-2024 - CA)The People v. Daronta Tyrone Lewis
<h2><br> Fairfield, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree robbery.<br> </h2><br> <br> At a hearing, and in accordance with the negotiated plea, the trial court found the aggravating and mitigating circumstances balanced each other out and sentenced Lewis to a total term of seven years and four months in prison. The sentence was comprised of six yea... More...
$0 (09-11-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Florin Duduianu </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing Identities to Fraudulently Obtain Public Assistance Funds </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Romanian Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Identities to Fraudulently Obtain Public Assistance Funds</h2></cent... More...
$0 (09-16-2024 - CA)The People v. Vicente Arraiga Alvarez
<h2><br> Riverside, California two-counts of willful, deliberate, and premeditated attempted murder "r (§§ 664, 187, counts 1 &3); resisting arrest (§ 69, count 2); attempted robbery (§ 664, 211, count 4); and burglary (§ 459, count 5). With respect to the attempted murder charges, the People alleged defendant personally discharged a firearm criminal defense lawyer.<br> </h2><br> <b... More...
$0 (08-24-2024 - CA)The People of the State of Illinois v. Musaab Afandi
<h2><br> Chicago, Illinois sexual assault and kidnapping charge criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> Musaab Afandi faced charges of sexually assaulting and kidnapping J.C. by posing as an Uber driver outside a bar.<br> <br> <br> ¶ 5 Afandi faced charges of sexually assaulting and kidnapping J.C. by posing as an Uber driver outside a bar. Throughout the proceedings... More...
$0 (08-22-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Jarez Roberts </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with dealing methamphetamine while armed, being a felon in possession of firearms, and unlawfully transporting illegally-acquired firearms from Arizona to San Diego. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Drug-Dealing Gun Trafficker Sentenced to... More...
$0 (08-12-2024 - CA)The People of the State of California v. Freddie Trone
<h2><br> Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with charged with one count of murder, two counts of robbery, and one count of conspiracy to commit robbery.<br> </h2><br> <br> The State claimed that Freddie Trone, age 43, sent his 17-year-old son to kill rapper PnbRock.<br> <br> It was spitulated that the teen walked into Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles in S... More...
$0 (08-09-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Luis Alfredo de la Rosa Rios; Ernesto Cisneros; Jesse Contreras </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Robbery and Fatal Shooting of Off-Duty LAPD Officer </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> 3 Gang Members Sentenced to Decades in Federal Prison for Their Roles in the Robbery and Fatal Shooting of Off-Duty LAPD Officer</h2></center></b><... More...
$0 (07-19-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Emmanuelle Padilla </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Fresno, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Possessing Ammunition </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Fresno Man Sentenced for Illegally Possessing Ammunition </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Emmanuelle Padilla, age 28, was found in possession of ammun... More...
$0 (07-17-2024 - CA)United States of America v. Shindozjanae Carolyn Smith
<h2><br> Oakland, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit robbery of mail, money or other property of the United States, possessing stolen mail, and assaulting a federal employee.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> 18:371: Conspiracy to Commit Robbery of Mail, Money, or Other Property of the United States, to Assault a Federal Employee, and to Possess St... More...
$0 (07-12-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Ernesto Saldivar </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing Almost $600,000 Worth of Computer Equipment from the U.S. Navy </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Shipyard Contractor Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Almost $600,000 Worth of Computer Equipment from the U.S. Navy </h2></center... More...
$0 (07-10-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Jonathan Nelson, a/k/a Jon Jon; Brian Wayne Wendt; and Russell Taylor Ott, a/k/a Rusty </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Francisco, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged Murder, Assault, Robbery, Extortion, and Witness Intimidationwith </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Three Hells Angels Sentenced To Life In Prison For Racketeering Conspiracy And Related Crimes</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center><... More...
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