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State of Florida v. Anthony Rivers III

Tallahassee, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with eleven counts of 1 counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of possession of a firearm by a delinquent. Anthony Rivers III, age 15, shot eleven people after a college football game in Tallahassee, Florida. Rivers will be tired as an adult and not a juvenile. Florida attempted second-degree mu

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New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with committing a hate crime, in violation of 18 USC 249. Scott Schunzel, age 33, stabbed a black female victim (the “Victim”) with a knife because of her actual and perceived race and color while the Victim was standing next to a parked fruit truck. The Victim sustained a deep wound to her left hamstring a

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United States of America v. Michael Reilly

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interstate transmission of threatening communications and stalking, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 875. Between Nov. 14, 2025 and Nov. 18, 2025, Michael Reilly, age 53, used a Facebook account with the public username of “Mike Reilly” to post numerous threatening communications concerning an individual, ident

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United States of America v. Asha Anderson

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with theft of government funds, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 641, and Social Security Fraud, in violation of 42 U.S.C. 408. Asha Anderson, 48, of Pompano Beach, took her great-aunt's Social Security benefits directly deposited into a bank account. Because the Social Security retirement benefits through direct deposits into

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The People of the State of California v. Julian Charles McElhaney

Fresno, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Julian Charles McElhaney, age 27, fatally shot his father, William McElhaney, 55, and mother, Sylvia McElhaney, 64, in 2022. Under California law, a killing is classified as first-degree murder if it meets any of the following criteria: • Willful, Deliberate, and Premeditated: The defendant acted

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State of Arizona v. Joseph Clark

Tucson, Arizona, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with second degree murder. Joseph Clark beat his wife Noelle Clark, hit her with a belt, and stabbed her in the chest in a child’s bedroom. He then dragged her through the home to the garage, where he ran over her body with the car. She had tire marks on her arms. To convict someone of second-degree murder, the stat

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State of Oklahoma v. Angelo C. Lacirignola.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with felony murder, in violation of 21 O.S. 701.. Angelo C. Lacirignola.drove the wrong way on I-244 causing an accident that killed Fredie Hunter, age 64, of Catoosa. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a 44-year-old man drove the wrong way on I-244 with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.22. Under Oklahoma law, secon

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United States of America v. Zachary Paul Femling

Fargo, North Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government property, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 641. From August 10, 2021, to January 31, 2026, Zachary Paul Femling, age 34, from Fargo, North Dakota falsely obtained his deceased relative’s Social Security Administration Disability Insurance Benefits. During the four-and-a-half-year period, Femling

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State of Ohio v.Aliyah Henderson

Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with aggravated murder. Aliyah Hnderson, age 28, charged with two counts of aggravated murder for killing two young girls whose bodies were found in buried in suitcases. The bodies of the two girls were discovered Monday, March 2, in suitcases partially buried in shallow graves near Ginn Academy by a dog walker. Und

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The People v. Roy Anthony Lopez

San Jose, California, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first degree murder. Roy Anthony Lopez accused of beating his wife to death. California first-degree murder law is defined under California Penal Code Sections 187 and 189. It involves the unlawful killing of a human being or fetus with malice aforethought, combined with specific factors like premeditation,

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State of Illinois v. Chevazz Campbell

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first degree murder. Chevazz Campbel,age 37, stabbed and killed a CTA employee. Under Illinois law (720 ILCS 5/9-1), first degree murder is defined as killing an individual without lawful justification when a person does any of the following: • Intentional Murder: They intend to kill or do great bodily harm

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United States of America v. Ryan Cooley and Nicholas Sturgil

Covington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with aiding and abetting distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1). Ryan Cooley, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Nicholas Sturgill, of Villa Hills, Kentucky, sold approximately 50 pressed pills containing fentanyl and xylazine to Cooley. Cooley then sold the pills to Sturgill, who br

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State of Oklahoma v. Kimberly Ann Read

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with driving under the influence of alcohol -2nd offense, in violation of 47 O.S. 11-902.C.PM1, B4, which provides: C. 1. Any person who is convicted of a violation of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for the first offense and shall: a. participate in an assessment and evaluation pursuan

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State of Louisiana v. Alshawn Osama Watts, Joshua "Money" Emery, Caron Rondo Fortenberry, Bennalynn Ingram, mI’janae "Gunna" Ingram

New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendant charged with shooting with intent to kill. Joshua "Money" Emery, Caron Rondo Fortenberry, Bennalynn Ingram, mI’janae "Gunna" Ingram engaged in a gun fight that resulted in the death Michael Garcia, 41.

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United States of America v. Roberto Almeida-Santos

Raleigh, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud and misuse of visas and other documents, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1546. Roberto Almeida-Santos, age 57, an illegal alien born in Mecisco confessed to knowingly making materially false statements under penalty of perjury on his application to obtain a U-Visa when he submitted it to U.S. Citizenship an

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United States of America v. Dwayne Alexander

Wilmington, Delaware, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping resulting in death, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1201. Dewayne Alexander, authorized a senseless and depraved crime that stole the life of the victim, a beloved father, son, brother, uncle, and member of the Wilmington community,” said U.S. Attorney Benjamin L. Wallace. “Justice was served yesterda

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State of New York v. Jyrell Thomas

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder Jyrell Thomas, age 25, stabbed a man to death on a J train in Queens, New York. Thomas was know to be emotionally disturbed.

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United States of America v. Harlan Joe

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder on the Navajo Nation. On November 15, 2025, Harlan Joe, 21, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, unlawfully killed Jane Doe at a residence in Shiprock, New Mexico, after a day of drinking. Joe admitted that he punched, kicked, and dragged Jane Doe on the ground and asphyxiated her, c

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United States of America v. Spencer Massengale

Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing fentanyl that ultimately resulted in the death of another person. investigation police recovered 330 fentanyl pills in the home, which Massengale admitted he intended to distribute to others. Massengale further admitted that when his roommate called on the telephone to notify him that the victim was

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State of Utah v. Douglas Stewart Carter

Justice went to hell in Utah in 1985 when Douglas Stewart Carter was convicted of e first degree, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-202 (Supp.1985),[1] and was sentenced to death. Carter's was released from prison and exonerated on September 28, 2026, based on the results of DNA from the crime scene that showed that he was not the perpetrator of the crime. On the night of February 27, 19

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State of Oklahoma v. Epifanio Lozoria Robeldo

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child endangerment in violation of 21 O.S..852.2, 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 a motor vehicle within this state, whether upon public roads, highways, streets, turnpikes, other public places or u

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State of Mississippi v. Yahya Mohamed Mosleh and Islam Mohamed

Oxford, Mississippi, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy possess with intent to distribute schedule resulting in death. Yahya Mohamed Mosleh, 51, and Islam Mohamed, 18, both of Oxford were arrested after two Ole Miss students were found dead.

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State of Oklahoma v. Joshua Lee Hysell

Eufaula, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. In Oklahoma, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon is a felony offense governed by Title 21, Section 645 of the Oklahoma Statutes, which carries a punishment of up to 10 years in state prison. Legal Definition and Elements: According to the statute, the state must prove sp

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State of Oklahoma v. Dilan Newberry

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with first degree murder in violation of 21 O.S. 701. Dilan Newberry was accused of killing his girlfriend, Chandra Cole. Newberry claimed that he and Chandra got home, and he went to bed, then all of a sudden two guys broke into their apartment and he fought them and left. A surveillance camera outside the apar

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States of Georgia v. Delmar Tavaris Eugene Black

Macon, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represents Defendant Delmar Tavaris Eugene Black charged with first degree murder for killing Teagan Jones, age 33, who was shot to death.

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