Infant Law
 
In re Tom Robertson, Sr.

Austin, TX - Criminal defense attorney represented Tom Robertson, Sr. with an Appeal from an Order Denying DNA Testing.



In 2006, a jury found appellant guilty of sexual assault of a child, see Tex.
Penal Code § 22.011(a)(2), and sentenced him to twenty years’ imprisonment, see id. § 12.33.
His conviction was affirm... More...
   $0 (04-19-2021 - TX)

United States of America v. Kevin Ernest Lewis

Albuquerque, New Mexico assault and battery charged criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Kevin Ernest Lewis, 32, from Crownpoint, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was charged for assault of a minor resulting in substantial bodily injury in Indian Country.

Lewis pleaded guilty on Feb. 5, 2020. In his plea, Lewis admitted to hitting his then-gir... More...
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STATE OF OHIO -vs- EMILE WEAVER

Canton, Ohio - Criminal defense attorney represented Emile L. Weaver with a petition for postconviction relief.



This matter comes before us for the third time. A full recitation of the
underlying facts may be found in our prior consideration of this matter. State v. Weaver,
5th Dist. Muskingum No. CT2016-33, 2017-O... More...
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STATE OF OHIO v. ANTHONY J. DENOYER

Dayton, OH - Criminal defense attorney represented Anthony Denoyer with a felonious assault charge.



Denoyer is the father of G.M., who was born in August of 2019. On
October 29, 2019, police were contacted by St. Rita’s Medical Center with regard
to G.M. having multiple skull fractures, a brain bleed, several frac... More...
   $0 (03-27-2021 - OH)

United States of America v. Carlos Hernandez, a/k/a “Rider” or “Creeper”

Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to violate civil rights, violent crime in aid of racketeering, criminal interference with fair housing rights, use of fire in the commission of a federal felony, and carrying a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence.

Carlos Hernandez, 36, aka “Rider” or “Creeper,” was with five ... More...
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Phillip Burgess v. State of Tennessee

Nashville, TN - Criminal defense attorney represented Phillip Matthew Burgess with challenging his convictions for premeditated first degree murder, attempted first degree murder, and aggravated assault charges.



I. Trial and Direct Appeal
The Petitioner, Phillip Matthew Burgess, was convicted by a Marshall County jury More...
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State of Missouri v. Jamel Jones

Saint Louis, MO - Criminal defense attorney represented Jamel Jones with appealing from the trial court’s judgment, after a jury trial, convicting him of eight counts of first-degree statutory sodomy, four counts of second-degree statutory sodomy, and two counts of first-degree child molestation. .



Appellant was charged in... More...
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Sostenes Joey Adame v. The State of Texas

Houston, TX - Criminal defense attorney represented Sostenes Joey Adame with a Injury to a Child, Elderly or Disabled Individual charge.



Because a challenge to the trial court’s ruling on a motion for directed
verdict is a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction,
we consider appellan... More...
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Danna Presley Cyr v. The State of Texas

Eastland, Texas - Criminal defense attorney represented Danna Presley Cyr with a Injury to a Child, Elderly or Disabled Individual charge.



On the night of the incident, Appellant and her husband, Justin Cyr, were at
home near Denver City with their children J.D. and E.P. E.P. was five years old
when the incident occur... More...
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Jerry Dean Smith, Jr. v. The State of Texas

Texarkana, Texas- Criminal defense attorney represented Jerry Dean Smith, Jr. with a Indecency with a Child charge.



A Bowie County jury convicted Jerry Dean Smith, Jr., of indecency with a child by
exposure and assessed a sentence of seven years’ imprisonment. On appeal, Smith argues that
the jury’s verdict of gu... More...
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Danita Carol Thetford v. The State of Texas

Fort Worth, TX - Criminal defense attorney represented Danita Carol Thetford with an Injury to a Child, Elderly or Disabled Individual charge.



It is undisputed that, during the first five years of his life, C.T. suffered from
numerous medical conditions, including difficulty eating and constipation, due in part
to his... More...
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Danita Carol Thetford v. The State of Texas

Fort Worth, TX - Criminal defense attorney represented Danita Carol Thetford with an Injury to a Child, Elderly or Disabled Individual charge.




It is undisputed that, during the first five years of his life, C.T. suffered from
numerous medical conditions, including difficulty eating and constipation, due in part
... More...
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Ex parte Amy Jackson McCaig

Fort Worth, TX - Criminal defense attorney represented Amy Jackson McCaig with appealing the trial court’s denial of relief on her habeas application seeking supervised visitation with her infant daughter.



In February 2020, Mother was charged with second-degree-felony attempted
injury to a child with intent to cause se... More...
   $0 (02-10-2021 - TX)

Kashawn L. Smith v. Vernon Bond

Richmond, VA - Car wreck personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, Kashawn L. Smith, an infant, by his mother and next friend, Latoya Hopes, who sued Vernon Bond on a personal injury auto negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $2 million in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of a car wreck caused by Bond.... More...   $0 (02-03-2021 - VA)

William Pillars v. State of Tennessee

Nashville, TN - Criminal defense attorney represented William Pillars with filing a petition for post-conviction relief alleging that he received the ineffective assistance of counsel at trial and on appeal.




On direct appeal, this court summarized the proof adduced at trial as follows:
The State’s proof at trial... More...
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Jeffrey Mickens v. The State of Texas

Texarkana, Texas - Criminal defense lawyer Aggravated Kidnapping



As Eleanor drove Jeffery Mickens to his residence in rural Panola County in early 2018,
riding along were Eleanor’s daughter, Regina,1
and Regina’s infant daughter, Barbara. Shortly
after arriving at Mickens’s residence, Eleanor was shot and kil... More...
   $0 (01-02-2021 - TX)

Tatriauna Mariah Roberts v. The State of Texas

Dallas, TX - Criminal defense lawyer Child, Elderly or Disabled Individual charge.



Appellant was charged by indictment that she, intentionally and knowingly,
by omission, caused serious bodily injury to complainant, a child under fourteen
years of age, by failing to provide him with adequate food or medical care and the More...
   $0 (12-31-2020 - TX)

The People of the State of California v. Chelsea Annmarie Stiles





San Luis Obispo, California gross vehicular manslaughter criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, Chelsea Annmarie Stiles, age 27, who was charged with gross vehicular manslaughter for causing an accident that killed a San Luis Obispo man in 2019. She w... More...
   $0 (12-14-2020 - CA)

Steven Wallace Hopkins v. The State of Texas

Houston, Texas - Criminal defense atty represented defendant Steven Wallace Hopkins with a Aggravated Sexual Assault charge.



A grand jury indicted Hopkins for aggravated sexual assault. The indictment
alleged that Hopkins intentionally and knowingly caused his mouth to contact the
sexual organ of J.S., a disabled indi... More...
   $0 (12-13-2020 - TX)

STATE OF LOUISIANA Vs. CHRISTOPHER JEROD MOORE

Lake, Charles, LA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Christopher Jerod Moore with filed a Motion to Appoint Sanity Commission, requesting the commission to determine both his competency to stand trial and his mental condition at the time of the offense. .




The States first witness was Corporal Wilbert ... More...
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United States of America v. Pauline Mediko Badiki, Monica Mediko and Ferdinand Mediko

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented defendants charged with fraud.

Three owners and operators of an Atlanta pharmacy have been sentenced to federal prison for a multi-million dollar fraud scheme that targeted the Georgia Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program. The defendants bought WIC vouchers from low-income recipients at a discount and then fraudulently sought re... More...
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United States of America v. Harlon David Prater

Jacksonville, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with producing child pornography.

The United States of America charged Harlon DAvid Prater, age 28, with producing photographs of his ongoing sexual assaults of an infant and 18-month-old child, and for distributing child sexual abuse material.

Prater had pleaded guilty on January 17, 2020.

Acco... More...
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United States of America v. Robert Joe Hennings

Des Moines, Iowa receipt of child porn charge criminal defense lawyer represented Robert Joe Hennings, age 33, with receipt of child pornography.

Hennings collected in excess of 550,000 images of child pornography over a three-year period, including material involving sexual assaults on prepubescent minors, including an infant. The sentence was, in part, a reflection of the danger Henning... More...
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Bryan Austin Demeza v. State of Tennessee

Covington, TN - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Bryan Austin Demeza charged with one count of aggravated child neglect, three counts of aggravated child abuse, and one count of felony murder.



This case arises from the death of a nineteen-day-old boy, Zayne DeMeza. For his
death, a Tipton County grand jury ind... More...
   $0 (11-09-2020 - TN)

United States of America v. David Benjamin Cordeiro

Honolulu, Hawaii felony possession of ammunition charge criminal defense lawyer represented David Benjamin Cordeiro, ate 38, with possession of ammunition after having been previously convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(9).

U.S. Attorney Kenji M. Price for the District of Hawaii stated that according to court documents and information presented ... More...
   $0 (11-09-2020 - HI)

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