Kidnapping Law

Kidnapping Law

State of Tennessee v. Torey Jay Estes

Jackson, TN - Criminal defense attorney represented Torey Jay Estes with a challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction for attempted first-degree murder and an evidentiary ruling regarding the admissibility of the victim’s 9-1-1 call into evidence.

On November 17, 2015, the defendant stabbed... More... $0 (01-16-2021 - TN)

DONTRELL POSEY vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA

Miami, FL - Criminal defense attorney represented Dontrell Posey with a second-degree murder and kidnapping, both involving the discharge of a firearm, and the trial court sentenced Posey to a term of life in prison..

On November 29, 2015, Posey allegedly abducted Omarr Wallace from the
front of a Miami convenience st... More... $0 (01-13-2021 - FL)

STATE OF KANSAS v. ALEX DEE DAVIS

Topeka, KS - Criminal defense attorney represented Alex Davis with first-degree felony murder, leaving the scene of an accident, felony fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, felony and misdemeanor theft, and driving with a suspended license charges. He claims several trial errors and one sentencing error in this direct appeal.

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STATE OF KANSAS v. RODNEY J. HOOK

Topeka, KS - Criminal defense attorney represented RODNEY J. HOOKS with filing a notice of appeal of a district court judge's denial of his motion to correct an illegal sentence and K.S.A. 60-1507 motion. .

In 1990, at the age of 15, Rodney Hooks committed first-degree murder,
aggravated robbery, aggravated battery, aggra... More... $0 (01-10-2021 - KS)

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)

Areon Trevon McDade v. The State of Texas

Dallas, TX - Criminal defense attorney represented Areon Trevon McDade with a Capital Murder charge.

On December 24, 2017, Brett Adkins and his girlfriend, Lily Cooper, drove
from Plano, Texas, to a school parking lot in Irving, Texas. Adkins intended to
complete a marijuana sale, and he parked his four-door truck nea... More... $0 (12-29-2020 - TX)

Ricky Moreno v. The State of Texas

Dallas, TX - Criminal defense attorney represented Ricky Moreno with an Aggravated Kidnapping charge.

A jury convicted appellant Ricky Moreno of aggravated kidnapping and
assessed punishment at 45 years� imprisonment and a $10,000 fine. Appellant
brought ten issues, arguing the evidence was (1) legally and (2) factual... More... $0 (12-27-2020 - TX)

United States of America v. Elbert Philip Shabi

Phoenix, Arizona - Criminal Defense Lawyer Kidnapping.

Shabi admitted that in 2016 or 2017, he seized the victim as she fled from him on foot. Shabi threatened the victim and held her overnight against her will. The kidnapping happened on the Navajo Nation Indian Reservation, where Shabi is a tribal member.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Navajo Nation Division of Pub... More... $0 (12-27-2020 - AZ)

Teanna Danielle San Nicolas v. The State of Texas

San Antonio, Texas - Criminal Defense Law Aggravated Kidnapping charge.

San Nicolas was indicted on one count of aggravated kidnapping. The indictment alleges
that San Nicolas kidnapped Desiree Urdiales and that she used and exhibited a deadly weapon�
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scissors�while doing so. San Nicolas pl... More... $0 (12-26-2020 - TX)

State of Oklahoma v. Sizemore, Craig Allen

NORMAN, OK - CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER DOMESTIC ASSAULT AND BATTERY BY STRANGULATION

Count # 1. Count as Filed: KID, KIDNAPPING, in violation of 21 O.S. 741
Date of Offense: 10/22/2020
Party Name Disposition Information
Sizemore, Craig Allen Disposed: DISMISSED, 12/16/2020. Dismissed by Court
Count as Disposed: KIDNAPPING(KID)
Violation of 21 O.S. 741
Count # 2.... More... $0 (12-23-2020 - ok)

United States of America v. Elbert Philip Shabi

Phoenix, Arizona kidnapping charge criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, Elbert Philip Shabi, age 69, who was charged with kidnapping.

Shabi admitted that in 2016 or 2017, he seized the victim as she fled from him on foot. Shabi threatened the victim and held her overnight against her will. The kidnapping happened on the Navajo Nation Indian Reservation, where Shabi is a tribal m... More... $0 (12-19-2020 - AZ)

Joel Engobo Mambe v. The State of Texas

Fort Worth, Texas - Criminal defense atty represented defendant Joel Engobo Mambe with a Aggravated Sexual Assault charge.

Mambe�s three cases stemmed from the June 2018 aggravated kidnapping,
aggravated robbery, and aggravated sexual assault of a college student. The
presentence investigation report considered i... More... $0 (12-16-2020 - TX)

State of Oklahoma v. Simpson, Nathan Lee

Norman, OK - Attempted kidnapping criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: KID, ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING, in violation of 21 O.S. 741
Date of Offense: 08/02/2018
Party Name Disposition Information
Simpson, Nathan Lee Disposed: DISMISSED, 01/16/2019. Dismissed by Court
Count as Disposed: ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING(KID)
Violation ... More... $0 (12-09-2020 - OK)

STATE OF OKLAHOMA, Plaintiff, v. DANDY GLEAKRON JOHNSON, Defendant.

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - KID, KIDNAPPING, CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER REPRESENTED DEFENDANT CHARGED WITH:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: KID, KIDNAPPING, in violation of 21 O.S. 741
Date of Offense: 07/24/2020
Party Name Disposition Information
JOHNSON, DANDY GLEAKRON Disposed: DISMISSED, 12/07/2020. Dismissed- Request of the State
Count as Disposed: KIDNAPPING(KID)
Vio... More... $0 (12-07-2020 - )

Oklahoma City, OK - KIDNAPPING, criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: KID, KIDNAPPING, in violation of 21 O.S. 741
Date of Offense: 07/05/2019
Party Name Disposition Information
HAMMONTREE, DILLON REED Disposed: DISMISSED, 12/07/2020. Dismissed- Request of the State
Count as Disposed: KIDNAPPING(KID)
Violation of 21... More... $0 (12-07-2020 - OK)

STATE OF OKLAHOMA, Plaintiff, v. STEVE S SASSER, Defendant.

Tulsa, OK - Kidnapping criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: KID, KIDNAPPING, in violation of 21 O.S. 741
Date of Offense: 05/10/2020
Party Name Disposition Information
SASSER, STEVE S Disposed: DEFERRED, 12/07/2020. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: AMEND TO ASSAULT AND BATTERY - DOMESTIC(ABDOM)
Violation of 21 O.S. 6... More... $0 (12-07-2020 - OK)

STATE OF OHIO v. CORY BELL

Marion, Ohio - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Rodney Dain Doster charged with four counts: Counts One through Three of rape in violation of R.C. 2907.02(A)(2), firstdegree felonies, and Count Four of kidnapping in violation of R.C. 2905.01(A)(4), Case No. 9-18-40 a first-degree felony.1 (Doc. No. 1). .

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________________________________________________________________________________ STATE OF OHIO v. SIDNEY B. MEJIA STATE OF OHIO v. MARVIN MARTINEZ

Marysville, Ohio - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendants Sidney Mejia (�Mejia�) and Marvin Martinez (�Martinez�) charged with arguin that there was insufficient evidence presented to convict them, that their convictions were against the manifest weight of the evidence, and that the convictions violate multiple double jeopardy protections.

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STATE OF OHIO v. JOSHUA A. MEEKS

Defiance, OH - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Joshua A. Meeks charged with Kidnapping in violation of R.C. 2905.01(A)(3), a felony of the first degree, and Felonious Assault in violation of
R.C. 2903.11(A)(1), a felony of the second degree.

{�2} On August 29, 2019, Meeks was indicted for (Count 1) Atte... More... $0 (12-05-2020 - OH)

STATE OF OHIO v. DOUGLAS THOMAS

Lima, OH - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Douglas Thomas charged with a single count of aggravated robbery in violation of R.C. 2911.01(A)(1), a first degree felony.

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{�2} On May 1, 2019, the Marion County Grand Jury indicted Thomas on
a single count of aggravated robbery in violation of R.C. 2911.01(A... More... $0 (12-04-2020 - OH)

United States of America v. Devon Allen Odell Scott

Richmond, Virginia kidnapping criminal defense lawyer represented, Devon Allen Odell Scott, who was charged with kidnapping and carjacking of a woman.

According to allegations in the indictment, on Sept. 18, 2019, Devon Allen Odell Scott, 38, of Edgewood, abducted a woman for the purpose of committing a sexual assault on and robbery of that same victim, and after traveling from Maryland t... More... $0 (12-04-2020 - VA)

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. CARLOS C. QUEVEDO

Rapid City, SD - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Rodney Dain Doster with claiming his sentence is unconstitutional because it violates categorical limitations placed upon sentences for juveniles and because it is disproportionately harsh.

Carlos Quevedo spent the evening of January 17, 2017, ingesting coldMore... $0 (11-30-2020 - SD)

STATE OF OKLAHOMA, Plaintiff, v. KEVIN LEE TEURMAN, Defendant.

El Reno, OK - Kidnapping criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: OC, ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING, in violation of 21 O.S. 42
Date of Offense: 05/13/2020
Party Name Disposition Information
TEURMAN, KEVIN LEE Disposed: CONVICTION, 11/24/2020. Nolo Contendere Plea
Count as Disposed: ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING(OC)
Violation of 21 O.S.... More... $0 (11-28-2020 - OK)

DURRELL BARNUM v. STATE OF ARKANSAS

Conway AR - Sexual assault criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with fourth-degree sexual assault.

This appeal arises out of events that took place on the night of March 17, 2018. Then fourteen-year-old J.G. went to sleep on the couch in the living room of her sister�s apartment. Later that night, Barnum, who was... More... $0 (11-28-2020 - AR)