Defendant appeals her convictions of manslaughter in the first degree, ORS 163.118; rape in the first degree, ORS 163.375; sexual abuse in the first degree, ORS 163.427; and felony murder, ORS 163.115. She makes multiple assignments of error. All assignments except the one regarding the trial court’s sentence for felony murder are not preserved or do not require discussion.

After being

Portland, Oregon criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with manslaughter in the first degree, ORS 163.118; rape in the first degree, ORS 163.375; sexual abuse in the first degree, ORS 163.427; and felony murder, ORS 163.115.

Laverne Pavlinac, age 57, and John Sosnovske, age 39, were accused of killing Taunja Bennett, age 23, who killed on January 21, 1990.

The eviden

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal law lawyer represented Defendant, charged with:
Murder - First Degree.

Count # 1. Count as Filed: HM11, MURDER - FIRST DEGREE, in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7A
Date of Offense: 12/30/2021
Party Name Disposition Information
Peterson, Forrest Clay Disposed: CONVICTION, 12/19/2022. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: AMENDED TO MANSLAUGHTER FIRST DE

Great Falls, Montana criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with
involuntary manslaughter.

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Portland, Oregon criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with manslaughter.

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Forth Worth, Texas criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with manslaughter.

Aaron Dean, age 38, a former Fort Worth police officer was accused of wrongfully shooting and killing Atatiana Jefferson in her own home.

Dean was dispatched in response to a non-emergency call from a neighbor to investigate a possible burglary because the front door of the home was open in 20

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal law lawyer represented Defendant, charged with:
Count # 1. Count as Filed: HM11, MURDER - FIRST DEGREE, in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7
Date of Offense: 08/29/2018
Party Name Disposition Information
MCCOY, ROBERT LEE Disposed: CONVICTION, 05/03/2019. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: ACCESSORY TO MURDER - FIRST DEGREE(HM11)
Violation of 21 O.S. 175<

Muskogee, Oklahoma criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with first-degree murder, etc.

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Rome, Georgia criminal law lawyers represented Defendants charged with malice murder and conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the death of 15-year-old Brian Bowling in 1996.

The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the head on October 18, 1996, and died the next day. In an indictment returned August 8, 1997, appellants were charged with malice murder and conspiracy to commit murde

Superior, Wisconsin criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with first-degree intentional homicide..

Robert Lee Bennett III, age 42, was accused of fatally stabbing his mother on September 29, 2020 who was stabbed multiple times.

Defendant apparently stabbed his mother because the want to take him to the hospital for mental health care.

940.01  First-degree

Butler, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with manslaughter.

In February 1999, Victoria Bell Banks was in the Choctaw County Jail in Butler, Alabama when she told police that she was several months pregnant in a ploy to be released. Two doctors examined her, although she refused to submit to a vaginal exam. The first doctor found no evidence of pregnancy, but t

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal law lawyer represented Defendant, charged with first-degree manslaughter.

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Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal law lawyer represented Defendant, charged with first-degree manslaughter.

1 Appellant, Demarco Danzell Metoyer, was tried and convicted by a jury in the District Court of Tulsa County, Case No. CF-2016-5998, of two counts of First Degree Manslaughter, After Former Conviction of Two or More Felonies, in violation of 21 O.S.2011, § 711(1). The jury imposed a senten

Following a jury trial, defendant, Christopher Abernathy, was found guilty of the murder, attempted aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, and armed robbery of Kristina Hickey. Defendant was sentenced to a term of natural life imprisonment for the murder, 30 years' imprisonment for the armed robbery and 30 years' imprisonment for the aggravated criminal sexual assa

Georgetown, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with murder.

Michael A. Morton was accused for beating her wife Christine Morton to death during the early morning hours of August 13, 1986.

The State's view of the case can be briefly stated: Morton and his wife had a past history of conflict regarding her personal appearance and her lack of interest in sex

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with carrying, using, brandishing and discharged a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence in violation of 18 USC 924(c)(1)(A)(iii).

On April 14, 2021, William Rhea Wadlow, age 23, of Locust Grove, and two others saw a woman he was acquainted with cash the check at a Locust Grove convenience store. About 20 mi

Point Pleasant, West Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with voluntary manslaughter and concealment of a deceased human body.

Anthony Yester, of Leon, West Virginia was accused of killing Paul Wesley Matheny, age 41, also of Leon.

Yester's girlfriend got into an argument with Matheny. Yester grabbed a gun and shot it out of the home toward the porch killi

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with involuntary manslaughter in Indian Country.

On December 2, 2020, Courtney Gail Lawson, age 43, from Haskell, Oklahoma, had a detectable amount of methamphetamine in her system, drove over 100 miles per hour, and tried to pass in a no passing zone. At that time, she struck an oncoming vehicle, killing the driver Chelsea

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal law lawyer represented Defendant, charged with:
Manslaughter - First Degree During the Commission of a Misdemeanor.


Count # 1. Count as Filed: HM2, MANSLAUGHTER - FIRST DEGREE - DURING THE COMMISSION OF A MISDEMEANOR, in violation of 21 O.S. 711.1
Date of Offense: 01/15/2022
Party Name Disposition Information
JOHNSON, STEVEN RAY Disposed:

Tallahassee, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with manslaughter, felony firearm possession, and credit care theft.

Timothy Floyd was accused of killing Jonathan Spooner in January of 220 and dumping his body along Ridge Road.

El Reno, Oklahoma criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.

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El Reno, Oklahoma criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with actual physical control of a vehicle under the influence.

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El Reno, OK: criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs in violation of 47 O.S. 11-902(A)(3) and driving with license suspended in violation of 47 O.S. 6-303(B).

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Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with manslaughter in Indian Country.

On Sept. 24, 2021, Quinten Smith, age 22, of Mexican Springs, New Mexico and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, and other family members went to the home of the victim, identified as John Doe, to confront him for allegedly assaulting Smith’s mother. When they arrived at t