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STATE OF OHIO v. AONORICO R. DAVIS

Cleveland, Ohio - Criminal defense attorney represented Aonorico R. Davis with an 11-count indictment arising out of the repeated sexual assaults of his girlfriend’s daughter, K.E. The abuse began when K.E. was 13 years old and continued until she was 18 years old. .



On April 23, 2019, a Cuyahoga County Grand Jury indicted D... More...
   $0 (01-19-2021 - OH)

STATE OF OHIO v. DESEAN D-BEY

Cleveland, Ohio - Criminal defense attorney represented Desean D-Bey with appealing his convictions and the trial court’s denial of his postconviction motion to withdraw his guilty pleas after he pled guilty to one count of having weapons while under disability and one count of attempted domestic violence.



On May 10, 2019... More...
   $0 (01-19-2021 - OH)

State of Tennessee v. Robert Earl Grady, Jr.

Jackson, TN - Criminal defense attorney represented Robert Earl Grady, Jr. with contending the trial \court erred by imposing consecutive terms. Upon our review of the record, the applicable law, and the arguments of the parties.



A. Guilty Plea
On October 29, 2018, a Madison County grand jury indicted the defendant for on... More...
   $0 (01-14-2021 - TN)

Ramiro Garcia v. The State of Texas

Corpus Christi, Texas - Criminal defense attorney represented Ramiro Garcia with a Indecency with a Child charge.



On February 5, 2016, Garcia was placed on deferred adjudication community
supervision for ten years after pleading guilty to two counts of indecency with a child and
entering into a plea agreement. See TEX... More...
   $0 (01-10-2021 - TX)

Victor Zamarron v. The State of Texas

Dallas, TX - Criminal defense attorney represented Victor Zamarron with an Aggravated Sexual Assault charge.



The underlying facts are known to the parties. Because appellant has not
challenged the sufficiency of the evidence, we provide only a brief recitation of the
underlying facts and include additional facts neces... More...
   $0 (12-29-2020 - TX)

STATE OF OHIO v. MICHAEL L. GOSSMAN

Upper Sandusky, OH - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Michael L. Gossman with claiming that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel, that his plea was not voluntarily entered, and that the sentence should be set aside.



On July 24, 2019, the Wyandot County Grand Jury indicted Gossman
on two counts o... More...
   $0 (12-05-2020 - OH)

STATE OF OHIO vs. SHAWNDRE HOUSTON

Cincinnati, OH - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Shawndre Houston after being convicted of aggravated murder under former R.C. 2903.01(A), with anaccompanying firearm specification.



{¶2} The record shows that Heywood Thompson owned the Indulge VSP
Lounge (“the lounge”) in Springdale, Ohio. Various promoters re... More...
   $0 (12-02-2020 - OH)

STATE OF OHIO vs. TRULANCE COMBS

Cincinnati, Ohio - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Trulance Combs with appealing from the judgment of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas revoking his community control and imposing a prison sentence of eight years, with 129 days of confinement credit.




{¶3} In 2018, Combs was convicted of burglary, a ... More...
   $0 (12-02-2020 - OH)

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)

JOSEPH THOMAS LACEFIELD v. STATE OF ARKANSAS

Bentonville, AR - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant who was charged with aggravated robbery.



Appellant was convicted by a Benton County jury of two counts of robbery and one count of aggravated robbery for which he was sentenced to an aggregate term of thirty years’ imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Correction... More...
   $0 (11-28-2020 - AR)

DUSTIN MELVIN DAVISON v. STATE OF OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma City, OK - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, who was charged with first degree murder.



On the afternoon of May 18, 2015, K.B., the two-year-old son of Jennifer Young, died at Children's Hospital in Oklahoma City. Earlier that day, K.B. had suffered multiple blunt force traumas to his head and torso, res... More...
   $0 (11-28-2020 - OK)

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 State’s first witness was Corporal Wilbert ... More...
   $0 (11-22-2020 - LA)

STATE OF OHIO v. WALTER EUGENE RAY

Dayton, OH - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Walter Eugene Ray with appeals from the trial court’s judgment denying, without a hearing, his post-sentence motion to withdraw his guilty plea.



According to the record, on June 18, 2017, Ray and his girlfriend, Carly
Bradley, went from Springfield to the home of... More...
   $0 (11-18-2020 - OH)

STATE OF OHIO vs. KENDALL JORDAN

Cincinnati, Ohio - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant KENDALL JORDAN with criticizing the court for permitting him to proceed pro se, along with attacking several issues that emerged at trial and sentencing.




{¶2} In early 2019, defendant-appellant Kendall Jordan was indicted on 12
counts of rape and four ... More...
   $0 (11-17-2020 - OH)

STATE OF OHIO vs. STEVEN KIDWELL

Cincinnati, OH - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Steven Kidwell with appealing from the sentences imposed following his guilty pleas to three felony drug offenses.




{¶1} Steven Kidwell appeals from the sentences imposed following his
guilty pleas to three felony drug offenses. Because the trial court co... More...
   $0 (11-13-2020 - OH)

STATE OF OHIO vs. TRACY WILLIAMS,

Cincinnati, OH - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Tracy Williams with appeals the trial court’s judgments convicting him of trafficking in heroin, aggravated trafficking in drugs, possession of a fentanyl-related compound, and having a weapon while under a disability.






{¶3} In the case numbered B-17... More...
   $0 (11-11-2020 - OH)

Jamar Hill a/k/a Jamar Dewayne Hill v. State of Mississippi

Magnolia, MS - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Jamar Hill with appealeing from the Pike County Circuit Court’s “Order Denying Defendant’s Motion for Post Conviction Collateral Relief.” .



Jamar Hill and Derrick Hedrick were indicted for trafficking cocaine (enhanced by
possession of a firearm), conspiracy to t... More...
   $0 (11-08-2020 - MS)

MARCUS L. JOHNSON v. STATE OF MISSOURI

Springfield, MO - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Marcus L. Johnson with appeals from the denial of his post-conviction motion, which claimed that his defense counsel was ineffective for telling Movant that his prior offenses could come into evidence if he went to trial and for failing to present mitigation evidence about Movant’s mental health at ... More...   $0 (11-04-2020 - MO)

United States of America v. Arapaho James Oldman

Arapaho James Oldman and Matthew Whiteplume severely beat Charles Dodge
III. One of them cut his throat. Mr. Dodge died from blunt-force trauma and/or sharpforce
injuries.
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A grand jury charged Mr. Oldman with first-degree murder as both a principal and
an aider and abettor. At trial, the district court refused his request for a lesser-included
offense instruction on assau... More...
   $0 (10-21-2020 - WY)

State of Tennessee v. Gil Jackson Groseclose

Blountville, TN - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant Gil Jackson Grosec lose charged with driving under the influence (DUI) and DUI second offense.



In October 2017, the Sullivan County Grand Jury returned a presentment charging
the Appellant with DUI; DUI, per se; and DUI, second offense. The Appellant filed a
10/15/2020... More...
   $0 (10-18-2020 - TN)

Logan Marquies Newsome v. The State of Texas

Bryan, TX - Criminal defense lawyer Lane D. Thibodeaux represented defendant Logan Marquies Newsome charged with arson.



On October 25, 2015, a fire started in the apartment closet of Newsome’s on-again,
off-again girlfriend (“Girlfriend”). The fire did extensive damage an... More...
   $0 (10-13-2020 - TX)

Peggy J. Sturdivant v. Coahoma County, Mississippi

Clarksdale, MS - Property Condemnation Attorney, inverse condemnation claim







ondemnatio



¶2. Peggy Sturdivant, a lifelong-resident of Los Angeles, California, came to Mississippi<... More...
   $0 (10-01-2020 - MS)

MICHAEL T. AND CATHY D. CHRISTENSEN V. BROKEN BOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Broken Bow, NE - Personal Injury/Wrongful Death Attorney, Seriously injured in an automobile accident

2012. The following facts are not disputed. On the day of the accident, Albert F. Sherbeck
(Albert) was driving his pickup truck home and was headed eastbound on Highway 2 when he
drove left of center and collided head-on with a 10-passenger van owned by BBPS, which was
trave... More...
   $0 (09-29-2020 - NE)

State of West Virginia vs. Darrell Lee Williams

Spencer, WV - first-degree murder, nighttime burglary, conspiracy to commit a felony

In February of 2017, the grand jury indicted petitioner on one count of first-degree murder,
one count of nighttime burglary, and one count of conspiracy to commit a felony. Thereafter,
petitioner entered into a plea agreement with the State of West Virginia to resolve all pending
counts, whe... More...
   $0 (09-21-2020 - WV)

Frederick Obryan McFarland v. State of Indiana

Evansville, IN - resisting law enforcement












[3] On November 29, 2017, officers with the Evansville Police Department
attempted to initiate a tra... More...
   $0 (09-19-2020 - IN)

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