Murder Law
 
State of South Carolina v. Dontrell Rufus

Columbia, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.

Dontrell Rufus, shot and killed Kiara Richbow twice and Sarah Richbow on April 20, 2020.

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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Damontie James

Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer representing the Defendant charged with second-degree murder and felony possession of a firearm.

Damontie James of Alexandria, age 26, was accused of shooting and killing Kory Anding, 29, also of Alexandria.

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United States of America v. Naqwan Antonio Lucas,

Washington DC criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Murder.

Naqwan Antonio Lucas, 18, of the District of Columbia, has been charged in a 16-count indictment for the June 30 murder of 21-year-old congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym and charged in a second indictment for the July 4 murder of 17-year-old Zoey Kelley, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pir

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State of Illinois v. Salvador Lozano

Wheaton, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer will be representing the Defendant charged with charged with murder, aggravated discharge of a fiream at an officer, aggravated battery to a peace officer, and unlawful possession of a weapon by felon.

Salvado Lozano, ate 45, got into a dispute with Addison, Illinois, police officers and shot at them.

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State of Ohio v. Andrew Hoskinson

Newark, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated murder, two counts of murder, one count of felonious assault and one count of strangulation.

Andrew Hoskinson was accused =f beating and strangling 21-year-old Tala Smith near the Manning Street Bridge in Newark in March 2024.

Hoskinson spoke briefly, asking for forgiveness from Smith’s fami

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State of New York v. Davean Reyes, et al.

Bronx, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced Monday, Oct. 6, that 10 people have been variously charged with murder, attempted murder, and weapons charges for a series of retaliatory shootings surrounding Labor Day weekend that left four people dead and seven wounded.



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State of New York v. Davide Mazariegos

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.

David Mazariegos allegedly attacked a man at the Jay Street subway station in Brooklyn killing him.

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State of Rhode Island v. John Doe

Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted murder.

John Doe is accused of stabbing a man multiple times in the neck at the Saint Elizabeth Apartments senior living complex.

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Richard Leidy

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer will be representing the Defendant charged with mruder, attempted murder, and possession of a prohibited firearm.

Ricahrd Leidy, age 60, is charged with shooting and killing Guerino "Gino" Marconi and wounding Patricia Miley 26 years ago.

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State of New Mexico v. Felipe Hernandez

Las Cruces, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder.

Felipe Hernandez, a New Mexico police officer, opened fire and killed a woman as she was driving away from him.

Gomez did not present a threat to the officer or anyone else, and therefore, there was no reason for Hernandez to start shooting.

The City of Las Cruce

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State of New Mexico v. Tristan Dinnall

Roswell, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.

Tristan Dinnal, age 29, was accused of shooting and killing his father during an argument.

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State of Colorado v. James Sanchez

Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.

James Sanchez was accused of shooting and killing Desiree Terrazas, 39. in March 2024.

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State of Colorado v. Tanner Fielder

Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.

Tanner Fielder was accused of shooting and killing Lluvia Robles-Banuelos, 31-year-old and 43-year-old Jeremy Hutcheson. Robles-Banuelos who were found dead near East 45th Avenue and North Washington Street on on Sept. 6, 2023.

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State of Georgia v. Pharron Banks

Marietta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer will be representing the Defendant charged with murder.

Pharron Banks, age 26, is accused for killing his stepfather, Michael Jackson, age 58.

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State of Florida v. Journee McGrew

Jacksonville, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder.

Journee McGrew, age 21, is accused of killing a 41-year-old man with a hammer she claimed had been grooming her since she was 8-years-old.

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State of Florida v. Norman Earle Grimm, Jr.

Milton, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with capital murder.

Norman Grim, with one count of first degree murder
and one count of sexual battery with a weapon (1 R 9-12). He pled not guilty to
those offenses (1 R 13), and the State later filed a notice that it intended to seek the
death penalty if he was convicted of the murder (1 R 18). Later

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State of Florida v. Louis Jules

Tampa, Florida, criminal defense lawyer will be representing Defendant charged with murder.

Louis Jules, age 59, was accused for shooting and killing two people.

fficers went to the scene to investigate reports of two people shot, and found a man and a woman dead. Jules left the scene after the shooting.

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State of Alabama v. Antonio Shaw

Birmingham, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with hooting and killing two men, injured a third and narrowly missed a 1-year-old boy.

Antonio Shaw was charged with capital murder, two counts of attempted murder and discharging a firearm into a vehicle.

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United States of America v. Anthony Clagon

Concord, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a prohibited person.


A Manchester man was sentenced today in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces.

Anthony Clagon, age 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Joseph N. Laplante t

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State of Alaska v. Deonte Gaskins

Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.

Deonte Gaskins, who was initially charged with evidence tampering on Oct. 18, was additionally charged with first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder.

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United States of America v. Margaret E. Shafe

Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder of U.S. soldier husband.

A Kansas woman was sentenced to 293 months in prison for the murder of her husband, a U.S. Army soldier.

On February 14, 2025, a federal jury found Margaret E. Shafe, 31, guilty of murder in the second degree for killing her husband, Greg Shafe, in February 2024 at

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United States of America v. Eileen Marie Hurley

Cheyenne, Wyoming criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transfer of a firearm to a prohibited person and for making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm.

Eileen Marie Hurley, 71, of Sheridan, Wyoming, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison with one year of supervised release for transfer of a firearm to a prohibited person and for

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Tanisha Burress v. Western Avenue Nissan, Inc.

Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Racketeering (RICO) Act violation toery.

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The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act is a federal law enacted in 1970 to combat organized crime. It allows prosecution for a "pattern of racketeering activity" involving at least two related criminal acts, known as "predica

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United States of America v. Lionell Coleman

Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs.

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A conspiracy is a secret plan by two or more people to do something unlawful or harmful. In a legal context, it is an agreement between two or more people to commit a crime, which often requires an overt act to further the agreement. The term "conspiracy t

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State of Virginia v. Stephen Smerk

Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.

Stephen Smerk, age 53, was accused of killing Robin Lawrence, age 27, who was killed in 1994.

Detectives using DNA from the crime scene were able to identify Smerk as the killer.

Investigators turned to Ellen Greytak, director of bioinformatics at Parabon NanoLabs, a

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