Murder Law
 
State of Colorado v. Joseph Koenig

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

Joseph Koenig, age 18, threw a rock off a hitting the car being driven by Alexa Bartell, age 20. The rock went through the windshield hitting her head and killing her.

Koenig was one of three defendants, but defendants Nicholas Karol-Chik and Zachary Kwak took plea deals, pleadin... More...
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State of Georgia v. Alondra Hobbs

Marietta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of malice murder, two counts of felony murder and two counts of first degree cruelty to children.

Alondra Hobbs, age 29, was accused of killing her daughter, Alivia Jordan age 7,and putting her remains in a closet in 2023.

“Alivia Jordan did not deserve the slow, painful and lonely de... More...
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State of New York v. Ryan Cato

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder.

Ryan Cato was accused of killing 10-year-old Ayan Johnson in 2021 by abusing him.

Prosecutors claimed that the boy was made to hold weights above his head. He was whipped and struck with fists and objects for hours. His beatings were so brutal that his organs were detache... More...
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The People of the State of California v. Daniel Garcia

Palm Springs, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.

Daniel Garcia, age 43, was accused of committing what has been called the Palm Springs “gay grifters” murder case.

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United States of America v. Kyle Edwin Freeman

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.

After a day of drinking, Mr. Freeman and his girlfriend fought in a park and continued fighting during a later visit to Mr. Donald Thomas. Mr. Thomas tried to calm the situation, but Mr. Freeman killed Mr. Thomas by beating him with an iron bar.

The Tenth Circuit generally does no... More...
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United States of America v. Daniel Paul Blanks

Fayetteville, Arkansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Kidnapping and Murder

White Supremacist Receives Life Sentence in Federal Court for Kidnapping and Murder



A California man was sentenced to life impr... More...
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United States of America v. Kevin Marvell Jackson

Muskogee, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony murder (Count One), robbery in Indian country (Counts Two and Three) and using a firearm in connection with a crime of violence resulting in death (Count Four).

Bradley Dillon and Dakota Berryhill decided to prank Mr. Dillon’s girlfriend by calling and telling her they had won $10,000 at a casino. ... More...
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United States of America v. George McEntire Smith

Muskogee, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder and causing the death of another during the commission of an 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) offense.

On April 8, 2021, Smith spent the day with his great-uncle, Jimmy
Arthur. Together, they visited a pawn shop where Smith sold a rifle and
attempted to sell a .25 caliber Hawes pistol. Then th... More...
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United States of America v. Joshua T. Mebane

Terre Haute, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Savage Murder of Cellmate at Terre Haute Federal Correctional Complex

Federal Inmate Sentenced to Life in Prison for Savage Murder of Cellmate at Terre Haute Federal Correctional Complex

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The People of the State of California v. Jeffrey Ferguson

Santa Ana, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant accused of murder.

Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson of intentionally killing his wife, Sheryl Ferguson, 65, in their Anaheim, California, home in August 2023.

Ferguson claimed that he accidentally shot and killed his wife.... More...
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State of Arizona v. Lori Vallow Daybell

Phoenix, Arizona pro se defendant was charged with conspiracy to murder her estranged husband.

Lori Vallow Daybell was acussed by the State of Arizona of conspiracy to kill Charles Vallow.

Daybell whose doomsday religious beliefs led her to kill her two youngest children and engage in a plot to kill a romantic rival in Idaho was convicted Tuesday in Arizona for conspiring to murd... More...
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United States of America v. Christopher Acevedao, aka Essay

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

After a jury trial, Defendant-Appellant Christopher Acevedo was convicted of murder in aid of racketeering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1959(a)(1), and causing the death of the victim through the use of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C.§ 924(j). Acevedo appeals, submitting both counseled and sel... More...
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United States of America v. Serhat Gumrukcu

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Serhat Gumrukcu Convicted of Murder-for-Hire



After a five-we... More...
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United States of America v. Austin James McCastler II

Pensacola, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and marijuana, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, attempted , and discharging a firearm during a violent cri... More...   $0 (04-18-2025 - FL)

United States of America v. Bayron Wuifredo Santos-Recarte

Washington DC criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Kidnapping, Witness Retaliation, and a Firearms Offense

MS-13 Member Sentenced to Over 12 Years for Kidnapping, Witness Retaliation, and a Firearms Offense



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United States of America v. Austin James McCastler II

Pensacola, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Murder Of Law Enforcement Officer

Pensacola Man Charged In Federal Indictment For Attempted Murder Of Law Enforcement Officer



Austin James M... More...
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State of Illinois v. Laroy Battle

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of first-degree murder.

Laroy Battle, age 19, shoot and killed two teens in the 7900-block of South Luella Avenue around 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 20.

Jasean Francis, 17, was shot in the back, chest and left hand and taken to University of Chicago Hospital, where he died. Charles Riley, 1... More...
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State of Minnesota v. Dylan Thomas Peterson

Duluth, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault and battery with second-degree assault.

Dylan Thomas Peterson, age 33, was accused of stabbing an Iron Range business owner as part of a murder plot.

Voilation of 609.11.4... More...
   $0 (04-17-2025 - MN)

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.

"An Oklahoma jury convicted Mica Martinez of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced him to death. He now seeks federal habeas relief, contending that (1) his appellate counsel ineffectively chose not to raise a claim of trial counsel's ineffective investigation of and presentation of testimony from Martine... More...
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State of Oklahoma v. Torrez Deshaun Smith

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:

FELONY MURDER - SECOND DEGREE, in violation of 21 O.S. 701.8,
CHILD ABUSE BY INJURY, in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5(A),
and
ENABLING CHILD ABUSE BY INJURY, in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5(B)

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   $0 (04-14-2025 - OK)

State of Oklahoma v. Taylor Orr, Jr.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:

FELONY MURDER FIRST DEGREE, in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7

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Lydia Martinez v. State of Mississippi

Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder



Lydia was initially indicted by a Lowndes County grand jury on one count of
accessory after the fact to murder. She was originally ind... More...
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United States of America v. Shawn Monper

Pittsburgh, Pa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Making Threats to Assault and Murder President Donald J. Trump, Other United States Officials, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents

Butler County Resident Charged with Making Threats to Assault a... More...
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The State of Texas v. Joshua Derek Jaquez

San Angelo, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.

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At trial, Jaquez pled guilty to m... More...
   $0 (04-11-2025 - TX)

United States of America v. Shawn Monper

Washington, D.C. criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Making Threats to Assault and Murder President Donald J. Trump, Other U.S. Officials, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents

Pennsylvania Man Charged with Making Threats to Assault and Murder Presiden... More...
   $0 (04-11-2025 - DC)

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