Murder Law
 
United States of America v. Natravien Reshawn Landry

Augusta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with premeditated murder, in violation of 18 U.S.C.1111, and use of a firearm during and related to a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 924. Natravien Reshawn Landry, 25, of Abbeville, Louisiana, was an Army National Guard soldier assigned to the 1148th Transportation Company at Fort Gordon. Landry visited

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United States of America v. Edison Brady

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second degree murder, in violation of 18:1153 and 1111. Dn the afternoon of July 25, 2024, officers with the Navajo Nation Police Department responded to a fight in progress near a high-traffic Navajo Nation shopping center in Shiprock, New Mexico. Upon arrival, they found a man lying on the ground with woun

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United States of America v. Justin Abbott Facey

Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of controlled substances (drugs) with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841, maintaining a drug involved premises, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 856, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute to a minor, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 8609, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug

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State of Washington v. Michael Gaff

Everett, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Michael Gaff, age 70, was accused of killing Judy Weaver, age 42, in 1984. Investigators used DNA from chewing gum found at the scene of the murder to identify Gaff.

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The People of the State of California v. Julian Charles McElhaney

Fresno, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Julian Charles McElhaney, age 27, fatally shot his father, William McElhaney, 55, and mother, Sylvia McElhaney, 64, in 2022. Under California law, a killing is classified as first-degree murder if it meets any of the following criteria: • Willful, Deliberate, and Premeditated: The defendant acted

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State of Oklahoma v. Angelo Lacirignol

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with second degree murder. Angelo Lacirignola was driving drunk and went the wrong way down an off-ramp at I-244 and Sheridan, entered oncoming traffic with his headlights off and hit Fredie Hunter head-on.

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The People of the States of California v. Jahon Terez Smith

Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree murder. On Aug. 8, 2001, Jahon Terez Smith, age 50, drove through the 13100 block of South Willowbrook Avenue, intending to kill rival gang members, as both he and his front passenger fired guns from the car. Stephen Murphy, 25, had his 2-year-old daughter, Kali, in his arms as they fled from th

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State of Arizona v. Joseph Clark

Tucson, Arizona, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with second degree murder. Joseph Clark beat his wife Noelle Clark, hit her with a belt, and stabbed her in the chest in a child’s bedroom. He then dragged her through the home to the garage, where he ran over her body with the car. She had tire marks on her arms. To convict someone of second-degree murder, the stat

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State of Missouri v. David A. Harris

Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second degree murder, first degree assault and two counts of armed criminal action. The evidence established that David A. Harris and another man had broken into an apartment, shot and killed one victim, and wounded a second victim. At trial, the State relied on a confession that Harris gave to police short

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State of Oklahoma v. Angelo C. Lacirignola.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with felony murder, in violation of 21 O.S. 701.. Angelo C. Lacirignola.drove the wrong way on I-244 causing an accident that killed Fredie Hunter, age 64, of Catoosa. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a 44-year-old man drove the wrong way on I-244 with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.22. Under Oklahoma law, secon

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State of Ohio v.Aliyah Henderson

Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with aggravated murder. Aliyah Hnderson, age 28, charged with two counts of aggravated murder for killing two young girls whose bodies were found in buried in suitcases. The bodies of the two girls were discovered Monday, March 2, in suitcases partially buried in shallow graves near Ginn Academy by a dog walker. Und

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The People v. Roy Anthony Lopez

San Jose, California, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first degree murder. Roy Anthony Lopez accused of beating his wife to death. California first-degree murder law is defined under California Penal Code Sections 187 and 189. It involves the unlawful killing of a human being or fetus with malice aforethought, combined with specific factors like premeditation,

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State of Illinois v. Chevazz Campbell

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first degree murder. Chevazz Campbel,age 37, stabbed and killed a CTA employee. Under Illinois law (720 ILCS 5/9-1), first degree murder is defined as killing an individual without lawful justification when a person does any of the following: • Intentional Murder: They intend to kill or do great bodily harm

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United States of America v. Yousif Abdulraouf Alhallaq

Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with naturalization fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1425. Yousif Abdulraouf Alhallaq, 47, of Canton, was born in Kuwait and entered the United States on an H1B visa in 2006. In 2011, he filed an application to become a permanent resident of the United States and was approved. Alhallaq began work as an internal medical

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State of Oklahoma v. Kimberly Ann Read

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with driving under the influence of alcohol -2nd offense, in violation of 47 O.S. 11-902.C.PM1, B4, which provides: C. 1. Any person who is convicted of a violation of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for the first offense and shall: a. participate in an assessment and evaluation pursuan

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United States of America v. Chad Allen Haeberle

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with threatening to assault, kidnap or murder a member of Congress, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 115, and cyberstalking, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2261. Chad Allen Haeberle, age 52, threatened to assault, kidnap, and murder United States Representative Josh Brecheen and to knowingly engaging in a course of condu

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State of New York v. Jyrell Thomas

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder Jyrell Thomas, age 25, stabbed a man to death on a J train in Queens, New York. Thomas was know to be emotionally disturbed.

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State of Texas v. Chase Layne Patin

Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with attempted murder. Chase Layne Patin accused of shooting a Harris County deputy.

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United States of America v. Harlan Joe

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder on the Navajo Nation. On November 15, 2025, Harlan Joe, 21, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, unlawfully killed Jane Doe at a residence in Shiprock, New Mexico, after a day of drinking. Joe admitted that he punched, kicked, and dragged Jane Doe on the ground and asphyxiated her, c

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State of Ohio v. Caleb Flynn

Troy, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with h aggravated murder and multiple counts of murder, felonious assault and tampering with evidence Caleb Flynn, age 40, was accused of killing his wife Ashley Floynn, age 37. Caleb Flynn called 911 early on Feb. 16 to report that his wife had been shot by an intruder at their home in Tipp City, north of Dayton. He was ar

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State of Utah v. Douglas Stewart Carter

Justice went to hell in Utah in 1985 when Douglas Stewart Carter was convicted of e first degree, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-202 (Supp.1985),[1] and was sentenced to death. Carter's was released from prison and exonerated on September 28, 2026, based on the results of DNA from the crime scene that showed that he was not the perpetrator of the crime. On the night of February 27, 19

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State of Oklahoma v. Epifanio Lozoria Robeldo

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child endangerment in violation of 21 O.S..852.2, which provides: A. It is unlawful and punishable as provided for in this section for any person to drive, operate, or be in actual physical control of a motor vehicle within this state, whether upon public roads, highways, streets, turnpikes, other public places or u

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State of South Dakota v. Jeromy Willard

Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder. Jeromy Willard, 53, of Sioux Falls, accused of killing his brother s Levi Phillips, 47, of Sioux Falls.

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United States of America v. Clifton Savage, a/k/a "Lucky"

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with two counts of murder as well as narcotics and firearms offenses. On or about December 26, 2021, in the vicinity of East 168th Street and Morris Avenue in the Bronx, New York, Clifton Savage, a/k/a "Lucky," age 45,discharged a firearm multiple times, using it to murder Terrence Smith and Sergio Santana, two

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State of Oklahoma v. Dilan Newberry

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with first degree murder in violation of 21 O.S. 701. Dilan Newberry was accused of killing his girlfriend, Chandra Cole. Newberry claimed that he and Chandra got home, and he went to bed, then all of a sudden two guys broke into their apartment and he fought them and left. A surveillance camera outside the apar

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