| United States of America v. Daniel Sikkema, aka Daniel Garcia Carrera |
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New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant who was charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Reported by Kent Morlan Daniel Sikkema, aka Daniel Garcia Carrera hired a hitman in Brazil to kill his huband, paying him $9,000. Amid contentious divorce proceedings with his then-husband, Daniel Sikkema used a burner phone line to callously order the killing of h $ (05-23-2026 - NY) |
| State of Georgia v. Jahmare Brown |
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Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder. Reported by Kent Morlan Jahmare Brown, age 21, accused of stabbing 23-year-old Alyssa Paige on the Atlanta Beltline. $ (05-23-2026 - GA) |
| State of Oklahoma v. Keith Barton Cathey |
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers Taylor Keaton" and Z represented the Defendant charged with soliciting for first-degree murder in violation of 21 O.S. 701.16. Reported by Kent Morlan JUDGE DAWN MOODY: DEFENDANT PRESENT, NOT IN CUSTODY AN $ (05-22-2026 - OK) |
| State of Oklahoma v. Maria Stevens |
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Reported by Kent Morlan Maria Stevens, age 39, is accused of stabbing a 46-year-old man to death during an argument. $ (05-20-2026 - OK) |
| State of Oklahoma v. Joseph Madison Green |
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7 and possession of a firearm AFCF in violation of 21 O.S.. 1283. $ (05-12-2026 - OK) |
| State of Tennessee v. Shaquille Taylor |
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Nashville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Second Degree murder. Reported by Kent Morlan Shaquille Taylor, age 32, was accused of gunning down 18-year-old Belmont University freshman in 2023. Jillian’s parents, Matthew and Jessica, gave powerful victim impact statements after the guilty plea. “There is no worse pain than a father who loses $ (05-16-2026 - TN) |
| State of Oklahoma v. Ricahrd Glossip |
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with capital murder. Count # 1. Count as Filed: HM11, CT 1 MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE, in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7 Date of Offense: 01/07/1997 Party Name Disposition Information SNEED, JUSTIN BLAYNE Disposed: CONVICTION, 06/18/1998. Guilty Plea Count as Disposed: CT 1 MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE (HM11) $ (12-31-1998 - OK) |
| State of Iowa v. Jose Luis Rodriguez |
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Des Moimes, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. By Kent Morlan Jose Luis Rodriguez, age 20, accused of shooting and killing a 16-year-old boy. $ (05-08-2026 - IA) |
| State of Missouri v. Jada Bell |
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St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree assult, and three counts of armed criminal action. By Kent Morlan Jada Bell shot and killed Chauncia Meekins, 32, the drive-thru worker at a Steak N' Shake during a spat over her order. $ (05-08-2026 - MO) |
| State of Arkansas v. Myles Ealy and Kaleb Jones |
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Little Rock, Arkansas, criminal defense lawyers represent two defendants charged with capital murder. By Kent Morlan Myles Ealy, 23, and Kaleb Jones, 20, are accused of killing Darius Pettis, 26, who was shot on April 8th and died as a result. $ (05-08-2026 - AR) |
| State of Texas v. Seung Han Ho |
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Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Seung Han Ho, age 69, accused of shooting and killing two people and injuring three people after meeting at a shopping center north of Dallas. $ (05-06-2026 - TX) |
| State of Louisiana v. Markel Lee |
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first-degree murder charge, five counts of attempted murder and one count of illegal use of a weapon, Markel Lee, age 17, accused of shooing and killing three people at Mall of Louisiana. $ (05-06-2026 - LA) |
| The State of Oklahoma v. Roger Dale Stafford, Sr. |
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Purcell, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts of first-degree murder. ¶25 Section 2504(B) limits the marital privilege in criminal cases to "confidential communications." According to Section 2504(A), A communication is confidential for purposes of this section if it is made privately by any person to his spouse and is not intended for disclo $ (09-07-1983 - OK) |
| United States of America v. Michael Seery and Ricardo Obando, Jr. |
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Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Murder-For-Hire. By Kent Morlan Michael Seery hired Ricardo Obando to kill a man he believed had an affair with Seery’s wife while Seery was in prison. Cell phone evidence demonstrated how Obando conducted extensive surveillance and a failed attempt on the victim before finally executing the plot. Obando sh $ (05-05-2026 - TX) |
| Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. John Irmer |
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Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. John Irmer, 71, was accused of killing 24-year-old Susan Rose, in 1979. $ (05-02-2026 - MA) |
| State of Florida v. Craig Edward Leeks |
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Dade City, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder and improper exhibition of a firearm. The State charged Leeks with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated assault. His defense counsel moved to have him evaluated for competency, and the trial court granted the motion. The psychological evaluation concluded Leeks was competent to sta $ (05-01-2026 - fl) |
| State of Alabama v. William Graham Oliver |
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Mobile, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with 3 counts of first-degree murder. William Graham Oliver, 54, allegedly murdered Lisa Ferguson and her two children while robbing them. $ (05-01-2026 - Al) |
| United States of America v. Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan |
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization. Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan, 23, of Minneapolis, MN,began consuming information from and about ISIS and other State Department designated foreign terrorist organizations in at least 2024. For example, Hassan obtain $ (04-28-2026 - MN) |
| , State of Tennessee v. Ladarryl Martin |
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represents the defendant charged attempted second-degree murder and possession of a firearm during a dangerous felony. Ladarryl Martin, 38, accused of stabbing when he became upset with the victim, punched him, stabbed him and fired several rounds from a gun. $ (04-27-2026 - tn) |
| State of Texas v. Angelina Hicks |
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Houston, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with plotting to "kill as many Jews as possible" by driving a vehicle through the Congregation Beth Israel in Houston. Angelina Hicks, age 18, was arrested in North Carolina, and accused of felony conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to commit assault with a deadly weapon. $ (04-26-2026 - TX) |
| United States of America v. Sergio Renato Tapia |
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San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with threatening to murder a Federal Officer. Sergio Renato Tapia, 31, called the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park on July 24, 2023, and left a voicemail that included a violent threat to murder a National Park Service ranger. NPS rangers immediately recognized Tapia's voice and worked quickly with the U. $ (04-24-2026 - TX) |
| State of Texas v. Saryiah Sanford-Griffin |
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Dallas, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Saryiah Sanford-Griffin, age 18, accused of shooting and 13-year-old Marcus Reeves Jr. $ (04-24-2026 - TX) |
| State of South Carolina v. Xavier Barnes |
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Columbia, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder and possession of a weapon. Xavier Barnes, age 23, accused of shooting and killing 29-year-old Maurice “Mo” Green. $ (04-24-2026 - SC) |
| State of Oklahoma v. Adrian Wayne Jackson |
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Muskogee, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer Kent Morlan represented Adrian Wayne Jackson who was charged with felony murder and possession of a firearm after former conviction of a felony. Adrian Jackson shot and killed Ben Howell during a confrontation between the two in Boynton, Oklahoma on May 8, 2026. Howell went to where Jackson was vi $ (04-22-2026 - ok) |
| James Charles Childress v. State of Oklahoma |
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¶1 James Charles Childress was tried by a jury in the District Court of Sequoyah County, Case No. CF 96-292, before the Honorable John C. Garrett, District Judge. Appellant was found guilty of first degree murder (Count 1), in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.1997, § 701.7, and larceny of a domestic animal (Count 2), in violation of 21 O.S.1991, § 1716.1 The jury fixed punishment at ten (10) years' imp $ (04-25-2000 - OK) |
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