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State of Oklahoma v. Luis Jimenez

Guymon, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with rape.

On March 22, 2023, the matter came on for sentencing. After hearing the victim's prepared victim impact statement, and argument from both parties, Judge Parsley sentenced Jimenez to thirty-five years imprisonment, with all but the first twenty years suspended, plus a $1,000.00 fine. The trial court further

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United States of America v. Kemal Mrndzic

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Concealing Participation in Wartime Persecution

Former Bosnian Prison Camp Supervisor Sentenced to More than Five Years in Prison for Concealing Participation in Wartime Persecution

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Bryan David Range v. Attorney General of the United States

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania constitutional law lawyer represented the Plaintiff in challenging the constitutionality of the federal "felon-in-possession" law—18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)—violates his Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.

The material facts are undisputed. In 1995, Range pleaded guilty in the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County to one count of makin

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Reed Kimokeo Tatsuo Kawahakui v. Ashley Jean Kawahakui

Pueblo, Colorado family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce action.

In 2023, husband petitioned the court to dissolve the parties'
twelve-year marriage, and wife responded by filing a waiver and
acceptance of service. After the parties appeared at the initial
status conference, nothing happened in the case for the next six
weeks. The court issued a delay

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State of Nebraska v. Karsen H. Rezac

Lincoln, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder.

on December 23, 2022, two vehicles collided near the intersection of 20th and Washington Streets in Lincoln, Audible gunshots followed. Police officers responding to the scene found Kupo Mleya in the driver's seat of a sport utility vehicle. Mleya had suffered "gunshot wounds" and died f

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Jarmar Pearson

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with DUI.

On January 3, 2022, Deputy Zachary Weaver of the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office observed a vehicle swerve into the opposing lane of traffic, almost striking an oncoming vehicle. Deputy Weaver checked the vehicle's registration and learned that it had expired. Based on the traffic violations, h

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United States of America v. Brennan and Angela McNally

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Making False Statements on Residential Loan Application

Brentwood Couple Sentenced for Making False Statements on Residential Loan Application



Two

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STATE OF KANSAS v. OTHON MIGUEL LARA-LOPEZ

Topeka, KS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with moving for a new trial



In May 2021, Lara-Lopez was charged with aggravated indecent liberties with a
child after a 12 year old (referred to here under the pseudonym,

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Town of Apple Valley v. Apple Valley Rancho Water, et al.

San Bernardino, California condemnation lawyers represented the parties in an eminent domain action.

The Town of Apple Valley (TAV) sought to condemn via eminent domain a private water utility system. In November 2015, TAV passed two resolutions of necessity (RON) to acquire the water system, which was then owned by Carlyle Infrastructures Partners and operated by Apple Valley Ranchos Wa

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United States of America v. Hanibal Tayeh

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraud and Money Laundering

Connecticut Man Sentenced to Prison for Fraud and Money Laundering



A Thomaston, Conn. man was sentenced in federal court in

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The State of Georgia v. Bennie Harris, III

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated assault-family violence.

Police officers responded to the call at a hotel in Fulton County where Harris and the victim were staying. When the officers arrived, they saw Harris speaking loudly to the victim, who was sitting in a car. The victim was upset. The victim told the responding officers that

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United States of America v. Glenn Raymond Breeden

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with engage in sexual activity with someone he believed was a minor.

Child Sexual Predator Sentenced to Prison



Glenn Raymond Breeden, 56, of Orlando, Flori

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United States of America v. David Lara

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking firearms.

After working with a straw purchaser and being caught on the way to the U.S.–Mexico border with eight AK-47-style firearms and almost 2,000 rounds of ammunition, David Lara pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting a false statement during the acquisition of a firearm. At sentencing, the

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United States of America v. Cornelius Mayberry, a/k/a Red

Spartanburg, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of meth with intent to distribute.

The defendant, Cornelius Mayberry, entered a conditional guilty plea in the district
court to (1) possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, in
violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), (b)(1)(C) and 18 U.S.C.

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State of Indiana v. Brandon K. Crain

Rushville, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with nonsupport of a dependent.

On May 10, 2023, the State charged Crain with two counts of nonsupport of a dependent, as Level 6 felonies.[1] On July 25, Crain and the State entered into a plea agreement. Pursuant to that agreement, Crain agreed to plead guilty to one count of nonsupport of a defendant, and the

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United States of America v. Mana Sambola a/k/a “Coffee”

Brooklyn, NY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Two Firearms

Liberian Felon Sentenced for Possessing Two Firearms



Mana Sambola a/k/a "Coffee,” age 41, a Liberian national previously residi

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John H. Yoder v. Hon. Michael McMahon, et al.

Helena, Montana personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on false arrest and other legal theories.

Yoder commenced a civil action against the parties involved in his 2021 arrest, the prosecution, and his defense as well as the presiding judge in a criminal case.

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PROCEDURAL LAW. APPELLATE PROCEDURE. The case involves the dismissal of

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United States of America v. Mana Sambola a/k/a “Coffee”

Albany, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with

Liberian Felon Sentenced for Possessing Two Firearms



Mana Sambola a/k/a "Coffee,” age 41, a Liberian national previously resi

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United States of America v. Mana Sambola a/k/a “Coffee”

Albany, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Two Firearms

Liberian Felon Sentenced for Possessing Two Firearms



Mana Sambola a/k/a "Coffee,” age 41, a Liberian nat

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United States of America v. Jack Danaher Molloy

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Terrorism Offense and for Lying to FBI

Upper St. Clair Man Who Traveled to Lebanon and Syria with Goal of Joining Hizballah Indicted on Terrorism Offense and for Lying to FBI

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United States of America v. Jack Danaher Molloy

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Terrorism Offense and for Lying to FBI

Upper St. Clair Man Who Traveled to Lebanon and Syria with Goal of Joining Hizballah Indicted on Terrorism Offense and for Lying to FBI

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Charles Gandy a/k/a Charles Terrell Gandy a/k/a Charles T. Gandy v. State of Mississippi

Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant asserting that the verdict is contrary to the overwhelming weight of the evidence



At trial, the State presented the testimony of Jane, her moth

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Octavius Montego Rodas Black a/k/a Octavius Montego Black v. State of Mississippi.

Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with capital murder based on robbery




Betty Vaughans was a fifty-seven-year-old registered nurse. She owned and operated
a per

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James Scott Lewis a/k/a James S. Lewis v. State of Mississippi

Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with seven counts of sexual battery, four counts of statutory rape, and one count of touching a child for lustful
purposes. On June 28, 2004, Lewis pled guilty to statutory rape in Count 1, sexual battery in
Count 4, sexual battery in Count 6, and statutory rape

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United States of America v. Phillip M. Jensen

Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stealing fentanyl from his patients, injecting them with adulterated drugs, and performing surgery without proper pain management. Jenson also was ordered to pay a $200,000 fine.

Dentist Sentenced to 15 Ye

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