Dallas, TX: Justice went to hell when Martin Lucio Santillan was convicted of murder. INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTEXASNO. WR-49,763-02EX PARTE MARTIN LUCIO SANTILLAN, ApplicantON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUSCAUSE NO. W97-51514-R(B) IN THE 265TH DISTRICT COURTFROM DALLAS COUNTYPer curiam.YEARY,J., filed a concurring opinion.O P I N I O NApplicant was convicted of capital murder and

El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to smuggle and harbor illegal aliens, in violation of 8 U.S.C. 371. Juan Carlos Lara-Quezada aka Ironman, 33, was a leader of an alien smuggling organization operating in the Western District of Texas and District of New Mexico. The organization is responsible for smuggling hundreds of illegal aliens into

Carlsbad, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree murder and criminal sexual penetration in the first degree, in violation of NMSA 1978, subseciton 31-20A-5((B). On January 30, 1982, the partially decomposed body of Nancy Mitchell was found near the Pecos River, Eddy County, New Mexico in the area known locally as Six-Mile Dam. A preliminary autop

Hobart, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with grand larceny, in violation of 21 O.S. 1705. Title 21, Section 1701 of the Oklahoma Statutes defines larceny as the taking of personal property accomplished by fraud or stealth, and with intent to deprive another thereof. 21 O.S.2021, § 1701. Section 1703 divides larceny into two degrees, petit and grand larceny.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession for child exploitation material. Charles Barranco, age 71, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was found to be in possession of child sexual abuse material linked to Barranco’s Google account. Investigators later determined that Barranco was associated with multiple additional CyberTips. Court filings also show tha

Albuquereque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree felony arson and child abuse. New Mexico child abuse laws (outlined primarily in New Mexico Statutes Section 30-6-1 and the Children's Code) make it a crime to knowingly, intentionally, or negligently endanger, abuse, or neglect a child under the age of 18. Justia Law +1 Key Definitions

Brooklyn, New York, civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) law. The Village of Atlantic Beach, New York was accused of violating the RLUIPA, ) by enacting and enforcing zoning provisions that treat religious land uses worse than comparable secular uses. The Religious Land Use and Institutiona

Claremore, Oklahoma, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on defamation and libel theories. Janice Steidley, the former district attorney for District 12 (Craig, Mayes, and Rogers Counties, Oklahoma), and David Iski, a former assistant district attorney in District 12, sued John Singer, an investigator for the Claremore Police Department. Steidley was elec

Grand Junction, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with o a felony and two misdemeanors in the case for crimes related to the abuse, including tampering with physical evidence and official misconduct. Nycole Power, age 32, who worked as a Grand Mesa Youth Services parole office, accused to sexually abusing a 18-year-old parolee.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child abuse by injury, in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5. Lubuto Musonda, was tried by a jury and convicted in Tulsa County District Court, Case No. CF-2015-770, of Count 3: Child Abuse by Injury, in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.2014, § 843.5; Count 4: Second Degree Robbery, in violation of 21 O.S.2011, § 791; Count 5: As

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child abuse by injury, in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5. Appellant contends that the trial court abused its discretion by allowing evidence of prior bad acts to be admitted at trial. Appellant's claim primarily centers on the introduction of evidence relating to a violent domestic incident that occurred between Appell

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

Pawhuska, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second degree burglary. Under Oklahoma law (Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 1435), second-degree burglary is defined as breaking and entering into an unoccupied dwelling, commercial building, structure, room, booth, tent, railroad car, vehicle, vessel, or forcibly opening a coin-operated or vending machine with the inten

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

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

Sayre, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with robbery in the first degree robbery, in violation of 21 O.S. 791. Kenneth Edgar Meschew, was accused of taking, stealing and carrying away from the said victim, by use of force and fear the sum of $120 in lawful money of the United States. The information charges a crime conjointly committed by `Bill Ridgway and

Fayetteville, Arkansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of more than 50 grams of meth, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841. Jorge Hoyos-Lopez, age 35, distributed methamphetamine in and around Northwest Arkansas. On two separate occasions, the DEA conducted covert controlled purchases of methamphetamine directly from Hoyos-Lopez, each consisting of one qua

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,

San Antonio, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with filing false tax returns. Natasha Sheree Banks-Brown, 45, owned and operated a tax preparation business named “Tasha’s Total Tax Service,” beginning in 2016. Banks-Brown filed individual tax returns on behalf of her clients which included false and fraudulent deductions and credits which significantly

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841. Tulsa County Deputy Sheriff Freddie Alaniz investigates crimes on the highways in and around Tulsa, Oklahoma. He has experience in drug interdiction, has served as a task force officer with the federal Drug Enforcement Administr

Concord, New Hampshire, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with violating the Lacey Act by illegally hunting dozens of wild Bobcats in New Hampshire in order to ship the animals’ pelts to Canada. Sherwood Dubrey, jr., Randy Inman, and Sherwood Dubrey, Sr. conspired to violate the Lacey Act by poaching Bobcats in New Hampshire, transporting them to New York where Dub

Lexington, North Carolina, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an alienation of affections of theory. Jane Doe, the wife on a man who had an affair with Jennifer "Jo" Cobb, age 53, deliberately seduced, enticed, and alienated the affections" of her husband for several months, leading up to the couple's separation in January 2021. Alienation of affection is a civil lawsuit in

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

Claremore, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stalking, in violation of 21 O.S. 1173, which provides: A. Any person who willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows or harasses another person in a manner that: 1. Would cause a reasonable person or a member of the immediate family of that person as defined in subsection F of this section to feel frighten

Eufaula, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer Kent Morlan represents the Defendant charged with conspiracy and grand larceny. Defendant, a tow truck operator, was called by Johnson to retrieve a broken down trailer from a highway in McInstosh County, Defendant's tow truck was inoperative and he called Calvert to use h