Ventura, California, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with multiple counts of sexual assault. Andrew Stuart Luster was accused of drugging and sexually assaulting 86 women. Luster engaged in sadistic sexual abuse of their comatose bodies. Case Background & Sentencing • Conviction: In 2003, Luster was convicted in absentia on 86 felony counts—including rape

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

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

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,

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second degree rape, in violation of 21 O.S. 1114.B.

Bangor, Maine, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with cyberstalking in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2261. Dabin Jeon, age 31, met the victim online in 2019 and the two began a relationship when they both lived in New York. At Jeon’s request, the victim began providing him with financial assistance until she moved back to Maine and told him she could no longer afford to giv

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

Vinita, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with first degree murder. Oklahoma's first-degree murder law (Title 21, Section 701.7 of the Oklahoma Statutes) defines the crime as unlawfully causing the death of another human being either with malice aforethought or during the commission of certain dangerous felonies. Definition and TheoriesA person commits firs

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer M.J. Denman represented the Defendant charged with first degree rape by instrumentation in violation of 21 O.S. 1114 and forcible sodomy in violation of 21 O.S. 888.

Sulphur, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Count I, Rape in the First Degree in violation of 21 O.S.1991, § 1114(A)(1), and Count II, Lewd Molestation in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.1998, § 1123. Reported by: Kent Morlan A defendant may waive his r

Ada, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of Forcible Sodomy (Count 2) in violation of 21 O.S.2011, § 888, two counts of First Degree Rape (Counts 3 & 4) in violation of 21 O.S.2011, §§ 1114 & 1115, one count of Aggravated Assault and Battery (Count 5) in violation of 21 O.S.2011, §§ 646 & 647, and one count of Pattern of Criminal Offenses (Count 6

Tahlequah, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree rape in violation of 21 O.S. 1114. Reported by: Kent Morlan At the trial, Joy Bolton testified that on December 1, 1975, the defendant came to her house and asked to use the telephone beca

Pauls Valley, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer was charged with first degree rape in violation of 21 O.S. 1114. Reported by: Kent Morlan It is apparent from a review of the record that the Juvenile Court did properly take into consideration the guidelines set out by 10 O.S. 1971 § 111

Poteau, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree rape in violation of 21 O.S. 1114. On September 17, 1983, appellant drove to Spiro, Oklahoma to see his daughter, M.L. When appellant arrived, M.L. got into his truck and they drove to Flower Hill Strip Pits. After they arrived at the Strip Pits, appellant became angry and threatened to kill M.L. Appel

Guthrie, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree murder in violation of 21 O.S. 1114, rape by instrumentation in violation of 21 O.S. 1114, and forcible oral sodomy in violation of 21 O.S. 888, Reported by: Kent Morlan The trial court allowe

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree rape in violation of 21 O.S. 1114. Reported by: Kent Morlan To this petition the State made response denying that the case was a bailable offense since the defendant had passed his 18th birthday

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree rape in violation of 21 O.S. 1114. Reported by: Kent Morlan The record discloses that the prosecutrix testified that the defendant had intercourse with her on a little traveled road nort

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree rape in violation of 21 O.S. 1114. Reported by: Kent Morlan Appellant contends that the fact the victim was unconscious at the time of the attack due to intoxication does not satisfy the element

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree rape in violation of 21 O.S. 1114, robbery with a dangerous weapon in violation of 21 O.S. 801, and concealing stolen property in violation of 21 O.S. 1713. Reported by: Kent Morlan Appe

Norman, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon in violation 21 O.S. 791, Two Counts of Kidnapping in violation of 21 O.S. 741, and Four Counts of Forcible Sodomy in violation of 21 O.S. 88. Reported by: Kent Morlan On Ap

Shawnee, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second degree rape in violation of 21 O.S. 1114. Reported by: Kent Morlan Around midnight on May 1, 1984, P.P. awoke when she heard a sound in her bedroom. Appellant put a knife at her throat. P.P.'s four

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with First Degree Rape and Sodomy in violation of 21 O.S. 1114.] Mr. Highsaw had turned seventeen years old just ten days before the victim was raped on February 1, 1983 The legislature's clear intent in changing the definition of "child" in 1982 was to give persons 16 and 17 years of age adult status if they are cha