Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder. The State sought to introduce a recorded statement that petitioner's wife Sylvia had made during police interrogation, as evidence that the stabbing was not in self-defense. Sylvia did not testify at trial because of Washington's marital privilege. Petitioner argued that admitting the
Fort Lauderdale, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with submission of fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $9.2 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with assaulting federal law enforcement officers, brandishing a firearm, and being a felon in possession of a firearm and brandishing a firearm, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with acting illegally within the United States as an agent of the People’s Republic of China.
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, et al. v. State of South Carolina, et al.
Columbia, South Carolina civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendant claiming that the The Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act ("the Act") enacted by the State of South Carolina violated a a woman's constitutional right to privacy, as guaranteed in article I, section 10 of the South Carolina Constitution.
Akron, Ohio personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on negligence theories.
In May 2020, Laura Hudak’s father, William P. Koballa, died of COVID-19. Hudak, acting as executrix of Koballa’s estate, sued in state court, asserting negligence and related state-law claims against Elmcroft of Sagamore Hills,
an assisted-living facility in Ohio, and several ent
Demarlo Berry appeals from an order dismissing his third postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The district court dismissed Berry's petition as procedurally barred, without allowing discovery or conducting an evidentiary hearing. Berry supported his petition with declarations under penalty of perjury that, if true, may establish a gateway claim of actual innocence. We conclude
"DeMarlo Antwin Berry was wrongly convicted in 1995 of murder, robbery, and burglary of a man near a Carl's Jr. fast-food restaurant in downtown Las Vegas in April 1994. Berry's prosecution was based on his positive identification by an eyewitness from a photographic lineup, and his initial identification by three other eyewitnesses that he resembled the perpetrator. Du
United States of America v. Felipe Penuelas-Rodriguez
Toledo, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with fentanyl trafficking conspiracy in the Toledo area, as well as illegal reentry into the United States.
Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to steal bank customers’ information in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky
Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with perpetrating a terrorist attack and other violence against a mass transportation system and vehicle carrying passengers and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.
Thomas Matheny v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, et al.
Charleston, West Virginia personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in injuries and/or damages as a direct result of acts, errors and omissions by Defendant in the operation a chemical plant.
Terry Hobbs v. "Natalie PASDAR, individually, and Natalie Pasdar,
Emily Robison, and Martha Seidel d/b/a Dixie Chicks
Plaintiff Terry Hobbs moves for partial summary judgment as to the fair report privilege and opinion (Doc. No. 26) and moves for partial summary judgment as to his status as a public figure (Doc. No. 31). Defendant Natalie Pasdar moves for summary judgment on all claims against her (Doc. No. 38). Defendants Martha Seidel (now Martha Maguire), Emily Robison, and the Dixie Chicks move for summa
Hamilton, Ohio white collar criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with five counts public corruption including conflict of interest, unlawful interest in a public contract, unlawful us of authority, and bribery.
Butler County Auditor Roger Reynolds were accused of unlawful interest in a public contract, a fourth-degree felony.
Rochester, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud related to a Ponzi scheme, as well as to wire fraud involving the fraudulent sale of purported N95 masks during the pandemic.