New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with kidnapping and murder.

On December 24, 2020, Calvin Roberson and another individual kidnapped Francisco Roman, Jr., 28, at gunpoint from his residence in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Roberson and his associate threatened to harm Roman if he did not comply with their orders, handcuffed him, and stole cash, marij... More...    $0 (06-06-2023 - CT)

New Haven, CT: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

William Tisdol, age 22, was indicted for felony possession of a firearm.

Shortly after noon on September 9, 2020, members of the Hartford Police Department responded to reports of gunshots on Sterling Street in Hartford. At the scene, officers found a female companion of Tis... More...    $0 (10-12-2021 - CT)

Bridgeport, CT - The United States of America charged Harold Cook with kidnapping, robbery and the execution-style murder of Charles Teasley.

Harold Cook, also known as “Oink,” 42, of Bloomfield, was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the kidnapping, robbery and the execution-style murder of Charles Teasley, 35, of West Hartford, in January 2009.

According to evidence p... More...    $0 (01-22-2020 - CT)

New Haven, CT - The United States of America charged Gerund Micken with kidnapping.

Gerund Mickens, also known as “Breeze,” 44, of Bloomfield, was sentenced today to life in prison for his role in the kidnapping, robbery and the execution-style murder of Charles Teasley, 35, of West Hartford, in January 2009.

According to evidence presented during trial, on January 12, 2009, Har... More...    $0 (01-14-2020 - CT)

The defendant, Ricardo Swilling, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered following a jury trial, of kidnapping in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-92 (a) (2) (A), home invasion in violation of General Statutes § 53a-100aa (a) (2), and assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-60 (a) (2).1 Additionally, following the defendant’s pleas of no... More...    $0 (03-31-2018 - CT)

Hartford, CT - New London Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possessing Ammunition in Connection with Shooting

West Robertson, also known as “Po,” 34, of New London, was sentenced to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for unlawfully possessing ammunition in connection with a shooting in New London. Judge Bryant also ordered ROBERTSON to perfor... More...    $0 (09-14-2017 - CT)

The defendant, Terrance L. Rice, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial,ofunlawfulrestraintinthefirstdegreeinviolation of General Statutes § 53a-95 and breach of peace in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a181(a)(1).Heclaimsthat(1)thestatepresentedinsufficient evidence to support his conviction, and (2) the court violated his right to confrontatio... More...    $0 (08-15-2016 - CT)

This decision concerns two appeals, AC 37171 and AC 38312, and a cross appeal in AC 38312 arising from the same underlying criminal case. In a single, consolidated trial, a jury found the defendant, Michael Guerrera, guilty of assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-8 (a) and 53a-59 (a) (1), conspiracy to commit the assault in the first degreeinviolationofGeneralStatute... More...    $0 (07-15-2016 - CT)

In this certified appeal1 we consider whether the Appellate Court properly resolved a series of claims that the defendant, Mark Banks, raises in connection with General Statutes (Rev. to 2009) § 54102g,2 which authorizes the Commissioner of CorrectiontocollectDNAsamplesfromcurrentlyincarcerated felons in order to maintain a DNA data bank to assist in criminal investigations. The defendant appeals... More...    $0 (07-09-2016 - CT)

The defendant, George Michael Leniart, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a),1 and three counts of capital felony in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1995) § 53a54b (5), (7) and (9), as amended by Public Acts 1995, No. 95-16, § 4.2 The defendant claims that the evidence was insufficient to prove beyond a... More...    $0 (06-07-2016 - CT)

The petitioner, Melvin Jones, appeals from the judgment of the trial court denying his petition for a new trial on charges of capital felony in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1989) § 53a-54b (3)1 and carrying a pistol without a permit in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1989) § 29-35,2 of which he was found guilty by a jury in connection with the shooting death of the victim, Wayne C... More...    $0 (05-22-2016 - CT)

The defendant, William Castillo, appealsfromthejudgmentofconviction,renderedafter a jury trial, of attempt to commit robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 and 53a-134 (a) (3), and attempt to commit robbery in the second degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a49 and 53a-135 (a) (1) (A). The defendant, who was nearly seventeen years old at the time of his arr... More...    $0 (05-18-2016 - CT)

.Thedefendant,EfrainJohnson,appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of one count of felony murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54c and one count of kidnapping in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a92 (a) (2) (A) for his participation in events that led to the death of the victim, Tina Johnson.1 On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the... More...    $0 (05-07-2016 - CT)

The petitioner, Vinroy Hines, appeals following the denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, in which he challenged his conviction for criminal attempt to commit assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 and 53a-59 (a) (1),1 two counts of assault in the second degree in vi... More...    $0 (04-12-2016 - CT)

The defendant in these certified appeals, Chywon Wright, was convicted of various crimes stemming from his involvement in a sexual assault that occurred on November 1, 2008. On that date, ‘‘the victim1 accompanied Bryan Fuller, a member of a street gang, to a vacant second floor apartment at 19 Taylor Street in [the city of] Waterbury. The victim went to the apartment expecting Fuller to pay her $... More...    $0 (04-11-2016 - CT)

The defendant, Ronaldo Morales, appealsfromthejudgmentofconviction,renderedafter a jury trial, of strangulation in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-64bb, unlawful restraint in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-95 (a), threatening in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-62 (a) (1), and assault in the third degree in violation of Gene... More...    $0 (03-21-2016 - CT)

Both issues in this certified appeal centerontheclaimofthedefendant,RichardBrundage, that thestate is precludedfrom filing asubstitute information bringing new charges against him following his partially successful appeal challenging his convictions onchargesthatweredeterminedtobetimebarred.The defendant appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court, which concluded that the trial court imprope... More...    $0 (03-16-2016 - CT)

The state appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court affirming the decision of the trial court granting the application of the defendant, Mycall Obas, to be exempted from continued registration as a sex of fender pursuant to General Statutes § 54-251(b).1 On appeal, the state claims that the Appellate Court improperly concluded that the trial court had the authority to grant the defendant’s ... More...    $0 (02-08-2016 - CT)

Defendant was found guilty of capital felony and sentenced to death. While Defendant’s appeal was pending, the legislature passed Public Act 12-5, which repealed the death penalty for all crimes committed on or after April 25, 2012. On June 12, 2012, the Supreme Court affirmed Defendant’s judgment of conviction but reversed his death sentence and remanded for a new penalty phase hearing, concludin... More...    $0 (11-30-2015 - CT)

The defendant, Christopher Anthony Brown, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of kidnapping in the second degreeinviolationofGeneral Statutes§ 53a-94(a),and conspiracy to commit kidnapping in the second degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-48 (a) and 53a94 (a). On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly denied hismotion to compel th... More...    $0 (11-16-2015 - CT)

The principal issue in this appeal requires us to determine when a prosecutor’s apparent breach of a trial court ruling becomes prosecutorial improprietyimplicatingadefendant’sdueprocessright to a fair trial, rather than an evidentiary matter without constitutionalimport.Thedefendant,MatthewO’BrienVeader, appeals1 from the judgment of the trial court, rendered after a jury trial, convicting him o... More...    $0 (08-28-2015 - CT)

This case presents a question that is new to our circuit: what evidence is sufficient under the Lindbergh Law, 18 U.S.C. § 1201(a), to convict a defendant of “holdingâ€� a victim against the victim’s will? Other circuits differ as to whether a defendant who first “takesâ€� control of his victim by “decoyâ€� or trick must intend to back up his pretense with physical or psychological force ... More...    $0 (04-29-2014 - CT)

The plaintiff, Leyla Mirjavadi,1 appeals from the judgment of the trial court, rendered after a trial to the court, in favor of the defendant, Maria Varone. The plaintiff claims that the trial court made erroneous factual findings in determining that the defendant was not negligent when the plaintiff’s daughter, Saba Fabriz (Saba), was abducted by the daughter’s father during a visit supervise... More...    $0 (04-21-2011 - CT)

In Cheryl Terry Enterprises, Ltd. v. Hartford, 262 Conn. 240, 242, 811 A.2d 1272 (2002), the plaintiff, Cheryl Terry Enterprises, Ltd., appealed from the judgment of the trial court setting aside the jury's verdict for the plaintiff on its antitrust claim against the defendant, the city of Hartford. We concluded therein that the plaintiff had not appealed from a final judgment because th... More...    $500000 (08-25-2004 - CT)

The defendant, Robert L. Walker, appeals from the judgments of conviction, following a jury trial, of two counts of aggravated sexual assault (felony) in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70a (a) (1), four counts of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70 (a) (1), two counts of kidnapping in the first degree with a firearm in viol... More...    $0 (12-15-2003 - CT)