Wilmington, Delaware criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with attempting to get pornographic photographs from a minor.

Frank R. Bucklew, 57, spoke through a dating application with an undercover police officer who he believed to be a 14-year-old girl. He had detailed sexual discussions with her and repeatedly asked that she send him pornographic images of herself. Mr. Buck... More...    $0 (10-03-2022 - DE)

Wilmington, Delaware criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with possession of child pornography.

A grand jury indicted Noble in February 2018 on one
count of attempted receipt of child pornography by someone
previously convicted of a child pornography offense, in
violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252(a)(2), 2252(b)(1) and
2256(2)(A), and one count of possession of c... More...    $0 (08-02-2022 - DE)

Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with trafficking minor and young adult victims throughout the mid-Atlantic region.

Anthony Jones, 38, of Wilmington, Delaware, was convicted by a federal jury in April 2019 following a 14-day trial. Jones was found guilty of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of minors by force, fraud or coercion, and of sex ... More...    $0 (06-03-2022 - DE)

Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possessing prepubescent child pornography.

Joseph J. Leonetti, Jr., Former Union President of the Wilmington Fire Department, pled guilty before the Honorable Colm F. Connolly to possessing prepubescent child pornography, announced David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware. Mr. Leonetti faces... More...    $0 (04-23-2021 - DE)

Wilmington, DE - The United States of America charged Thomas Noble with possession of child porn.

A New Castle, Delaware man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for possessing and attempting to receive child pornography, announced David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware.

On October 24, 2019, a federal jury for the District of Delaware found Thomas Noble, ... More...    $0 (03-03-2020 - DE)

David Matusiewicz1 and Christine Belford were married from 2001 to 2006, during which time they had three children, L.M.1, L.M.2, and K.M.1 (the “children”). The couple and their children also lived with Belford’s one child from a previous marriage, K.M.2.2 After their divorce, Belford and David engaged in a bitter custody dispute, during which David accused Belford of being an unfit mother and ... More...    $0 (09-09-2018 - DE)

Wilmington, DE - Delaware Man Pleads Guilty in Child Pornography Case

John B. Alwood pled guilty to one count of accessing with intent to view child pornography depicting a prepubescent child engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

Alwood, 54, of Lewes, Delaware, pled guilty before Chief Judge Leonard P. Stark of the U.S. District Court of Delaware on December 18, 2017. According t... More...    $0 (12-28-2017 - DE)

Wilmington, DE - Jury Convicts 21-Year-Old On Murder Charge

The State of Delaware charged Michael Broomer, age 21, with second-degree murder, two counts of possession of a firarm during commission of a felony and one count of first-degree reckless endangerment for his role in the killing of Raekwon Mangrum, age 19, who was shot multiple times outside a home in the 200 block of North Monro... More...    $0 (08-18-2016 - DE)

Three Members of Matusiewicz Family Receive Life Sentences

WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, Kevin L. Perkins, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Baltimore Division, and Nathaniel McQueen, Jr., Colonel, Delaware State Police, announced today that United States District Court Judge Gerald A. McHugh sentence... More...    $0 (02-18-2016 - DE)

The bodies of Brandon Saunders and Vaughn Rowe were discovered in a wooded area of Rockford Park in Wilmington, Delaware, on January 21, 1996. Nearly four years later, on December 6, 1999, Luis Reyes ("Reyes") and Luis Cabrera ("Cabrera") were indicted as co-defendants for the murders of Saunders and Rowe ("Rockford Park Murders").1 The State sought the death penalty for both Reyes and Cabrera in ... More...    $0 (03-13-2016 - DE)

This 4th day of January 2016, upon consideration of the appellant’s opening brief, the appellee’s motion to affirm under Supreme Court Rule 25(a),1 and the Superior Court record, it appears to the Court that: (1) The appellant, Michael L. Church, has appealed the Superior Court’s August 18, 2015 summary dismissal of his second motion for postconviction relief under Superior Court Criminal Rule 61.... More...    $0 (01-06-2016 - DE)

This 4th day of January 2016, upon consideration of the appellant’s
opening brief, the appellee’s motion to affirm under Supreme Court Rule
25(a),1 and the Superior Court record, it appears to the Court that:
(1) The appellant, Michael L. Church, has appealed the Superior
Court’s August 18, 2015 summary dismissal of his second motion for
postconviction relief under Superio... More...    $0 (01-05-2016 - DE)

This 7th day of December 2015, upon consideration of the appellant’s opening
brief, the appellant’s motion to affirm, and the record below, it appears to the Court
that:
(1) The appellant, Donovan J. Garvin, filed this appeal from the Superior
Court’s denial of his first motion for postconviction relief. The State of Delaware
has filed a motion to affirm the judgment be... More...    $0 (12-08-2015 - DE)

Husband and Wife were married for twenty-two years. They separated in
September 2012, and their divorce became final in 2013. The couple had over $6
million in assets, including a $1.5 million house, investment accounts, retirement
accounts, and other property. Husband worked as an associate and then as a partner in a major law firm,
earning a substantial income. In May 2... More...    $0 (12-07-2015 - DE)

Wilmington, DE - Former U.S. Navy Lt. Commander and Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges

A former U.S. Navy Lt. Commander and ordained Catholic priest pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware to one count of production of child pornography and one count of distribution of child pornography.

John Thomas Matthew Lee, 50, of Millsboro,... More...    $0 (11-16-2015 - DE)

The appellant, Carter W. Samuels (“the Father”), filed this appeal
from the Family Court’s April 20, 2015 order granting the appellees, Darlene
Jowers (“the Maternal Grandmother”) and Casandra Jowers (“the Maternal Great
Grandmother” and, with the Maternal Grandmother, “Grandmothers”) visitation of
one afternoon a month with the Father’s daughters. We find no error or abuse of ... More...    $0 (11-11-2015 - DE)

WILMINGTON, Del. – Rogelio “Roger” Cordero, age 58, of New Castle, Delaware, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Sue L. Robinson to 262 months in federal prison for Receipt of Child Pornography, in violation of federal law. Cordero also was sentenced to a life term of supervised release following his prison sentence. He also will be required to continue to register as a sex offende... More...    $0 (07-30-2015 - DE)

WILMINGTON, DE – A federal jury has convicted David T. Matusiewicz, his mother, Lenore Matusiewicz, and his sister, Amy Gonzalez, of interstate stalking and cyberstalking, in violation of federal law. The jury also found all three defendants criminally responsible for the death of Christine Belford, who was murdered in the lobby of the New Castle County Courthouse by co-conspirator Thomas Matusi... More...    $0 (07-10-2015 - DE)

WILMINGTON, Del. – Harry K. Roche, age 44, of Millsboro, Delaware, was sentenced yesterday to 35 years in prison for Production and Transportation of Child Pornography, in violation of federal law. Roche also was sentenced to a lifetime of supervised release following his prison sentence. He also will continue to be required to continue to register as a sex offender in any jurisdiction in whic... More...    $0 (01-22-2015 - DE)

WILMINGTON, Del. – Rogelio “Roger� Cordero, age 58, of New Castle, Delaware, pled guilty today to Receipt of Child Pornography, in violation of federal law. Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced the guilty plea following a hearing in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.

Cordero was previously convicted in De... More...    $0 (03-17-2015 - DE)

WILMINGTON, Del. – Harry K. Roche, age 43, of Millsboro, Delaware, pled guilty today to Production and Transportation of Child Pornography, in violation of federal law. Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced the guilty plea following a hearing in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.

Roche was previously... More...    $0 (04-04-2014 - DE)

Michael J. Barndt, a/k/a “mikecoach73,â€� age 40, of Sellersville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor, in violation of federal law. Barndt also was sentenced to five years of supervised release following his prison sentence. He also will be required to register as a sex offender in any jurisdiction in which he lives, works... More...    $0 (02-25-2014 - DE)

Harry K. Roche, age 43, of Millsboro, Delaware, pled guilty today to Production and Transportation of Child Pornography, in violation of federal law. Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced the guilty plea following a hearing in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.

Roche was previously convicted in Delawa... More...    $0 (03-04-2014 - DE)

The State of Delaware charged Melvin Morse, age 60, with three felonies in conjunction with the waterboarding of his companion's daughter. age 11, by holding the child's head under a faucet in 2012. The girl ran away from home and told authorities that she feared his disciplining of her by "waterboarding" her. Prosecutors also alleged that Morse arbitrarily and randomly punished her for behavior ... More...    $0 (02-13-2014 - DE)

Brian Elliott, age 44, sued the Marist Brothers of the Schools Inc., Church of the Nativity of Our Blessed Lady, Archdiocese of New York and Brother Damian Galligan on a sexual abuse (civil assault and battery) and negligence theories claiming that he was sexually abused by the priest starting in 1977 and ending in 1985. He claimed that the defendant abused him in at least four states on various ... More...    $2400000 (11-19-2013 - DE)

A father filed a motion to modify a child custody and visitation agreement in
the Family Court. The trial judge denied the father’s motion, holding that contract
principles govern the agreement and bar the trial court from modifying
unambiguous contract language. On appeal, the father claims that the trial judge
erroneously applied contract principles to a custody and visitation ... More...    $0 (04-18-2012 - DE)

The respondent-appellant, Danielle M. Stewart (the “Wifeâ€�), appeals from a Family Court final judgment in favor of the petitioner-appellee, Thomas D. Stewart (the “Husbandâ€�), arising from the Husband’s Petition to Modify Alimony and the Wife’s Motion for Specific Performance and Rule to Show Cause. In this appeal, the Wife contends that the Family Court erred when it reformed the parti... More...    $0 (03-15-2012 - DE)

The Indian River School Board (the “Boardâ€�) has a long-standing policy of praying at its regularly-scheduled meetings, which are routinely attended by students from the local school district. Appellants argue that the Board‟s policy is unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. The Board claims that a school board is like a legislative body and that its practice ... More...    $0 (08-08-2011 - DE)

(1) Natalie and Scott Howard1 entered a consent order on February 22, 2007 agreeing to joint custody of their two sons and primary placement of their sons with Scott. In late 2009, Natalie petitioned to modify the custody order, seeking primary or shared placement. After a hearing, the Family Court denied Natalie’s petition. Natalie now appeals, and we AFFIRM.

(2) Natalie and Scott Howard... More...    $0 (12-21-2010 - DE)

Dr. Frances Angstadt appeals from the Superior Court’s decision granting summary judgment in favor of Red Clay Consolidated School District on her complaint alleging wrongful termination of employment as a teacher. Dr. Angstadt contends that the School District did not substantially comply with the procedural requirements of 14 Del. C. § 1410(b) in its decision not to renew her employment contr... More...    $0 (07-21-2010 - DE)

This appeal arises from an order of the District Court, entered July 22, 2008, granting summary judgment in favor of the Cape Henlopen School District (the “Districtâ€�) and denying appellants’ claim for reimbursement of private school tuition and other related costs for their disabled child under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. § 1400, et seq. Appellants cla... More...    $0 (05-27-2010 - DE)

Pro se appellant Emmanuel Lazaridis filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware raising various constitutional and statutory claims relating to child custody proceedings and the registration of foreign custody orders in the state of Delaware against his ex-wife, her attorneys, and the Delaware Attorney General. Lazaridis now appeals from the District Court’... More...    $0 (01-07-2010 - DE)