Illinois Intent to Commit Murder Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Yalong Cao and Jianhong Hu Allbright </h2> <center>
Benton, Illinois, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with engaging in a conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371, and money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956.... More...
$ (11-06-2026 - il)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Christopher Robinson </h2> </center>
Springfield, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with d knowingly and intentionally possess with intent to distribute 50 Grams or More of Actual Methamphetamine in violation of 21 USC 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A). (1). Christopher Robinson possessed intent to distribute 50 grams or more of ethamphetamine. The government presented evidence that law enforcement age... More...
$ (11-06-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. William D. Spears </h2> </center>
Winnebago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking cocaine and illegally possessing a loaded firearm. William Spears, age 68 was arrested in June 2024 following a 4-month narcotics investigation. At the time of his arrest, Spears was in possession of three and a half grams of cocaine, which he had been planning to sell to another person. Followin... More...
$ (11-07-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> State of Illinois v. Shahid Hussain <h2> </center>
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of hate crime, and one count of institutional vandalism, all class 2 felony offenses. On January 30, 2026, surveillance video showed Shahid Hussain, age 43, of Niles, Illinois, enter the Northwestern campus drawing swastikas and other Nazi symbols on numerous signs and other university property. The vi... More...
$ (10-17-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> State of Illinois v. Chevazz Campbell </h2> </center>
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first degree murder. Chevazz Campbel,age 37, stabbed and killed a CTA employee. Under Illinois law (720 ILCS 5/9-1), first degree murder is defined as killing an individual without lawful justification when a person does any of the following: • Intentional Murder: They intend to kill or do great bodily harm... More...
$ (10-12-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Marcus “Slim” McKinney </h2> </center>
Urbana, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: 21:841A=CD.F CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - SELL, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE - On or about June 20, 2024 in Sangamon County, in the CDIL, the Defendant, DISTRIBUTIOIN OF METHAMPHETAMINE in violation of Title 21 USC Sec 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A)(viii). 21:841A=CD.F CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - SELL, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE - On o... More...
$ (08-20-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Weston Goldstein </h2> </center>
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant accused of wire fraud. Digested by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Weston Goldstein, age 48, was responsible for procuring electronic devices for BTN and its employees. Over approximately eight years, Goldstein used company credit cards... More...
$ (07-22-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jason J. Gallo </h2> </center>
East St. Louis, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted possession with intent to distribute fentanyl in violation of 18 U.S.C. 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(B). Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Jason J. Gallo attempted possession with the intent... More...
$ (07-08-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Octavia Renee Murphy </h2> </center>
Springfield, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Octavia Renee Murphy, 37, of the 700 block of Double Jack Street, conspired with others to defraud the SBA by submitting false applications for... More...
$ (05-25-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> State of Illinois v. David Hernandez </h2> </center>
Marion, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony murder. Reported by Kent Morlan Davide Hernandez pleaded guilty to felony murder pursuant to a fully negotiated plea agreement with the State and was sentenced to 75 years in prison in 2003. The Defendant sought post conviction relief.... More...
$ (05-26-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> State of Illinois v. Jaquell Hayes </h2> </center>
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with attempted first-degree murder. Jaquell Hayes, age 31, accused of shooting and seriously injuring a a 31-year-old man in the 100-block of West Adams Street in the Loop.... More...
$ (04-17-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> The People of the State of Illinois v. Robert J. Tarr </h2> </center>
Hillsboro, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with irst degree murder and attempted first degree murder. The trial court sentenced defendant to 85 years in prison. The State charged defendant with three counts of first degree murder following the death of Leslie Reeves. The State charged defendant with one count of attempted first degree murder of Christopher Sm... More...
$ (04-05-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> The People of the State of Illinois v. Charlton Merchant </h2> </center>
Edwardsville, Illinois, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with first degree murder in violation of section 9-1(a)(1) of the Criminal Code of 2012 (Code) (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 2020)), and unlawful possession of weapons by a felon (UUWF) in violation of section 24-1.1(a) of the Code (id. § 24-1.1(a)).... More...
$ (04-02-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jose Medina-Medina </h2> </center>
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally owning a firearm. Jose Medina-Medina illegally possessed a handgun on March 20, 2026, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago. Chicago Police officers discovered the firearm during a court-authorized search of his residence in the Rogers Park neighborhood on Chicago’s ... More...
$ (04-06-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> State of Illinois v. Jenna Strouble </h2> </center>
Joliet, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with three counts of first-degree murder. Jenna Strouble, age 32, accused of killing three people including Jacob Lambert, age 32, with whom she had an "on/off relationship" with Stroble. His parents, Patrick Forde, 55, and Stacy Forde, 54, were also found dead inside the home on the first floor near the front door, pol... More...
$ (03-29-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> State of Illinois v. Jose Medina </h2> </center>
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm. Venezuela migrant Jose Medina, age 25, accused of killing Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman.... More...
$ (03-23-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> The People of the State of Illinois v. Angelo Evans </h2> </center>
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault and attempted murder. KRW, a family friend, testified about Evans sexually assaulting her and then attempting to kill her in the early hours of April 7, 1994. Evans came to her apartment requesting to make a phone call. KRW was with her 22-month-old. Once inside, Evans ente... More...
$ (03-16-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Rickey Martin, Jr., </h2> </center>
East St. Louis, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of Hobbs Act robbery and one count of brandish and use of a firearm during a crime of violence. Rickey Martin, Jr., 36, robbed a motel in Maryville, Illinois at gunpoint. Martin admitted to robbing the owner of a motel in Maryville in May 2023. He brandished a firearm loaded with an extended m... More...
$ (03-16-2026 - IL)State of Illinois v. Terry Williams and Ricky Williams
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery charges. Terry Williams, 63, and Ricky Williams, 66, shooting a 55-year-old man on Chicago’s West Side.... More...
$ (03-04-2026 - IL)United States of America v. Shawn Christopher Powell
Council Bluffs, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted enticement of a minor. Shawn Christopher Powell, 52, communicated with a person he believed was a 13-year-old female between May and August 2025. Powell sent messages about wanting to engage in sex acts with the minor. In August 2025, Powell traveled from Tennessee to Iowa with the intent to meet up w... More...
$ (02-27-2026 - IL)State of Illinois v. Adam Beckerink
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Adam Beckerink accused of killing of his wife, 36-year-old Caitlin Tracey, whose body was discovered at the bottom of a stairwell in their South Loop condominium building in October 2024.... More...
$ (02-09-2006 - IL)State of Illinois v. Quadajah "Holly" Johnson
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Quadajah "Holly" Johnson, 31, accused of the murder of Romeca Blackmon back on Sept. 8 near Cermak Road and State Street.... More...
$ (01-23-2026 - IL)United States of America v. Juan Espinoza Martinez
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyers Jonathan Bedi and Dena Singer represented the Defendant charged with racketeering and murder-for-hire. Juan Espinoza Martinez had sent private messages on Snapchat that included pictures of Trump Administration Homeland Security official Gregory Bovino and a series of threatening comments, including “10K if you can take him down.” The defendant... More...
$ (01-22-2026 - IL)State of Illinois v. Montel Harkins
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represents the defendant charged with murder. Montel Harkins of East St. Louis faces charges of first-degree murder and armed robbery Kaleb Davis of Cape Girardeau who was shot to death.... More...
$ (10-01-2025 - IL)<H2> United States of America v. Traveon H. Reese
East St. Louis, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Traveon H. Reese, 31, of Atlanta, Georgia, was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, one count of bank fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. “This conspiracy victimized numerous hardworking people across central and southern Illinoi... More...
$ (01-16-2026 - IL)<H2> United States of America v. Edmund Singleton
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with motor vehicle theft carjacking. EDMUND SINGLETON and two co-defendants conspired to commit the carjackings on a single night in November 2022. In the first carjacking, Singleton drove the trio in a stolen car to a gas station in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago, where the co-defendants violently took an Infin... More...
$ (01-16-2026 - IL)State of Illinois v. Antonio Stigler
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first degree murder. Antonio Stigler, age 32, is accused of murdering a pregnant woman.... More...
$ (01-16-2026 - IL)State of Illinois v. Joel Quintero Cristian
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder. Officers were dispatched to 9600-block of S. Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood and when they arrived they found a 27-year-old woman with multiple gunshot wounds was dead. Joel Quintero Cristian, 29, was taken into police custody shortly after the shooting.... More...
$ (01-07-2026 - IL)<H2> United States of America v. Marcus “Slim” McKinney
Urbana, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, distribution of fifty grams or more of methamphetamine, possession of fifty grams or more of methamphetamine and 500 grams or more of cocaine with the intent to distribute, maintaining drug-involved premises, obstruction of justice, and witness tampering. Marcus "Sim... More...
$ (12-17-2025 - IL)<H2> United States of America v. Travis Thomas
Rock Island, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with ne count of sex trafficking by force, threats of force, fraud, or coercion, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a) and (b)(1); two counts of transporting a victim in interstate commerce with the intent that she engage in prostitution, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2421(a); and two counts of coercing or enticing... More...
$ (12-16-2025 - IL)<H2> The People of the State of Illinois v. Abhijit Patel
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer is representing the Defendant charged with murder. Abhijit Patel, 28, is accused of bludgeoning his father to death with a sledgehammer in the family home.... More...
$ (12-07-2025 - IL)<H2> United States of America v. Andrei Taylor
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. Taylor was a member of the Cali Boys, a gang that promoted their ability to kill their “opps” (opponents). Kadaivion Jones was a member of the Gangster Disciples, a rival gang of the Cali Boys. On September 2, Kevon Bonner, a fellow Cali Boy, picked up a stolen white Dodge D... More...
$ (12-05-2025 - IL)United States of America v. Donald R. Felton
Springfield, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of methamphetamine. <br> <br> On May 21, 2019, two law enforcement officers inter- viewed a confidential source. The confidential source told the<br> officers that Donald Felton had made several trips to St. Louis, Missouri, to purchase methamphetamine for ... More...
$0 (11-25-2025 - IL)State of Illinois v. Lawrence Reed
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with attempted murder.<br> <br> Lawarence Reed is accused of dousing a woman with gasoline and setting her on fire.<br> <br> The Defendant reportedly yelled three times in succession "I'm guilty", after the judge warned he could receive a life sentence for charges that include committing a terrorist attack. ... More...
$0 (11-26-2025 - IL)State of Illinois v. Jermaine Sutton
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.<br> <br> Jermaine Sutton, of Chicago, was charged with murder and misdemeanor cannabis possession for shooting and killing a 57-year-old man.... More...
$0 (11-14-2025 - IL)State of Illinois v. Ladavion Crawford and Madison Shackleford
Rockford, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.<br> <br> Ladavion Crawford, 18, of Rockford, and Madison Shackleford, 20, of Rockford. Both were arrested and taken to the Winnebago County Jail on charges of first-degree murder for killing Isaiah Locke of Rockford.... More...
$0 (11-14-2025 - IL)<H2> United States of America v. Byron Blake
East St. Louis, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking a sentence reduction. See 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). <br> <br> In March 2007, after a federal and state investigation into suspected drug dealers, Blake was charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fifty or more grams of cocaine base, see 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1),... More...
$0 (11-06-2025 - IL)Eddie L. Bolden v. Angelo Pesavento, et al.
Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sue on civil rights violation theories claiming that he was wrongfully charged, convicted, and incarcerated.<br> <br> Bolden was arrested in February 1994 for the murders of Irving Clayton and Derrick Frazier and the attempted murder<br> of Clifford Frazier. A jury found him guilty in October 1996, and he was sentenced to life... More...
$0 (11-06-2025 - IL)<h2< State of Illinois v. Victor Hernandez
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer representing the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Victor Hernandez, age 55, is accused of killing a woman.... More...
$0 (11-06-2025 - IL)State of Illinois v. Salvador Lozano
Wheaton, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer will be representing the Defendant charged with charged with murder, aggravated discharge of a fiream at an officer, aggravated battery to a peace officer, and unlawful possession of a weapon by felon.<br> <br> Salvado Lozano, ate 45, got into a dispute with Addison, Illinois, police officers and shot at them.... More...
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