Mississippi Excessive Force Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Gary "Rooster" Ransom, Daniel Baker, Madeline Tonos, Patrick Smith, Valerie Ingram, Oshua Fulton, Londyn Todd, Merrick Smith </h2> </center>
Oxford, Mississippi, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with distributing drugs and felony possession of firearms. the following individuals were indicted by a federal grand jury in the Northern District of Mississippi: Gary “Rooster” Ransom, 49, of Clarksdale, Mississippi, indicted for drug distribution and felon in possession of firearms Daniel Baker, ... More...
$ (04-03-2026 - MS)<H2> United States of America v. Terry Dewayne Macon
Greenville, Mississippi, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts of transporting a minor across state lines to engage in sex. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Terry Dewayne Macon met a Mississippi teen online in July of 2024. Over the next month, Macon drove from Tennessee to Mississippi on three occasions where he picked up the m... More...
$ (12-20-2025 - MS)<H2> United States of America v. Keith Blake Clifton
Greenville, Mississippi, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing images of a child during his sexual assault of the victim and distributing child sexual abuse material through a mobile messaging application. The investigation began after the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children alerted law enforcement authorities that a mobile messaging application ... More...
$ (12-04-2025 - MS)<H2> United States of America v. Favian David Aparicio-Linares
Gulfport, Mississippi, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to steal funds from multiple Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) in Jackson County, Mississippi. Favian David Aparicio-Linares, 19, was arrested in Jackson County, Mississippi on November 9, 2025, after concerned citizens alerted the Pascagoula Police to two suspicious individuals near a Bank on Marke... More...
$ (12-15-2025 - MS)<H2> United States of America v. Keith Blake Clifton
Greenville, Mississippi, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing images of a child during his sexual assault of the victim and distributing child sexual abuse material through a mobile messaging application. The investigation of Keith Blake Clifton, 31, began after the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children alerted law enforcement authorities that a ... More...
$ (12-15-2025 - MS)<H2> United States of America v. Kevin LaMarcus Mitchell
Jackson, Mississippi, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.<br> <br> his case is about whether the Second Amendment protects a habitual marijuana user from being permanently dispossessed of a firearm based on our Nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation. On November 28, 2023, Kevin LaMarcus Mitchell was charged with possession of ... More...
$0 (11-21-2025 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Steven Gaston Colburn </h1></h1>
Greenville, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Trafficking of Minors<br> <br> An Amory, Mississippi man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for sex trafficking of minors.<br> <br> According to court documents, Steven Gaston Colburn, 70 years old, was convicted of recruiting, enticing, maintaining, providing, and soliciting minors under the age of 14 years o... More...
$0 (10-06-2025 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Jimmy Hodges </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Meridian Man Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i... More...
$0 (09-15-2025 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Jimmy Hodges </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Meridian Man Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i... More...
$0 (09-15-2025 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Francisco Rios-Munoz </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Reentering the United States for the Fourth Time </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Mexican National Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States for the Fourth Time</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/c... More...
$0 (09-15-2025 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Jimmy Hodges </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Meridian Man Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i... More...
$0 (09-15-2025 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Luis Simon Acevedo-Rodriguez </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Reentering the United States for the Third Time </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Mexican National Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States for the Third Time</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/co... More...
$0 (09-08-2025 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Paul Anthony Robinson, Sarah Elizabeth Calderon, Joshanique Elouise Bailey, David L. Jones, Jr., Anna Waldei </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aggravated identity theft </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Four Defendants Sentenced in Federal Court for Roles in Automobile Dealership Fraud Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b></center></></font/color="red"></b></cen... More...
$0 (07-11-2025 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Mario Martinez Smiley </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in Connection with Theft of Vehicle from Local Dealership</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Texas man pleaded guilty today to wire fra... More...
$0 (05-21-2025 - MS)<h1> Octavius Montego Rodas Black a/k/a Octavius Montego Black v. State of Mississippi. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with capital murder based on robbery </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><font><br> <br> <br> Betty Vaughans was a fifty-seven-year-old registered nurse. She owned and operated<br> a per... More...
$0 (01-16-2024 - MS)<h1> OCTAVIUS MONTEGO RODAS BLACK A/K/A OCTAVIUS MONTEGO BLACK v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Appellant with appealing, claiming he was denied a lesser-included-offense jury instruction, his defense lawyer was improperly restrained during closing arguments, and the jury should<br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Angry over his ejection from her home, a man demanded... More...
$0 (12-14-2024 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Christopher Lawrence Murray </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, Miss criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with brandishing a firearm while carjacking a woman in front of her home in Jackson. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Crystal Springs Man Sentenced to over 9 Years in Prison for Brandishing a Firearm During a Carjacking in Jackson</h2></center></b... More...
$0 (10-29-2024 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Christopher Lawrence Murray </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Brandishing a Firearm During a Carjacking in Jackson </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Crystal Springs Man Sentenced to over 9 Years in Prison for Brandishing a Firearm During a Carjacking in Jackson</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center... More...
$0 (10-29-2024 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Quishaun Bennett </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Oxford, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> West Point man sentenced to prison for drug trafficking</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Quishaun Bennett, 36, previously pled guilty to distribution of methamphetamine, a Sche... More...
$0 (09-12-2024 - MS)<h1> Octavius Montego Rodas Black a/k/a Octavius Montego Black v. State of Mississippi </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Pascagoula, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with capital murder </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Betty Vaughans was a fifty-seven-year-old registered nurse. She owned and operated<br> a personal care home and lived next door. Betty had ... More...
$0 (08-03-2024 - MS)Fred Charles Osing v. Alison Hollister Osing
<h2><br> Jackson, Mississippi divorce lawyers represented the parties in a marriage dissolution case.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> ¶4. Fred and Alison married in September 1996, and they separated in June 2020. During their marriage, the parties had a daughter and a son. Alison initially worked as a nurse but became a stay-at-home mother once the parties' daughter was born. Fred worked as a banker<br... More...
$0 (08-13-2024 - MS)<h1> Octavius Montego Rodas Black a/k/a Octavius Montego Black v. State of Mississippi; </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with capital murder based on robbery </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Betty Vaughans was a fifty-seven-year-old registered nurse. She owned and operated<br> a personal care home and lived next... More...
$0 (08-03-2024 - MS)<h1> GALAUNDRA MYLES v. TYRONE LEWIS A/K/A TRONE LEWIS </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the appellant with filing a paternity action against Tyrone Lewis in the Adams County Chancery Court seeking past and future child support and payment of other expenses for her daughter </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br... More...
$0 (06-04-2024 - MS)<h1> Shalia Malone a/k/a Shaila Malone v. State of Mississippi. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with filing a motion for post-conviction relief (PCR), arguing that her conviction should be set aside based on newly discovered evidence and because her attorney provided ineffective assistance </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2>... More...
$0 (12-30-2022 - MS)<h1> Barry W. Gilmer a/k/a Barry Wade Gilmer v. State of Mississippi </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with appealing his conviction to the County Court of Madison County, but he failed to appear for his trial de novo </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Upon motion by the City of Madison (City), the county court entered an order dismissing Gilmer's ... More...
$0 (01-16-2024 - MS)<h1> Octavius Montego Rodas Black a/k/a Octavius Montego Black v. State of Mississippi </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with claiming he was denied a lesser-included-offense jury instruction, his defense lawyer was improperly restrained during closing arguments, and the jury should not have seen a transcription of his interrogation video. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> <... More...
$0 (06-21-2024 - MS)<h1> Octavius Montego Rodas Black a/k/a Octavius Montego Black v. State of Mississippi </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with appealing, claiming he was denied a lesser-included-offense jury instruction, his defense lawyer was improperly restrained during closing arguments, and the jury should not have seen a transcription of his interrogation video. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b... More...
$0 (01-16-2024 - MS)<h1> Shalia Malone a/k/a Shaila Malone v. State of Mississippi </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with filing a motion for post-conviction relief (PCR), arguing that her conviction should be set aside based on newly discovered evidence and because her attorney provided ineffective assistance </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b... More...
$0 (06-16-2024 - MS)<h1> Marcus Harris a/k/a Peanut v. State of Mississippi </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with appealing, claiming three errors: first, the State's repeated "use†of "certain critical†testimony allegedly denied him a fair trial; second, defense counsel provided ineffective assistance of counsel due tonumerous alleged deficiencies; finally, the evidence allegedl... More...
$0 (01-22-2024 - MS)<h1> Barry W. Gilmer a/k/a Barry Wade Gilmer v. State of Mississippi </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Ridgeland, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant appealing to the circuit court, which affirmed the county court's judgment.</font </color="red"></b></center></h2><br> <br> In December 2018, Gilmer was convicted in justice court of the willful discharge of<br> a firearm toward a dwelling in violation of Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-... More...
$0 (01-16-2024 - MS)<h1> MTD Products, Inc. and MTD Products, Inc. d/b/a Modern Line Products Company v. Brenda Moore </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, MS Workers' Compensation lawyer represented the appellant with appealing the award of permanent partial disability benefits of $460.36 per week for a period of 50 weeks as a result of Brenda Moore's work-related injury to the upper extremity of her left arm. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></cente... More...
$0 (01-16-2024 - MS)<h1> Samantha Simmons a/k/a Samantha Rachelle Simmons v. State of Mississippi </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with appealing, arguing that (1) the evidence was insufficient for both convictions, and (2) the verdicts were contrary to the weight of the evidence for both convictions </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br... More...
$0 (01-16-2024 - MS)<h1> Marcus Harris a/k/a Peanut v. State of Mississippi </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with appealing, claiming three errors: first, the State's repeated "use†of "certain critical†testimony allegedly denied him a fair trial; second, defense counsel provided ineffective assistance of counsel due to numerous alleged deficiencies; finally, the evidence allegedly i... More...
$0 (01-15-2024 - MS)<h1> Octavius Montego Rodas Black a/k/a Octavius Montego Black v. State of Mississippi </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyers <a href="https://lawyers.findlaw.com/profile/view/2957825_1" target="_new">George T. Holmes</a> and <a href="https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/39225-ms-spencer-ritchie-4340482.html" target="_new">Spencer Mark Ritchie</a> represented the Defendant with appealing, claiming he was denied a lesser-included-offense jury inst... More...
$0 (01-16-2024 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Linda Hunt </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Oxford, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with large-scale drug trafficking case </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Final Defendant Sentenced In Large Scale Drug Trafficking Organization</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Crowder woman was sentenced on Tuesday to 23 years in... More...
$0 (06-12-2024 - MS)<h1> Rodney Daryl Reed v. State of Mississippi </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with arguing that the trial court erred by refusing to give a jury instruction on excusable homicide tracking. Secondly, Carter argues that the "evidence presented at trial [was] insufficient to overcome the presumption that Carter acted in reasonable self-defense.†</font </color="red"></b></ce... More...
$0 (05-07-2024 - MS)<h1> BRITTANY CARTER v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant arguing that the trial court erred by refusing to give a jury instruction on excusable homicide tracking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On the morning of March 30, 2017, Brittany Carter drove her ... More...
$0 (05-07-2024 - MS)<h1> OCTAVIUS MONTEGO RODAS BLACK A/K/A OCTAVIUS MONTEGO BLACK v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with appealing, claiming he was denied a lesser-included-offense </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> <br> Betty Vaughans was a fifty-seven-year-old registered nurse. She owned and operated<... More...
$0 (08-02-2023 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Tevin Lashonfloyd Minor </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possess with Intent to Distribute over 1800 Grams of Methamphetamine </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Gautier Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute over 1800 Grams of Methamphetamine ... More...
$0 (05-30-2024 - MS)<h1> United States of America v. Jose Humberto Gandara </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Gulfport, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to possess with intent distribute cocaine.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i></b> Texas Man Sentenced to Statutory Maximum After Jury Trial. </h2></center><br> <br> In 2016, Jose Humberto Gandara, 52, was stopped in Gulfport while drivin... More...
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