Arizona Jury Verdicts, Settlements and Court Decisions
 

United States of America v. Teodoro Diaz-Ochoa

Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition, Alien in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition, and Reentry of a Removed Alien.

Mexican National Indicted on Firearm and Immigration Charges

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United States of America v. Terrell Maurice Mars

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Bank Robbery

Mesa Man Arrested for Bank Robbery



Terrell Maurice Mars, 47, of Mesa, Arizona, was arrested on April 18, 2025, and charged by criminal co... More...
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United States of America v. Alex Esparaza Sanchez, et al.

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens, illegally reentering the United States, possession of a bolt action rifle

District of Arizona Charges 232 Individuals for Immigration-Related Conduct this Week

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State of Arizona v. Lori Vallow Daybell

Phoenix, Arizona pro se defendant was charged with conspiracy to murder her estranged husband.

Lori Vallow Daybell was acussed by the State of Arizona of conspiracy to kill Charles Vallow.

Daybell whose doomsday religious beliefs led her to kill her two youngest children and engage in a plot to kill a romantic rival in Idaho was convicted Tuesday in Arizona for conspiring to murd... More...
   $0 (04-22-2025 - AZ)

United States of America v. Morris Gary Hibbitt

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Abuse of an Inmate

Security Guard Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of an Inmate



Morris Gary Hibbitt, 51, of Avondale, was sentenced on April 14, 2025, b... More...
   $0 (04-18-2025 - AZ)

United States of America v. Arturo Contreras Soto

Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm

Convicted Felon Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Possession of a Firearm



Arturo Contreras Soto, 37, of Tucson, was convicted o... More...
   $0 (04-10-2025 - AZ)

United States of America v. Andrea Villalva

Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempting to Smuggle Rifle Ammunition from the United States Into Mexico

Tucson Woman Indicted for Attempting to Smuggle Rifle Ammunition from the United States Into Mexico

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   $0 (04-10-2025 - AZ)

United States of America v. Bonifacio Renteria-Cruz

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Re-Entry

HSI Arrests Previously Deported, Violent Felon Fugitive Wanted for Homicide in Mexico



Bonifacio Renteria-Cruz, 48, a citizen of Mexico, was arres... More...
   $0 (04-10-2025 - AZ)

United States of America v. Arturo Contreras Soto

Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon

Convicted Felon Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Possession of a Firearm



Arturo Contreras Soto, 37, of Tucs... More...
   $0 (04-10-2025 - AZ)

United States of America v. Greiby Melissa Barcelo-Velasquez

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Smuggling Other Colombians Illegally into the United States

Colombian National Sentenced for Smuggling Other Colombians Illegally into the United States



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   $0 (03-31-2025 - AZ)

United States of America v. Steven Beltran-Lugo

Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Alien Smuggling Resulting in Death

Phoenix Man Sentenced to Prison for Alien Smuggling Resulting in Death



Steven Beltran-Lugo, 19, of Glendale, was indic... More...
   $0 (03-14-2025 - AZ)

United States of America v. Corie M. Boyer

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with four counts of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering.

Former Bookkeeper Accused of Embezzling At Least $400,000 From Church



A former parish se... More...
   $0 (03-14-2025 - AZ)

State of Arizona v. Anibal Rosado Santos

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking post-conviction relief.

Absent an abuse of discretion or error of law, this court will not disturb a superior court's ruling on a petition for post-conviction relief. State v. Gutierrez, 229 Ariz. 573, 577, ¶ 19, 278 P.3d 1276, 1280 (2012). It is petitioner's burden to show that the superior court abused its discr... More...
   $0 (03-10-2025 - AZ)

Ryan Six v. IQ Data International, Inc.

Phoenix, Arizona consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") violation theory.

IQ acquired a debt obligation for Six’s purported breach of a residential lease. Six learned of the debt and, on August
18, 2021, mailed a letter to Equifax disputing the debt and requesting documentation of it. The same day, Six’s counsel<... More...
   $0 (02-24-2025 - AZ)

Reed Day, et al. v. Ben Henry, et al.

Phoenix, Arizona civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who wamted to buy wine online.

Plaintiff-Appellants Reed Day and Albert Jacobs are Arizona residents who desire to ship wine directly to
themselves from retailers who do not maintain in-state premises in Arizona. Arizona’s statutory scheme, however,
prevents such shipments. As a result, Plaintiffs brought a civil r... More...
   $0 (03-07-2025 - AZ)

United States of America v. Jefferson Alejandro Lopez

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking

Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 15 Years After Agents Seize Over 15 Kilograms of Fentanyl and Six Firearms from Phoenix Residence



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United States of America v. Tyree Eugene Rideaux

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Trafficking a Minor

Nevada Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking a Minor



Tyree Eugene Rideaux, 31, of Henderson, Nevada, pleaded guil... More...
   $0 (02-27-2025 - AZ)

United States of America v. Anthony Leroy Haygood

Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Indecent Exposure

Man Sentenced to 12 Months for Indecent Exposure



Anthony Leroy Haygood, 36, of Sarasota, Florida, pleaded guilty to two counts of Indecen... More...
   $0 (02-27-2025 - AZ)

State of Arizona v. Leon Lankford Bailey, Jr.

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking post-conviction relief.

Absent an abuse of discretion or error of law, this court will not disturb a superior court's ruling on a petition for post-conviction relief. State v. Gutierrez, 229 Ariz. 573, 577 ¶ 19 (2012). It is petitioner's burden to show that the superior court abused its discretion by denying the... More...
   $0 (02-25-2025 - AZ)

United States of America v. Eric Thomas Scionti

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Possessing Firearms and Animal Crushing

Tempe Man Sentenced to 47 Months in Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms and Animal Crushing



Eric T... More...
   $0 (02-20-2025 - AZ)

United States of America v. Charles Morice Gilmore

Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Mailing Threats to Federal Officials

Career Offender Sentenced to 10 Years for Mailing Threats to Federal Officials



Charles Morice Gilmore, 52, of Missouri,... More...
   $0 (02-20-2025 - AZ)

United States of America v. LaDell Jay Bistline, Jr.

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Sexual Abuse

Colorado City Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Role in Child Sexual Abuse Ring




LaDell Jay Bistline, Jr., 46, of Colorado City, ... More...
   $0 (02-21-2025 - AZ)

State of Arizona v. Retta Cruse

Phoenix, Arizona, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.

Retta Cruse, 36, pleaded guilty in July 2022 to two counts of first-degree murder. She admitted to drugging her daughters, 4-year-old Royal McIntyre and 9-year-old Aleyah McIntyre, before attempting to take her own life.... More...
   $0 (02-22-2022 - AZ)

United States of America v. Miguel Angel Gaytan-Ramirez

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking

Phoenix Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 151 Months After Agents Seize Over 90 Pounds of Fentanyl and Over 40 Pounds of Cocaine from Stash House


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In re the Matter of: Ahmed Hameed v. Safa Sameer Abdulwahhab Qandeel

Phoenix, Arizona family law lawyers represented the husband and wife in a divorce.

Husband and Wife wed in April 2019. They have one child in common, L.H., born in November 2020. In July 2022, Husband filed a Petition for Dissolution of Non-Covenant Marriage. Later that month, Wife filed a Response to Petition for Dissolution of a Non-Covenant Marriage (Divorce) with Minor Children ("Resp... More...
   $0 (02-14-2025 - AZ)

The State of Arizona v. Stacey Erlene Jenkins

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant aggravated driving while under the influence and while her driver's license was revoked.

Stacey Jenkins was convicted for aggravated driving while under the influence and while her driver's license was revoked. Jenkins was apprehended over two years later, preventing her sentencing from occurring within ninety days of he... More...
   $0 (02-03-2025 - AZ)

United States of America v. Aliyah Robyn Stalder

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assault by Striking, Beating, or Wounding on an Aircraft.

Seattle Woman Sentenced for Assaulting Flight Attendant on Phoenix-Bound Flight



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   $0 (01-30-2025 - AZ)

United States of America v. Cynthia Solano

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Machinegun and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering

Phoenix Woman Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for Possession of a Machinegun and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering

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United States of America v. Ahmed Mahad Mohamed, Abdi Yemeni Hussein

Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Conspiring to Travel to the Middle East to Fight for ISIS

Two Tucson Men Sentenced for Conspiring to Travel to the Middle East to Fight for ISIS



Ahmed Ma... More...
   $0 (01-22-2025 - AZ)

United States of America v. Sharnesia Latrice Cooley

Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit and Transporting Illegal Aliens for Profit

Tucson Woman Sentenced to 60 Months for Transporting Illegal Aliens for Profit

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United States of America v. Tyshon Andrew Redcloud Norris

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Voluntary Manslaughter.

Sacaton Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Shooting Death



Tyshon Andrew Redcloud Norris, 23, of Sacaton, was sentenced by United States ... More...
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United States of America v. Julius Darnell Dixon


Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sending Drugs to Federal Inmates

Phoenix Man Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Sending Drugs to Federal Inmates



Julius Darnell Dixon, 54, of Phoe... More...
   $0 (01-13-2025 - AZ)

United States of America v. Eric Duane Ridenour

Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with six arson and hate crimes counts

Douglas Man Previously Convicted of Hate Crimes and Arson Sentenced to More than 36 Years



Eric Duane Ridenour, 58, of Doug... More...
   $0 (01-08-2025 - AZ)

United States of America v. Eric Duane Ridenour

Phoenix, AZ criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Hate Crimes and Arson

Douglas Man Previously Convicted of Hate Crimes and Arson Sentenced to More than 36 Years



Eric Duane Ridenour, 58, of Douglas, was senten... More...
   $0 (01-08-2025 - AZ)

United States of America v. Michael Leroy Witt

Phoenix, AZ criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assault on a Federal Officer Causing Bodily Injury, Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit, and Transportation of Illegal Aliens for Profit.

Phoenix Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Assault of a Federal Offic... More...
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United States of America v. Ahmed Maqbul Syed

Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Launder Fraudulent Proceeds

Participants in “Tech Support” Scheme Charged with Conspiracy to Launder Fraudulent Proceeds



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United States of America v. Thomas Franklin Wilson a/k/a “Tee Woopin”

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Death

Tucson Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Death



Thomas Franklin Wilson, also known a... More...
   $0 (12-17-2024 - AZ)

United States of America v. Cesar Alejandro Avendano-Soto

Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting a federal officer resulting in bodily injury.

On March 24, 2020, Avendano tried to enter the United States at the Nogales, Arizona port of entry. U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (“CBP”) officers were suspicious because Avendano had previously been “detained on several
occasions for a... More...
   $0 (12-23-2024 - AZ)

United States of America v. Eleazar Alfredo Gomez

Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm

Casa Grande Man Sentenced to Over 4 Years for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm



Eleazar Alfredo Gomez, 32, of Casa Grande, ... More...
   $0 (12-18-2024 - AZ)

United States of America v. Morgan Wayne Siler

Tucson, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Murder and Conspiracy to Murde

Bureau of Prisons Inmate Sentenced to Life in Prison for 2015 Murder at United States Penitentiary



Morgan Wayne Siler, 40, o... More...
   $0 (12-09-2024 - AZ)

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