Child Neglect Law
 
State of Illinois v. Lakeia b.

Bloomington, Illinois, family law lawyer represented the Defendant in a parental rights termination action. Digested by: Kent Morlan In April 2025, the State filed a petition to terminate respondent's parental rights to the minors. The State alleged respondent was an unfit parent in th

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United States of America v. Daniel Hoskins

Lexington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251(a). Digested by: Kent Morlan Daniel Hoskins, 56, from Lily, Kentucky, produced child pornography with a minor victim while he was incarce

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United States of America v. James Anthony Morris

Jackson, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of children in violation of 18 U.S.C.2251. Digested by: Kent Morlan James Anthony Morris, 59, set up a “spy camera” in one of his bedrooms at his residence in Greenfield, Tenn

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State of Texas v. Anthony Clay Johnson

Amarillo, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child. Digested by: Kent Morlan Anthony Clay Johnson II was charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child. The victim was his cousin. The abus

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United States of America v. Jose Alejandro Belmonte Cardozo

Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251(a). Border searches do not require a warrant to be reasonable. And if a border search is routine, individualized suspicion is not required either. But law enforcement may not conduct a nonroutine border search without individualized suspicion. Unde

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United States of America v. Molly Elisabeth Duncan

Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of children in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251(a), possession of child pornography in violation for 18 U.S.C. 2252A(a)(5)(B), and distribution of visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct in violation for 18 U.S.C. 2252(a)(2). Molly Elisabeth Duncan, of Beachwood, Ohio, work

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State of Oklahoma v. Heather Marie Blackburn

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with larceny of controlled drugs - Oxycodone, in violation of 63 O.S. 2-403.A, which provides: A. Except as authorized by the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, it shall be unlawful for any person: 1. To distribute, dispense, transport with intent to distribute or dispense, possess with intent to manufacture

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Lennie Dazet v. Joshua Nicolini

Metairie, Louisiana, family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce actions. Digested by: Kent Morlan In this case arising from parents disputing custody of a minor child, plaintiff Lennie Dazat, mother of minor child D.N., appeals a January 5, 2026 judgment of the trial court

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State of Oklahoma v. Angel Theresa

Sapulpa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, child endangerment by driving under the influence, driving while license cancelled, suspended or revoked, failure to maintain insurance, and failure to stop for a yield sign. Digested by: More...   $ (12-10-2025 - OK)

State of Oklahoma v. John Anthony Steele

Idabel, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making a Lewd or Indecent Proposal to Child Under 16, in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.2022, §1123(A)(1). Digested by Kent Morlan The ultimate question of sufficiency of the evidence should be resolved with d

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The State of Oklahoma v. Cody Owen Russell

Newkirk, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography in violation of 21 O.S. 1040.12a. Digested by Kent Morlan On September 25, 2023, Blackwell Police Officers executed a search warrant on Russell's residence searching for ev

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State of Oklahoma v. Joshua Troy Caudle

Okmulgee, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making lewd or indecent proposals to a child under 16 in violation of 21 O.S. 1123(A)(1). Digested by Kent Morlan On March 27, 2018, Caudle drove to a house in Okmulgee County, wearing his jailer uniform

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State of Oklahoma v. Randall Keith Doyal

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stalking in violation of 21 O.S. 1173, which provides: A. Any person who willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows or harasses another person in a manner that: 1. Would cause a reasonable person or a member of the immediate family of that person as defined in subsection F of this section to feel frightened,

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State of Oklahoma v. Marcus Geuruell Stokes, Sr.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child endangerment in violation of 21 O.S. 851.1 and driving under the influence of alcohol-second offense in violation of 47 O.S. 11-902(A)(2), which provides: A. It is unlawful and punishable as provided for in this section for any person to drive, operate, or be in actual physical control of a motor vehicle withi

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State of New York v. Juan Valoy

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with grand larceny in the third degree, a class D felony. Reported by Kent Morlan Juan Valoy, age 47, stole approximately $25,000 from three victims through an apartment rental scam. From March to Jul

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United States of America v. Jacody Deauntae Roberts Williams

Mobile, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with participation in a multimillion-dollar bank fraud conspiracy involving theft of mail, identity theft, counterfeiting of stolen checks and money orders, and fraudulent financial transactions. Reported by Kent Morl

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Jeffrey Christensen v. Courtney Jessica Christensen

Salt Lake City, Utah family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce action. Reported by Kent Morlan After some twelve years of marriage, Jeffrey Christensen and Courtney Jessica Christensen divorced. They were able to agree on the terms of their separation, and these terms w

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State of Oklahoma v. Amari Montia Mayfield

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: AGGRAVATED DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL AND/OR DRUG, in violation of 47 O.S. 11-902.D, Class: B3 CHILD ENDANGERMENT, in violation of 21 O.S. 852.1, Class: B6 CARRYING WEAPON UNLAWFULLY, in violation of 21 O.S. 1272

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State of Oklahoma v. Kevin Harrison

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with engaging in prostitution in violation of 21 O.S. 1029(A), which provides: A. It shall further be unlawful: 1. To engage in prostitution, lewdness, or assignation; 2. To solicit, induce, or entice another person to pay or provide money or any other item or service of value to engage in an act of lewdness, assig

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State of Oklahoma v. Joshua Don Martin

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with embezzlement by an employee in violation of 21 O.S. 1451, which provides: A. Embezzlement is the fraudulent appropriation of property of any person or legal entity, legally obtained, to any use or purpose not intended or authorized by its owner, or the secretion of the property with the fraudulent intent to appropri

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State of Oklahoma v. Keonte Dejuan Code and Kevin Sepulveda

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant Keonte Dejuan Code charged with violation of the Computer Crimes Act, 21 O.S. 1953.A, which provides: A. It shall be unlawful to: 1. Willfully, and without authorization, gain or attempt to gain access to and damage, modify, alter, delete, destroy, copy, make use of, use malicious computer programs on, disclose or take possession

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State of Nebraska v. Joseph C. Castle

Omaha, Nebraska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted first degree sexual assault of a child, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 28-319.01 and 28-201 (Reissue 2016). Reported by Kent Morlan In October 2023, Castle invited Michaela to bring L.R. to

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United States of America v. Metallie Leigh Gillette

Davenport, Iowa, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251 and distribution of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2252. Reported by Kent Morlan Metallie Leigh Gillette, 27, created child sexual

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Allison Renae Bomar v. Anthony Scott Bomar

Cape Girardeau, Missouri, family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce case. Reported by Kent Morlan Husband and Wife were married in 2002. During their marriage, Husband and Wife had two children; one is unemancipated. Husband and Wife separated in 2020. Wife filed a pet

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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Sadiki Roger

Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree rape. Reported by: Kent Morlan On August 27, 2022, around 7:00 p.m., Roger and another man went to an apartment in search of Roger's friend Frederick. Residing in the apartment at the tim

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