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United States of America v. Paul David Mitchell, II

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of bank rubbery.

In December 2016, a grand jury indicted Mitchell on seven counts for his role in two bank robberies in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mitchell pleaded guilty to four counts, including one for violating 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) by carrying and brandishing a short-barreled shotgun during and in relatio

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State of Nevada v. Ocean Celestino Camacho

Las Vegas, Nevada, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder with the use of a deadly weapon, and two firearm discharge offenses.

Brandon Morales and two friends, Joshua Nunez and Humberto Oceguedo-Ramos, drove to a Las Vegas gas station, where they met Ca

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United States of America v. Bryan Ross

Pierre, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failing to appear in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 3146(a)(l) and 3146(b)(l)(A)(ii).

8 U.S.C. § 3146(a)(1) is a section of the U.S. Code that defines the crime of
failure to appear, which is committed by anyone who knowingly fails to appear in court as required by the conditions of their release. To be

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State of Nebraska v. Ivell M. Hagens

Omaha, Nebraska, first degree sexual assault of a child, a Class IB felony 1; incest
with a person under age 18, a Class IIA felony 2; and tampering with physical evidence.

1. Convictions: Appeal and Error. In an appeal of a criminal convic -
tion, an appellate court reviews the evidence in a light most favorable
to the prosecution.

2. Convictions: Evidence: Appeal an

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United States of America v. James L. Hattten, II

Omaha, Nebraska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking a minor in violation of 18 U.S. 1591.

Federal and state laws treat
trafficking a minor as a severe felony, defining a minor as anyone under the age of 18. A key component of these laws is that a minor cannot legally consent to commercial sex acts or forced labor, meaning prosecutors do not

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Justin Hooper v. The City of Tulsa

Justin Hooper and the City of Tulsa dispute whether the Curtis Act, 30 Stat. 495 (1898), grants Tulsa jurisdiction over municipal violations committed by all Tulsa’s inhabitants, including Indians, in Indian country. Tulsa issued a traffic citation to Mr. Hooper, an Indian and member of the Choctaw Nation, and he paid a $150 fine for the ticket in Tulsa’s Municipal Criminal Court (“municipal

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MARVIN KEITH STITT, Appellant v. THE CITY OF TULSA, Appellee

¶1 Appellant, Marvin Keith Stitt, was convicted of Aggravated Speeding (Tulsa, Okla., Rev. Ordinances Title 37, § 617(C) (2021)) following a non-jury trial before the Honorable Mitchell McCune, Municipal Judge, and fined $250.00 in City of Tulsa Municipal Court Citation/Case No. 7569655.

¶2 Mr. Stitt was issued City of Tulsa (Tulsa) Municipal Citation/Case No. 7569655 on February 3, 20

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DAKODA AARON MCCAULEY, Appellant v. STATE OF OKLAHOMA, Appellee

¶1 Appellant, Dakoda Aaron McCauley, was tried and convicted by a jury in the District Court of Osage County, Case No. CF-2018-135, of Manslaughter in the First Degree (Heat of Passion), in violation of 21 O.S.2011, § 711.1 The jury sentenced McCauley to twenty-two years imprisonment. The Honorable Burl O. Estes, Associate District Judge, presided at trial and pronounced judgment and sentence in

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THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, Appellant v. STEVEN LEON FULLER, Appellee.

¶1 The State of Oklahoma appeals the order of the reviewing judge affirming an adverse ruling of the magistrate dismissing the criminal charges in Ottawa County District Court Case No. CF-2022-215 for lack of jurisdiction. See 22 O.S.2011, §§ 1089.1--1089.7; Rule 6.1, Rules of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, Title 22, Ch.18, App. (2024).

¶2 On November 1, 2022, the State charg

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MICHAEL GARY PARKER, JR., Appellant v. STATE OF OKLAHOMA, Appellee.

¶1 Appellant Michael Gary Parker, Jr. appeals his Judgment and Sentence from the District Court of Tulsa County, Case No. CF-2018-3184, for First Degree Manslaughter, in violation of 21 O.S.2011, § 711.1 Parker's jury unanimously found him guilty, but deadlocked on the issue of punishment. The Honorable William J. Musseman, Jr., District Judge, who presided over Parker's jury trial, sentenced Pa

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THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, Appellant v. DALTON WAYNE WARD, Appellee

¶1 The State of Oklahoma, Appellant, appeals from an order sustaining Appellee's motion to dismiss a charge of assault and battery on a police officer filed in the District Court of Mayes County, Case No. CF-2019-295. The trial court held an evidentiary hearing on Appellee's motion to dismiss, and, relying on McGirt v. Oklahoma, 140 S. Ct. 2452 (2020), and Hogner v. State, 2021 OK CR 4, 500 P.3d

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John Hogner v. State of Oklahoma

¶1 Appellant Travis John Hogner was charged and tried by jury for Feloniously Pointing a Firearm (21 O.S.Supp.2012, § 1289.16) or in the alternative Domestic Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (21 O.S.Supp.2014, § 644) (Count I); Possession of a Firearm, After Former Conviction of a Felony (21 O.S. Supp.2014, § 1283) (Counts II and III); Kidnapping (21 O.S.Supp.2012, § 751 (Count V); Interferenc

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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. William Rutherford

Lexington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of conspiracy first-degree wanton endangerment for discharging a firearm, and engaging in organized crime.

William Rutherford, age 22, was arrested and charged in connection to three gang-related shootings in Lexington that happened in April 2025,

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State of Texas v. Elijah Turner Reyes

El Paso, Texas, man charged with murder.

Elijah Turner Reyes, 24, from El Paso, has been wanted by the El Paso Police Department since May 22, 2025, for murder. Additionally, on June 16, 2025, warrants were issued out of El Paso Co. for his arrest for failing to appear in court for prior charges related to burglary of habitation, possession of a controlled substance and assaulting a pregn

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United States of America v. Reiss Nicole Biby

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with misprision of a felony in violation of 18 U.S.C. 4, which provides:

Misprision of felony law, which makes it a crime to conceal a felony and not report it to a federal authority as soon as possible. The penalty for this offense can include a fine, imprisonment for up to three years, or both. For a conviction,

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Charles Farden v. United States of America

Albuquerque, New Mexico personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Federal Tort Claims Act claim.

At issue in this suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act is whether the United States can be held liable for false imprisonment or false arrest when a federal law enforcement officer restrains or arrests a person whom he has probable cause to believe is committing the federal crime

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State of Maine v. Heather M. Hodgson

Augusta, Maine, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with
domestic violence reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. §§ 211-A(1)(A), 1604(5)(A) (2025); domestic violence criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. §§ 209-A(1)(A), 1604(5)(A) (2025); and endangering the welfare of a child (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 554(1)(C)

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United States of America v. Jose Urena-Capellan

Scranton, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking Offense

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jose Urena-Capellan, age 40, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury on a drug trafficking offense.

According to Acting United States Attorney John C. Gu

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United States of America v. Jose Urena-Capellan

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking Offense

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jose Urena-Capellan, age 40, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury on a drug trafficking offense.

According to Acting United States Attorney John C.

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United States of America v. Jonathan Warren Jones

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with enticement of a minor.

18 U.S.C. § 2422(b) is the federal law that makes it illegal to use the mail or any means of interstate or foreign commerce (including the internet) to entice, persuade, induce, or coerce a minor to engage in prostitution or any other criminal sexual activity

Attemptin

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Ibhar Al Mheid v. Kathy Mincihew, et al.

Macon, Georgia, Ibhar Al Mheid, proceeding pro se, without a lawyer, filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of Georgia against a police officer, a prosecutor, a state court judge, and a jail healthcare provider, bringing claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law.

Al Mheid, a physician who lived in Atlanta, was in a romantic relationship with Grace Wright, a college student in Athens

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State of Maine v. Zane Ibrahim

Portland, Maine, riminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with Class C criminal threatening, Class C reckless conduct and Class E terrorizing.

Zane Ibrahim, 18, of Kennebunk was accused committing a Class C crime punishable by up to five years incarceration and a $5,000 fine. Class E crimes are punishable by up to six months incarceration and a $1,000 fine.

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State of Vermont v. Aaron Loucks

Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of aggravated disorderly conduct. Prosecutors added a hate crime.

Aaron Loucks, 32, of Burlington, with two counts of aggravated disorderly conduct. Prosecutors added a hate crime enhancement to one of the charges and say Loucks was yelling racial slurs at one of his neighbors, who is Black.

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United States of America v. Byron Cordell Thomas

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of sex
trafficking and one count of possessing a gun as a convicted felon.

Mr. Thomas claimed the statute required proof “that force, fraud, or coercion was actually ‘used to
cause’ an individual to engage in a commercial sex act, thereby depriving that individual of valid consent to

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United States of America v. Ignacio Chavez

Roswell, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of 50 grams and mroe fo meth, use of a communications facility to further the commission of a drug trafficking crime,

Chavez pleaded guilty to four drug-related counts and entered into a plea agreement with the government pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(c)(1)(C). The plea ag

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