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State of Virginia v. Stephen Smerk
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Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.
Stephen Smerk, age 53, was accused of killing Robin Lawrence, age 27, who was killed in 1994.
Detectives using DNA from the crime scene were able to identify Smerk as the killer.
Investigators turned to Ellen Greytak, director of bioinformatics at Parabon NanoLabs, a
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United States of America v. Carlitos Ricardo Parias
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Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault on a federal officer.
A Mexican national living illegally in the United States was charged today in a federal criminal complaint with ramming law enforcement vehicles in an attempt to dislodge his car during an immigration arrest, in an incident in which both defendant and a deputy U.S. marshal
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United States of America v. Benjamin Madrigal-Birrueta
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San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a drug trafficking conspiracy.
Benjamin Madrigal-Birrueta, an undocumented Mexican national living in Yakima, Washington, admitted in federal court that he murdered a man and his six-months-pregnant wife while they were engaged in a drug trafficking conspiracy.
Madrigal-Birrueta and coconspirator
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United States of America v. Jose Ismael Castro Leon
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Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl.
Jose Ismael Castro Leon, 47, a Mexican national living in the United States illegally, was charged by federal criminal complaint in Phoenix, Arizona with Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl.
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United States of America v. James Kooima
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Production of Child Pornography.
Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange has sentenced a man from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, convicted of Production of Child Pornography.
James Kooima, age 47, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, five years of supervised release, a special assessment to the Jus
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United States of America v. Martin Aispuro-Lopez, Victor Manuel Felix-Ramirez
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Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses.
Two Mexican nationals illegally present in the United States were sentenced to 17 and 22 years in federal prison following a multi-agency drug investigation that uncovered methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine and multiple loaded firearms at an Albuquerque residence
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United States of America v. Robert Morris
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Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with
Acting United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Robert Morris, 49, of Honolulu, Hawaii, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint yesterday with assaulting a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon, using a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and possessing a firearm and am
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United States of America v. Francisco Javier Pineda
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Beaumont, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute (and to possess with intent to distribute) fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug
trafficking crime.
Based on the evidence presented at trial, a reasonable jury could have
found beyond a reasonable doubt that the evidence established that (1) Pineda
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State of Texas v. Eric J. Gipson, Sr.
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Beaumont, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with rape.
In the early morning hours of Sept. 26, 2024, a female victim was walking near a gas station in Beaumont. A male suspect — now identified as Gipson — approached the victim from behind and took her behind a nearby church. Gipson forced the woman to remove her clothing and held a knife to her
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United States of America v. Randell Lee Proctor
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Charleston, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a person convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9).
(g) It shall be unlawful for any person--
(1) who has been convicted in any court of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one ye
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State of West Virginia v. James William Ross
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Clarksburg, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with
James William Ross was accused of committing an sex crime.
Ross’s criminal history of six prior felony convictions and four prior misdemeanor convictions, although McCarthy did acknowledge Jorgensen’s point that all of those crimes dated back decades.
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United States of America v. Aaric Murray
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Clarksburg, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multiple drug offenses and
one count of aiding and abetting the possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug offense in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i).
A federal grand jury in the Northern District of West Virginia indicted Murray and Johnson on several counts, including multiple
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Common Wealth of Pennsylvania v. Stanley West
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.
Stanley West, age 37, is accused for shooting and killing Rakesh "Rocky" Ehagaban, age 50, and injuring a woman.
Martin Devine, acting chief of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, released a statement early Saturday morning saying, "The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police is grateful to the incr
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United States of America v. Martin Joseph Avila
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Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing images of child sexual abuse
A 29-year-old Tacoma resident was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 15 years in prison for production of images of child sexual abuse, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller. Demitri Super pleaded guilty in June 2025. He will serve his federa
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Thomas Patak
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Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with smash-and-grab burglaries.
HOMAS PATAK, 55, pleaded guilty to numerous breaking and entering, larceny from a building and destruction of property charges in BMC Central and received a sentence of 2.5 years in the House of Correction followed by two years of probation with orders to stay away from all cri
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United States of America v. Amanda Acosta
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Sioux Falls, SD criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl in South Dakota.
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a woman from Prairie Village, Kansas, convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. The sentencing took place
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United States of America v. Jericho James Ladeaux
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Sioux Falls, SD criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Possession of a Firearm.
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a man from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person. The sentencing took place on September 29, 2025.
Jerich
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United States of America v. James Daniel Lathrop
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange has sentenced a man from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person. The sentencing took place on September 29, 2025.
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United States of America v. Matthew Zook
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Enticement of a Minor.
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a man from Rapid City, South Dakota, convicted of Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet. The sentencing took place on September 29, 2025.
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United States of America v. Jose Ismael Castro Leon
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Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl.
Jose Ismael Castro Leon, 47, a Mexican national living in the United States illegally, was charged by federal criminal complaint in Phoenix, Arizona with Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl.
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United States of America v. Matthew Zook
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Sioux Falls, SD criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a man from Rapid City, South Dakota, convicted of Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet. The sentencing took place on September 29,
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United States of America v. Dylan Sanchez
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Sioux Falls, SD criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Ammunition by a Prohibited Person.
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a man from Rapid City, South Dakota, convicted of Possession of Ammunition by a Prohibited Person. The sentencing took place on September 29, 2025.
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State of Florida v. Hilwon Torres Martinez
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Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a sex crime.
See Reyna v. State, 302 So. 3d 1025, 1031 (Fla. 4th DCA 2020) (“For collateral sex crimes to be admissible, courts have applied section 90.404(2)(c) to require significant similarity between the collateral evidence and the charged crime, evidence so similar and specific that it resembles a cl
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United States of America v. Preston Buie
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Mobile, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Preston Buie was pulled over for following too closely behind a semi-truck. Within minutes, the officer who stopped him
became suspicious that something criminal was afoot—he had US
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United States of America v. Jose Ismael Castro Leon
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Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl.
Jose Ismael Castro Leon, 47, a Mexican national living in the United States illegally, was charged by federal criminal complaint in Phoenix, Arizona with Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl.
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