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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. R.L.P.

Bowling Green, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.

At some point in early November 2021, Father died as a result of a homicide in his home in Bowling Green. After R.L.P.'s brother reported Father missing, police entered the home on December 8, 2021, and found the body. Father had suffered approximately forty-five stab wounds, and the state of t

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United States of America v. Michael J. French

Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Ponzi Scheme and Cyber Stalking

Anderson County Man Pleads Guilty to $13M Ponzi Scheme and Cyber Stalking



Michael J. French, 41, of Pendleton, plea

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State of Louisiana v. Deon Ray Bartie

Lake Charles, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with r second degree murder, under La. R.S. 14:30.1(A)(3), as the provider of a drug implicated in the poly drug toxicity death of the victim.

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The statute requires proof of the "direct cause" of death. This is as close as the State came. There was no proof whatsoever that defendant provided t

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State of Ohio v. Jason Iverson

Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.

On September 4, 2023, Iverson's mother and his three minor children attended a church event at a park, when Iverson unexpectedly arrived and started an argument with his sister, Mercedes Iverson ("Mercedes"), and her husband, Norbert Carter ("Norbert"). As a result of Iverson's behavior, his entire fam

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Stone v. Pagourtzis

Galveston, Texas personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a negligence theory.

he parents of victim Chris Stone filed a lawsuit against Pagourtzis's parents, claiming that his father did not properly secure his weapons and that the parents were negligent in entrusting their son with the firearms.[51] Under Texas law, firearms cannot be made accessible to minors outside

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State of Florida v. Maykoll Santiesteban

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts each of vehicular homicide and driving without a license causing death.

Maykoll Santiesteban, 16, was accused of taking his father's care out on a deadly joyride in Hialeah on April 23, 2024. Hialeah police say he was driving 80 mph in a 30 mph zone, a whopping 55 mph over the speed limit when he s

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United States of America v. Sharn Parzival

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Making False Statements in an Application for a U.S. Passport and to Federal Agents

Indian National Sentenced for Making False Statements in an Application for a U.S. Passport and to Federal Agents

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United States of America v. Craig Eastman

Washington, D.C. criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Bringing Thousands of Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills into the District

Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to 165 Months for Bringing Thousands of Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills into the District

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United States of America v. Joshua Andrew Finley

Tampa, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempting To Entice A Minor To Engage In Sexual Activity And Distributing Videos Of The Sexual Abuse Of Minors

Pinellas County Child Sex Offender Indicted For Attempting To Entice A Minor To Engage In Sexual Ac

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United States of America v. Dimas Obispo Yuman-Parada

Ocala, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Reentry

Guatemalan National Previously Removed From The United States On Nine Prior Occasions Pleads Guilty To Illegal Reentry



United States Attorney

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United States of America v. Ellery Zephier, Sr.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota. criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Kidnapping and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury

Marty Man Convicted at a Federal Jury Trial of Kidnapping and Assault Charges



A jury has c

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United States of America v. Sharmarke Omar Mohamed

Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance containing fentanyl

Des Moines Man Sentenced to 204 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Charges



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United States of America v. Maurice B. Stewart

Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing fentanyl

Local chef sentenced to 15 years in prison for selling fake ‘M30’ Percocet pills that contained fentanyl


selling fake ‘M30’ Percocet

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State of Alaska v. Chue Yang

Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.

AS11.41.100(a)(1)(A): Murder 1-Intent To Cause Death

Chue Yang was accused of shooting and killing his wife in 2019.

He claimed he was showing her how to use the gun when it went off.

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United States of America v. Courtney Green

Sherman, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fatal fentanyl overdose

Denton County man sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for fatal fentanyl overdose



A Denton man has been sentenced to 20 years in

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Melissa Williams, et al. v. Fiduciary Services North, Inc., et al.

Traverse City, Michigan personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff governmental tort claim negligence theories.

This case arises out of a series of events that occurred in the years preceding Mardelle's death in May 2022. Plaintiffs filed a lengthy verified complaint in January 2023, followed by an amended verified complaint in February 2023, in which they named as defendants Brenda

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United States of America v. Robert M. Lutz

Scranton, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distribution Of Methamphetamine

Bradford County Man Sentenced To 132 Months In Prison For Distribution Of Methamphetamine



The United States Attorneyâ

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United States of America v. Christopher Richard Potter

Scranton, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Death

Scranton Man Sentenced To 252 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl Resulting in Death



Chri

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United States of America v. Brandon McCarthy and Rachel McCarthy

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with distribution of drugs.

Brandon David McCarthy. age 38, and Rachel McCarthy, age 35, were indicted for selling unprocessed poppy seeds through an online bueinsses that they owned in violation of the Controlled Substance Act.

21 USC 846, 841(b)(1)(C), 843(d), and 853(b) - Drug Conspriracy; Forfeiture Al

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United States of America v. Richard Cruz

New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Causing The Death Of A Seven-Year-Old Boy And A 48-Year-Old Woman In Hudson River Boat Capsizing

New Jersey Man Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Causing The Death Of A Seven-Year-Old Boy And A 48-Y

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State of Oklahoma v. Cody Aaron Kirby

Stillwater, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Violation of Protective Order, Second & Subsequent Offense, AFCF, in violation of 22 O.S. 60.6. which provides:



A. Except as otherwise provided by this section, any person who:

1. Has been served with an emergency temporary, ex parte or final protective order or foreign protective order

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United States of America v. Paul Barris, Jr.; Michael Anthony Manners

Denver, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fentanyl Related Death

Two Colorado Men Sentenced To Federal Prison For Fentanyl Related Death



Paul Barris, Jr., 40, of Telluride, and Michael Anthony

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United States of America v Marc Gene Clark

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fatal stabbing

U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces Sentencing in Shiprock Fatal Stabbing



On October 24, 2021, following a night of drinking and soc

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State of Nevada v. Yoni Barrios

Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.

Yoni Barrious, age 34, was accused of stabbing two people to death and injuring six others on the Las Vegas strip in 2022.

Defendant was an illegal immigrant from Guatemala.

Defendant was received a diagnosis of unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders.
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State of Connecticut v. Patricia Ricks

Nashville, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder and felony child abuse.

Patricia Ann Hicks, age 71, was accused of killing her granddaughter Christal, age 8, who was beaten to death.

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