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Octavius Montego Rodas Black a/k/a Octavius Montego Black v. State of Mississippi.

Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with capital murder based on robbery




Betty Vaughans was a fifty-seven-year-old registered nurse. She owned and operated
a per

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United States of America v. Daniel Wayne Callihan

New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Kidnapping Resulting in Death and Transporting a Minor in Interstate Commerce with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity

Amite Man Charged with Kidnapping Resulting in Death and Transporting a Mi

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United States of America v. Ecknozzio C. Jackson, Jr.

Baton Rouge, LA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distribution Of Heroin And Fentanyl With Death And Serious Bodily Injury Resulting From The Use Of The Heroin And Fentanyl

Baton Rouge Man Indicted For Distribution Of Heroin And Fentanyl With Death And Seriou

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ANGELA STYLES v. JAMES STYLES

Little Rock, AR divorce lawyer represented the appellant with appealing from an order finding her in contempt and a subsequent order awarding attorney’s fees.



Angela and Jamey were divorced on February 10, 20

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United States of America v. Zachary Hovis

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Selling Fentanyl that Killed One Woman, Hospitalized Another

St. Peters Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Selling Fentanyl that Killed One Woman, Hospitalized Another

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United States of America v. Emmanuel Lance Howard; Evander Allen Jordan

Peoria, IL criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery and multiple robbery and firearms charges

Two Quad Cities Men Sentenced for Multiple Armed Robbery and Firearm Charges

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United States of America v. Christopher John Murchison

Jacksonville, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Firearms Trafficking Scheme

Oklahoma Man Pleads Guilty In Firearms Trafficking Scheme



Christopher John Murchison (52, Oklahoma) plea

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Florence R. Groseclose v. Luetta Rice

Hollis, Oklahoma civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a probate matter.

Luetta Rice, hereafter referred to as proponent, filed in the County Court of Harmon County a petition to probate the will of Joseph L. Sherrill who died in that county on February 12, 1960. Florence R. Groseclose, hereafter referred to as contestant, filed a petition for contest of the will. The county

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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. Ashtin D. Schutjer

Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Device Fraud

Council Bluffs Woman Sentenced to 14 Months & Ordered to Pay Over $150,000 in Restitution to Vulnerable Victim of Access Device Fraud

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United States of America v. Don Christopher White, Jr., et al.

Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Violent RICO Conspiracy

Nine Quad Cities Men Sentenced to Federal Prison in Violent RICO Conspiracy



Nine Quad Cities men, Don Christopher

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United States of America v. Emmanuel Lance Howard, Evander Allen Jordan

Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery and multiple robbery and firearms charges

Two Quad Cities Men Sentenced for Multiple Armed Robbery and Firearm Charges

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Michael Rhambo v. Safelite Autoglass, et al.

Los Angeles, California civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an Americans with Disabilities Act violation theory.

The Complaint filed in this action asserts a claim for injunctive relief arising out of an alleged violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (the “ADA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12010-12213, and a claim for damages pursuant to California's Unruh Civil Rights Act

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Martin Lynch, et al. v. Mutnomah County

Portland, Oregon real property lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on wrongful taking and excessive fines theories.

Plaintiffs have ALLEGED viable takings and excessive fines claims under federal law and viable takings claims under Oregon law, and these claims are not barred by collateral estoppel or res judicata. As to the timeliness of these claims, this Court holds

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Fayetteville Public Library, et al. v. Crawford County, Arkansas, et al.

Fayetteville, Arkansas civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who challenged the constitutionality of an Arkansas law.

On June 2, 2023, a coalition of public libraries, library organizations, professional
librarians, library patrons, booksellers, patrons of bookstores, booksellers’ associations,
and authors’ associations challenged the constitutionality of Sections 1

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United States of America v. Dylann Storm Roof

Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with nine counts of racially motivated hate crimes resulting in death, three counts of racially motivated hate crimes involving an attempt to kill, nine counts of obstructing religion resulting in death, three counts of obstructing religion involving an attempt to kill and use of a dangerous weapon, and nine counts

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United States of America v. Ronald Yandell; William Sylvester

Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with RICO Conspiracy and Murder in Aid of Racketeering

Two Aryan Brotherhood Prison Gang Members Sentenced to Two Consecutive Life Terms in Prison for RICO Conspiracy and Murder in Aid of Racketeering

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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

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United States of America v. Cenious Brewster

San Francisco, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

Cenious Brewster, led officers on a high-speed chase, which was recorded on the officers’ dashcam.
Brewster crashed into a building shortly after the chase began. He was arrested, and a firearm was found in his
vehicle. Brewster pleaded guilty to one count of

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United States of America v. James Morgan

Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing destructive devices

Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 2 Years for Possessing Destructive Devices



Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for th

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United States of America v. Emmanuel Lance Howard; Evander Allen Jordan

Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery and multiple robbery and firearms charges.

Two Quad Cities Men Sentenced for Multiple Armed Robbery and Firearm Charges

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United States of America v. Mychal Marcell Borney

Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of firearms

Lansing Man, Prosecuted Under Safe Summer Program, Sentenced To 27 Months In Prison



U.S. Attorney for the We

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Terry Proctor, et al. v. Carolyn J. Scruggs, et al.

Baltimore, Maryland civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory.

Plaintiffs' allegations arise out of Mr. Proctor's death after he was stabbed by another inmate on December 14, 2020, while he was incarcerated at Dorsey Run Correctional Facility (“Dorsey Run”) in Jessup, Maryland. (ECF No. 1 ¶¶ 19, 24.) Plaintiffs allege that shortly before 11:00

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United States of America v. Benjamin Filiberto Paz

Baltimore, Maryland immigration lawyer represented the Defendant.

The United States seeks to denaturalize Benjamin Filiberto Paz, a naturalized U.S. citizen, because it believes Paz illegally obtained citizenship. The government claims that Paz misrepresented on his naturalization application that he had never committed any offense for which he had not been arrested when, in fact, at the

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United States of America v. Approximately $42,323.00 in U.S. Currency

Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant in a forfeiture action.

WHEREAS, a Verified Complaint for Forfeiture In Rem was filed November 15, 2024, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, alleging that the Approximately $42,323.00 in U.S. Currency (“Defendant Currency”) is subject to forfeiture to the United States pur

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