False Imprisonment Law
 
State of Arizona v. Steven Peterson

Holbrook, Arizona, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant was charged with five counts of sexual conduct with a minor and three counts of luring a minor for sexual exploitation.

The jury found Peterson guilty as charged. The court sentenced him to a total of seven years' imprisonment with credit for 32 days of presentence incarceration and lifetime probation upon his release.

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Barbara Lopez Payan v. Caitlin A. Freshwater

Phoenix, Arizona personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an unknown legal theory.

In June 2023, Officer Freshwater approached Payan and her two dogs at a police station. After their encounter, Freshwater wrote in a police report that one of Payan's dogs needed "immediate medical attention." The report also stated that Payan "could not hold a conversation," her thought

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United States of America v. Kirill Afanasyev

San Francisco, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud.

Jose Vicente Badillo, Kirill Afanasyev, Jason Naraja, and Jaime Respicio conspired to defraud an auto insurance company by submitting a fraudulent insurance claim on a wrecked car that Afanasyev purchased in May 2019. The Indictment alleges that, when Afanasyev bought

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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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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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Canary Reed v. Remington Arms Company, Inc., et al.

Little Rock, Arkansas employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a civil rights violation job discrimination theory.

This is an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by Canary Reed against Remington Ammunition, Remington Arms Company, Inc., and Vista Outdoors Inc.. Filed in October 2024, Reed, an African American woman, alleges she was terminated from her job as a Body

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JERRY LEE IRWIN, Appellant v. THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, Appellee

¶1 Appellant, Jerry Lee Irwin, was convicted by a jury in the District Court of Tulsa County, Case No. CF-2021-3185, of Count 1: Assault and Battery with a Deadly Weapon, in violation of 21 O.S.2011, § 652(C); Count 4: Kidnapping, in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.2012, § 741; Count 5: Possession of a Firearm After Former Conviction, in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.2019, § 1283(A); and Count 6: Traffick

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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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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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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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State of Oklahoma v. Dustin Joel Walker

Muskogee, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer is representing the Defendant charged sexually abusing a child.
by Kent Morlan

Dustin Joel Walker, age 34, is charged with:

1. SEXUAL ABUSE - CHILD UNDER 12 (FELONY)

2. CHILD NEGLECT (FELONY)

3. CHILD NEGLECT (FELONY)

4. CHILD NEGLECT (FELONY

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United States of America v. Charles “Chuck” Wright, Amos Durham, Lawson B. Watson

Spartanburg, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit theft.

Charles “Chuck” Wright, 60, the former sheriff of Spartanburg County; Amos Durham 61, a former chaplain for the department; and Lawson B. Watson 63, a former employee, have pleaded guilty for their participation in a public corruption scheme that defrauded the county

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United States of America v. Yana Leonova

Washington DC criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with th conspiring to violate the Export Control Reform Act.

Yana Leonova, 33, a Belorussian citizen most recently residing in Russia, was extradited from France yesterday on an indictment charging her with conspiring to violate the Export Control Reform Act, to commit smuggling, to commit money laundering, and to def

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United States of America v. Daniel Carlos-Ramos

Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally reentering the United States after deportation.

Violation of f 8 U.S.C. § 1326 carries a maximum sentence of two years of imprisonment and one year of supervised release.

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United States of America v. Darell Montrell Trotter

Beaumont, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing fentanyl.

Darell Montrell Trotter pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute
fentanyl pursuant to a plea agreement. Although Trotter’s indictment
alleged that his conduct caused the death of an individual, DS, the plea
agreement did not include this allegation. The agreement did, how

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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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United States of America v.

Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stealing checks out of the mail.

U.S. Attorney Julianne E. Murray of the District of Delaware announced today that a Wilmington man was sentenced on September 18, 2025, to 70 months in prison for amassing over $900,000 in fraudulent proceeds through multiple fraud schemes over the course of years.

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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. Denise Davis

Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiring to Defraud The IRS.

A Mays Landing woman admitted to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service by filing false employment tax returns that concealed a company’s cash payroll, Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorney Alina Habba announced.

Denise Davis, 52, of Mays Landing, New

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United States of America v. Peter Bardunias

Albany, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Enticement of a Minor.

Peter Bardunias, age 59, of Clifton Park, New York, was charged today with attempting to entice a minor to engage in prohibited sexual activity. Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the F

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United States of America v. Abdullah At Taqi, Khalilullah Yousuf, and Seema Rahman

Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS.

In federal court in Brooklyn, Abdullah At Taqi was convicted by a jury on all three counts of an indictment charging him and co-defendant Mohammad David Hashimi with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham

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United States of America v. Abdullah At Taqi, Mohammad David Hashimi

Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham.

in federal court in Brooklyn, Abdullah At Taqi was convicted by a jury on all three counts of an indictment charging him and co-defendant Mohammad David Hashimi with conspiring and attempting to provide material

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United States of America v. Ca Ron Crouch

Fort Lauderdale, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making a false statement to a firearms dealer.

18:U.S.C.§922(a)(6)

(a) It shall be unlawful—

(6) for any person in connection with the acquisition or attempted acquisition of any firearm or ammunition from a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed col

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