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State of Oklahoma v. Mark Christian Shepherd

Norman, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first degree murder and two complaints of assault with a deadly weapon.

Mark Christian Shepherd, age 25, is accused for killing a man and wounding two women.

The defendant is also accused for attacking a receptionist at the monastery in Oklahoma City.

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State of Colorado v. Craig Wolfgang

Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.

Craig Wolfgang, age 31, was charged with killing a woman whose body was found in the southeast side of Denver.

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United States of America v. Marlon Alonzo Smith

Salt Lake City, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of controlled substance (drugs) with intent to distribute.

During a traffic stop, a drug-detection dog named Marco signaled that he smelled drugs in Smith’s car. Law enforcement discovered more than a kilogram of methamphetamine in the trunk. A federal jury later convicted Smith of possessi

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United States of America v. Ryan R. Vandyke

Pocatello, Idaho, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.

Section 922(g)(8)(C)(ii) prohibits firearm possession by an individual subject to a court order that “by its terms
explicitly prohibits the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against [an] intimate partner or child that
would

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Carlos Pena v. City of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a taking claim.

When an armed fugitive barricaded himself inside Plaintiff-Appellant Carlos Pena’s print shop, officers of the
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) pursued the armed fugitive inside Pena’s store and damaged Pena’s property.
As Pena acknowledges, the officers acted reasonably and lawf

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State of Oregon v. Emmanuel Garcia Tenorio

Dallas, Oregon pro se Defendant, representing himself without of a lawyer, who was charged with two counts each of first-degree sexual abuse and first-degree unlawful sexual penetration.



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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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State of Nevada v. Tiktok, Inc., et al.

Las Vegas, Nevada commercial litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiffs seeking a writ of prohibition or, alternatively, mandamus challenging a district court order denying a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and for failure to state a claim in a consumer protection action.

The State of Nevada filed a complaint against petitioners TikTok, Inc., and its related entiti

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State of Alaska v. Isaac Silulu Lobendahn

Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of first-degree sexual assault against C.A.

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State of Alaska v. Joshua Wahl

Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multiple counts of first- and second-degree murder in connection with the deaths of Jennifer Gardiner and Timothy Evans.

After several bail hearings, Wahl remains in custody pending trial. Wahl now appeals from the court's ruling at his most recent bail hearing declining to approve his proposed third-party

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Tom Koch v. UNUM Group, et al.

Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3.

A claim of retaliation under Title VII is governed by the three-step
burden-shifting framework under McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S.
792, 802–05 (1973). First, the plaintiff must establish a prima facie c

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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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CITY OF TULSA, Appellant v. NICHOLAS RYAN O'BRIEN, Appellee

¶1 Appellee, Nicholas Ryan O'Brien, was charged by Information in the Municipal Criminal Court of the City of Tulsa with the following misdemeanor traffic crimes:

Case No. 720766, Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, in violation of City of Tulsa Revised Ordinances Title 37, § 649;

Case No. 720766A, Transporting an Open Container, in violation of City of Tuls

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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 Missouri v. Maxwelll. Warren

Columbia, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multiple counts of domestic assault, including first-degree leading to serious physical injury, as well as first-degree burglary.

Maxwell Warren is accused of showing up uninvited to a University of Missouri dorm on Sept. 26 after being blocked on Snapchat by the victim. He forced his way into the dorm room

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State of Missouri v. Misael Covarrubias

Columbia, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represent the Defendant charged with with three counts of first-degree assault, three counts of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon causing death or injury.

Misael Covarrubias is accused of shooting and killing Stephens College student Aiyanna Williams died at University Hospital after being shot on East Broadway in downtown Colu

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Abigail Zwerner v. Ebony Parker, et al.

Newport News, Virginia personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a gross negligence claim.

Abigail Zwerner, a first-grad teacher in Newport News, Virginia was shot by a 6-year-old student who brought his mother’s gun to class in January 2023. She sued Ebony Parker claiming that the assistant principal failed and refused to respond to four separate reports from staff members

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Eddie L. Bolden v. Angelo Pesavento, et al.

Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sue on civil rights violation theories claiming that he was wrongfully charged, convicted, and incarcerated.

Bolden was arrested in February 1994 for the murders of Irving Clayton and Derrick Frazier and the attempted murder
of Clifford Frazier. A jury found him guilty in October 1996, and he was sentenced to life

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State of Oklahoma v. Lando McCullah

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer representing the Defendant charged with child abuse and murder.

Landon McCullah, who is charged with Murder in the first degree (death of a child by injuring, torturing, or maiming).

The affidavit states the infant had several broken ribs, bilateral retinal bleeding, a swollen brain, and bruises on the face, back, hips, neck, arms, and le

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T.N. v. First Baptist Church of Pierce City

Mount Vernon, Missouri personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a corporate negligence theory.

The uncontroverted material facts establish that FBC is a Southern Baptist church and that Plaintiff participated in FBC's youth ministries program.A youth pastor led FBC's youth ministries program and transported participants, including Plaintiff and others, to and from said

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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 Tennessee v. Tajee Turnage

Memphis, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.

Tajee Turnage was accused of shooting an killing Timothy Echols who was abusing his roommate. The Defendant claimed that Echols had a gun.

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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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