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United States of America v. quadree Shakur Mayers, a/k/a Speedy

Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with four drug distribution offenses and two firearmoffenses, including possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, in
violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), 924(a)(2), (e).

Mayers challenged his conviction for felon-in-possession, the Fourt Circuit court
recently held, post-Bruen,

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United States of America v. Christopher Kee

Albquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault and battery in Indiana country.

Christopher Kee was convicted and sentenced for assaulting and battering his girlfriend in April of 2020 in Shiprock New Mexico.

Kee claimed that his due process rights were violated under Doyle v. Ohio, 426 U.S. 610 (1976), which provides:

Despit

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Gregory and Jodi Vaugh v. Windfield Homeowners Association, Inc.

Atlanta, Georgia, real property lawyers represented the Plaintiffs and the Defendant in a condominium law dispute.

In 2023, the Vaughns purchased one of the lots in the Windfield subdivision. It is undisputed that the Vaughns paid assessments on the property as directed by the existing owners' association. The seller's disclosure and the Vaughns' closing documents listed the association

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Perla Enriquez, et al. v. Jared Cosper, et al.

Las Cruces, New Mexico, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a personal injury wrongful death civil rights violation theory.

This case arises from the fatal shooting of Amelia Baca, a 75-year-old, mentally diminished woman in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The Estate filed a complaint alleging that the police officer who shot her acted with excessive force in violation of th

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United States of America v. Louis Jerome Jones

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony firearm possession.

On August 3, 2022, members of the Oklahoma City Police Department (OCPD) participated in a surveillance operation of a gang-related funeral. The funeral took place in a rival gang’s territory, and there was a
heightened concern about retaliatory violence. Around 1:30 p.

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United States of America v. Anthony Michael Salazar

Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant on a motion to revoke supervised release.

Anthony Michael Salazar violated the terms of his supervised release on four separate occasions. Each time, the court imposed (1) a prison sentence to be followed by a term of supervised release and (2) a special condition for medication compliance and random blood tests. In the f

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Savannah Abdelmalak v. Prime Healthcare Services-St. Mary's Passaic, LLC, et al.

Hackensack, New Jersey, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a medical malpractice claim.

Dr. Martinez alleging he negligently treated and cared for Savannah[1] - nearly one year after plaintiffs' pediatric anesthesiology claims against Dr. Martinez were dismissed with prejudice for failure to comply with the affidavit of merit (AOM) statute, N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-26 to -29. More

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State of Kansas v. Christopher Shawn Adams

Hays, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant on assault and battery charges.

This case arises from the State's interlocutory appeal in Christopher Adams' criminal case. Adams faces multiple counts of battery based on allegations that he punched two men and pushed his girlfriend, Stephanie Lang, outside a bar. When questioned at the scene, Lang identified Adams as the att

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State of Kansas v. Patrick Nolan Schwartz

Kingman, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with DUI.

After a bench trial on stipulated facts, the Kingman County District Court found Patrick Nolan Schwartz guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol. Before trial, Schwartz moved to suppress evidence from the stop, arguing that the officers lacked reasonable suspicion to stop him. The district court de

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State of New Mexico v. Jason Henderson

Roswell, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with criminal sexual penetration (CSP) in the second degree (armed with a deadly weapon) (Count 1), NMSA 1978, § 30-9-11(E)(6) (2009); CSP in the second degree (results in personal injury) (Count 2), § 30-9-11(E)(3); aggravated battery against a household member (strangulation
or suffocation) (Count 3), NMSA 1978,

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United States of America v. Alexander Sittenfeld, aks P.G. Sittenfeld

Cincinatte, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bribery.

ery day in this country, politicians solicit donations to finance their campaigns. And every day, those same politicians make statements about what they believe in, what they’ve done, and what they promise to do once elected. Sometimes, even
often, these solicitations and promises occur in the s

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State of Oklahoma v. Charles Neil Foote

Chandler, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Lewd or Indecent Acts to a Child Under 16, in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.2013, § 1123(A)(2).

This case concerns Defendant's alleged horrific sexual abuse of MC when she was between the ages of 6 and 8. Terri Henderson and her daughter MC lived in a trailer in Wellston with Henderson's boyfriend, the boyfrien

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The People of California v. Michael Christopher Hammond

Placerville, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with resisting an executive officer.

A customer alerted a local gas station manager that a shopping cart was blocking one of the driveways to the station. The manager went around back, saw the cart, and heard noises from the bushes. The manager called out and asked the person to move his cart. The person wa

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Francisco Serna and Ajhalei Snoddy v. City of Colorado Springs, et al.

Denver, Colorado real property lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a eminent domain theory claiming that the public works project for which the City took their property was federally funded, and they were therefore entitled to certain protections under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Act (“URA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 4601-4655. They also asserted claims under the th

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Melynda Vincent v. Pamela J. Bondi

Salt Lake City, Utah civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sought to invalidate 18 U.S.C. 922(g(1).

Ms. Melynda Vincent sued the Attorney General, claiming that the
Second Amendment entitles her to possess firearms. We rejected this claim
and dismissed the action. Vincent v. Garland, 80 F.4th 1197, 1200–02 (10th
Cir. 2023). But the Supreme Court vacated our dism

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State of New York v. Jayqwan Hamilton, Jacob Barroso, and Robert DeMaio

New York, New York criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with murder, robbery, and conspiracy.

JAYQWAN HAMILTON, 37, ROBERT DEMAIO, 36, and JACOB BARROSO, 32, for a conspiracy to rob and drug people outside of LGBTQ+ nightclubs in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, which led to the deaths of John Umberger and Julio Ramirez. The defendants were found guilty

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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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Caleb Reese, et al. v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, et al.

Shreveport, Louisiana civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who challenged the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(b)(1) and (c)(1).

The Plaintiffs filed suit in the district court against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF"), its Director, and the Attorney General of the United States, challenging the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(b)(1)

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United States of America v. Juan R. Grogan

Akron, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

ury convicted Juan Grogan of possessing a firearm as a felon, possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute. At trial, the judge allowed the government to admit testimony about a series of statements that Grogan made during

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United States of America v. Julian Everett

Greenbelt, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Kidnapping Minors, Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material

New Carrollton Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Kidnapping Minors, Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material

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State of Minnesota v. Dylan Stephen Gaul

Owatonna, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct.

State of Minnesota charged appellant Dylan Stephen Gaul with fourthdegree criminal sexual conduct based on emails Gaul exchanged with a 14-year-old publicschool student. Gaul filed a motion to suppress the evidence against him. Gaul argued that the emails he sent to t

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United States of America v. Christopher James Phillips

San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Paycheck Protection Program Fraud

Former FBI Employee Sentenced for Paycheck Protection Program Fraud



A former FBI employee was sentenced in a federal co

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The People of the State of California v. Tajh Abraham Hurley

San Bernardino, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted, premeditated murder (§§ 664, 187, subd. (a); count 1) and assault with a firearm (§ 245, subd. (a)(1); count 2).

Pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement, defendant pled no contest to attempted murder without premeditation and deliberation (§§ 664, 187) and admitted that he personally

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State of Missouri v. Tiffany Anne Lukasiewicz

Joplin, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder.

Defendant resided with her stepmother (Stepmother) and father (Father). On December 3, 2020, after seeing Father with a cut on his face, Defendant accused Stepmother of beating Father. Defendant then called the police, who spoke with all three individuals and subsequently left without m

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Brenda Evers Andrew v. Tamika White

Legal issue Can the admission of irrelevant and prejudicial evidence violate the Due Process Clause by rendering a criminal trial fundamentally unfair?
Headnote

CRIMINAL LAW. DUE PROCESS AND EVIDENTIARY ADMISSION. The case addresses whether the admission of irrelevant and prejudicial evidence concerning the defendant's personal life at trial violated the Due Process Clause by renderi

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