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

In July 2012, Petitioner was indicted for three counts of first degree murder for the shooting deaths of his wife, his wife's sister, and his wife's paramour. State v. Moore, No. E2015-00585-CCA-R3-CD, 2016 WL 2865759, at *1 (Tenn. Crim. App. May 12, 2016), perm. app. denied (Tenn. Sep... More...   $0 (04-01-2025 - TN)

Tulsa, Oklahoma civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff seeking a Writ of Habeas Corpus.... More...   $0 (03-24-2025 - OK)

Justice Went To Hell in Detroit, Michigan George Edward Clark and Kevin Harrington were wrongfully convicted of a murder that they did not commit.

This § 1983 case concerns alleged constitutional violations in the investigation and prosecution of George Clark and Kevin Harrington. Clark and Harrington spent nearly two decades in prison before the Wayne County Prosecution Integrity Unit d... More...   $0 (03-14-2025 - MI)

Riverside, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with

In October 2007, a jury convicted defendant of aggravated kidnapping (§ 209, subd. (b)(1); count 1), forced oral copulation (§ 288a, subd. (c)(2); count 2), and criminal threats (§ 422; count 3). The jury found defendant used a deadly or dangerous weapon in the commission of counts 1 and 2. (§§ 12022... More...   $0 (03-07-2025 - CA)

In 1997, Justin Sneed beat Barry Van Treese to death with a baseball bat at an Oklahoma hotel owned by Van Treese and managed by peti-tioner Richard Glossip. Glossip initially made inconsistent statements to the police about Sneed’s role in the murder, but he ultimately told police that Sneed admitted to killing Van Treese. Sneed later claimed Glossip had asked him to murder Van Treese because, ... More...   $0 (02-25-2025 - DC)

Denver, Colorado, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a civil rights violation theory.

Prisoners can generally file two kinds of actions related to their imprisonment: a habeas action and a civil rights action. The two actions bear different functions. Habeas actions are designed to challenge a conviction or sentence; civil rights actions are designed to obtain Rodri... More...   $0 (02-20-2025 - CO)

Corpus Christi, TX criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with driving a tractor-trailer into the primary inspection lane at the Border Patrol (BP) checkpoint. Upon initial inspection, a K-9 alerted to the possible presence of humans in the trailer
Truck driver pleads g... More...   $0 (02-13-2025 - TX)

Wichita, Kansas pro se Plaintiff seught a writ of habeas corpus.

In 1993, a Kansas court sentenced Brent L. Alford to prison, and he remains confined under that judgment. In 2011, he unsuccessfully challenged the judgment in a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas application. In 2024, he filed another habeas application. Concluding the latest application was an unauthorized second or successive one, ... More...   $0 (02-11-2025 - KS)

Stockton, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Dfendant charged with first degree robbery (§ 211) and dissuading a witness by force or threat (§ 136.1, subd. (c)(1)).

n 2013, defendant pleaded guilty to first degree robbery (§ 211) and dissuading a witness by force or threat (§ 136.1, subd. (c)(1)). He admitted a firearm use enhancement in connection with the robbery ch... More...   $0 (02-11-2025 - CA)

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking a writ of habeas corpus.

David Rogers was convicted for lews acts with a child under 16. He unsuccessfully sought a writ of habeas corpus.

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To address Mr. Brumit’s request, we consider whether his appellate
arguments are reasonably debatable. See Laurson v. Leyba, 507 F.3d 1230,
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Vernon, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant in a habeas corpus action.

The petitioner, James Mitchell, appeals following the denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court (1) abused its discretion in denying his petit... More...   $0 (02-04-2025 - CO)

Legal issue Can the admission of irrelevant and prejudicial evidence violate the Due Process Clause by rendering a criminal trial fundamentally unfair?
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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... More...   $0 (01-21-2025 - OK)

Middleburg, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with simple assault.

On January 22, 2020, the trial court sentenced LoDuca to 199 days to two years less one day of incarceration with credit for time served on the count of terroristic threats and one year of probation on the count of simple assault ("Original Sentence"). On the same day, LoDuca was sente... More...   $0 (01-21-2025 - PA)

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant convicted of murder and seeking a writ of habeas corpus.

In June 2013, Fagbemi Miranda was convicted of first-degree murder in Massachusetts state court.
At the jury trial, defense counsel's aim was to discredit the government's key witness, advancing the theory that Miranda's brother was instead responsible for the s... More...   $0 (01-03-2025 - MA)

Upper Marlboro, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.

Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Prince George's County, Edgar Gerardo Escobar Sosa, appellant, was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault, and one count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony or crime of violence.... More...   $0 (12-27-2024 - MD)

Las Vegas, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted sexual assault upon his nineteen-year-old son.

The victim alleged that Means had sexually assaulted him on at least three separate occasions while they lived in Nevada. Means had first pleaded not guilty to one count of open or gross lewdness and three counts of sexual assault.

At trial, a... More...   $0 (12-20-2024 - NV)

Florence, South Carolina civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff.

Duane Harrison seeks to appeal the district court's order denying his Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b) motion for relief from the court's prior order dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. He also seeks to appeal the district court's order denying reconsideration. The orders are not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge... More...   $0 (12-19-2024 - SC)