Habeas Corpus Law

Habeas Corpus Law

United States of America v. MOHAMMED KWANING, a/k/a Kofi

Philadelphia, PA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with petitions this court for a writ of habeas corpus.

We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the
materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process... More... $0 (08-25-2021 - PA)

United States of America v. COREY GRANT

Philadelphia, PA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a conspiracy under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) charge.

In March 1987, law enforcement officials in Elizabeth,
New Jersey learned of gang activities emanating from a group
known as the E-Port Posse. Led by an ... More... $0 (08-24-2021 - PA)

United States of America v. ALI KOURANI, AKA ALI MOHAMED KOURANI, AKA JACOB LEWIS, AKA DANIEL

New York, NY - Anti Terrorism lawyer represented defendant with with eight counts of terrorism-related offenses.

In 2000 Defendant-Appellant Ali Kourani joined Hizballah,2 a
Lebanon-based terrorist organization, and attended a 45-day militarystyle boot camp in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon. His attendance was
ma... More... $0 (08-24-2021 - NY)

United States of America v. CATHERINE MELHUISH

New York, NY - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with one count of assaulting a federal officer charge.

This case involves a violent altercation between a United States Border
Patrol Agent and a woman with a history of severe mental illness. Agent Rodney
Caccavo encountered Defendant-Appellant Cathe... More... $0 (08-24-2021 - NY)

IN RE: AIRES DA GRACA; CONROY LEWIS; CYRIL OKOLI; DARLIN ALBERTO GUILLERMO; DIMITAR DASKALOV; EDSON MARTINS; EMMANUEL LOPEZ; FLAVIO PRADO JUNIOR; FRED KAYITARE; GABRIEL DE LA PAZ; JOAO AMADO; KEITH WILLIAMS v. STEVEN J. SOUZA, in his official capacity as Superintendent of the Bristol County House of Correction

Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendants with Claiming that the district court erred in denying their bail applications despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the detainees petition for a writ of mandamus.

Petitioners are class members in a habeas class action
filed against ICE and certain governme... More... $0 (08-20-2021 - MA)

United States of America v. ANTONIO TORRES-SANTANA

Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a supervised release revocation hearing for a possession of a firearm by a prohibited person charge.

On June 25, 2012, Torres pled guilty to possession of a
firearm by a prohibited person. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He
was sentenced to thirty mont... More... $0 (08-18-2021 - MA)

United States of America v. ROLANDO MILLÁN-MACHUCA, a/k/a Rolo; ROBERTO CASADO-BERRÍOS, a/k/a Bobe, a/k/a Bobel; MIGUEL RIVERA-CALCAÑO, a/k/a Guelo, a/k/a Kikirimiau; GIORDANO SANTANA-MELÉNDEZ, a/k/a Viejo Ten

Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a distributing large quantities of controlled substances and other contraband throughout several Puerto Rico correctional facilities charge.

Appellants Rolando MillánMachuca, Roberto Casado-Berríos, Miguel Rivera-Calcaño, and
Giordano Santana-Melé... More... $0 (08-18-2021 - MA)

Michael Lamar Jarmon v. Troy Steele, Warden

St. Louis, Missouri - Plaintiff sued Defendant on a civil rights theory seeking the issuance of a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2254, which provides:

(a) The Supreme Court, a Justice thereof, a circuit judge, or a district court shall entertain an application for a writ of habeas corpus in behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court o... More... $0 (08-17-2021 - MO)

United States of America v. RYAN MUMME

Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a possession of child pornography charge.

In March 2015, agents from Homeland Security
Investigations ("HSI") informed Maine State Police Detective
Christopher Tupper ("Det. Tupper") that they had evidence showing
that Mumme had wired more tha... More... $0 (08-13-2021 - MA)

MARVIN TYRONE TARLETON v. SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al.

Atlanta, GA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with appealing the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus, .

Marvin Tarleton was charged with one count of unarmed robbery in state
court in Duval County, Florida. The robbery occurred at a Bank of America branch
where approximately $3500 was... More... $0 (08-11-2021 - GA)

United States of America v. ANDRE IVORY

Denver, CO - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with conspiracy to distribute or possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine, distributing cocaine base, possessing with intent to distribute cocaine base, conspiracy to kill a federal witness, attempting to kill a witness, and using, carrying, and discharging a firearm during and ... More... $0 (08-09-2021 - CO)

United States of America v. Kurt Harrington, also known as Chi, also known as Jamaica

St. Louis, MO - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin resulting in death and one count of distribution of heroin resulting in death charges.

On October 5, 2008, Joseph Van Hoe was found dead inside his residence in
Iowa City, Iowa. His autopsy determined that... More... $0 (08-04-2021 - MO)

KEITH SMITH v. CITY OF CHICAGO, et al.

Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with unlawful pretrial detention
based on fabricated evidence claim.

In September 2013, Chicago Police Officers Ranita Mitchell
and Herman Otero stopped a car in which Keith Smith was a
passenger.1 According to Smith, the two officers fabricated a
sto... More... $0 (07-29-2021 - IL)

TRACY CONLEY v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Milwaukee, WI - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant or his participation in a “fake stash house” sting charge.

Our opinion affirming Conley’s convictions on direct ap‐
peal sets out the facts of his case. United States v. Conley, 875
F.3d 391 (7th Cir. 2017). Here we focus on the facts relevant to
... More... $0 (07-26-2021 - WI)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. EARL CLAYTON, III

Cincinnati, Ohio - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin charge.

Defendant Earl Clayton III was arrested on November 24, 2015 after a Federal Bureau of
Investigation High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area task force had been investigat... More... $0 (07-25-2021 - OH)

United States of America versus Alberto Alaniz

New Orleans, LA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with drug and money laundering offenses.

In 2013, Alaniz pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to
distribute 1000 kilograms or more of marijuana and to conspiring to commit
money laundering. He was ultimately sentenced to concurrent sentence... More... $0 (07-25-2021 - LA)

United States of America v. Charles D. Holley, a/k/a Charlei Diwan Holley

Corpus Christi, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with tax fraud.

Charles D. Holley, aka Charlei Diwan Holley, owned and operated a data brokerage business. As part of this business, Holley purchased data information from state motor vehicle agencies, which she re-sold to various buyers. Holley set up bank accounts in which to deposit the proceeds of her busines... More... $0 (07-23-2021 - TX)

United States v. Willis, et al

New York, New York - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with multiple drug and gun-related count charges.

28 Larry Willis and Isiah Pierce appeal from judgments of conviction entered
29 following a three-day trial in the United States District Court for the Western
30 District of New York (Vilardo, J.). The... More... $0 (07-16-2021 - NY)

Karl Fontenot v. Scott Crow

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with kidnapping, robbery and murder.

Petitioner-appellee Karl Fontenot was twice tried and found guilty of the 1984 kidnapping, robbery, and murder of Donna Haraway in Ada, Oklahoma. Almost no evidence connected him to the crime other than his own videotaped confession, a confession that "rang false in almo... More... $0 (07-13-2021 - OK)

Al Maurice Williams v. The State of Texas

Fort Worth, Texas - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a Bond Forfeiture.

On September 27, 2018, the 431st District Court of Denton County entered a
judgment nisi forfeiting Williams’s bond after Williams failed to appear for
proceedings on his pending assault-family-violence charge. The judgment stat... More... $0 (07-13-2021 - TX)

Ex parte Justin Michael Love

Fort Worth, Texas - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with engaging in organized criminal activity (drug dealing) with murder charges.

Love stands charged with running a drug ring and orchestrating a marijuana sale
to Dominic Thrasher that resulted in Thrasher’s June 2015 death. As we recounted in
our 20... More... $0 (07-13-2021 - TX)

Krystle Concepcion Villanueva v. The State of Texas

Houston, Texas - Criminal defense attorney represented Defendant charged with a Capital Murder.

Krystle Villanueva and Refugio (Junior) Hernandez met as teenagers. Around
the age of 19, Krystle3 had a daughter, who they named Giovanna (Gio) Hernandez.
At times, the couple lived together with their child. At other time... More... $0 (07-12-2021 - TX)

Ex parte Adam Matthew Hammond

Fort Worth, Texas - Criminal defense attorney represented Adam Matthew Hammond with review the propriety of the trial court’s denial of appellants fourth motion for DNA testing related to his 2003 conviction and life sentence for aggravated sexual assault. charge.

In this appeal, we review the propriety of the trial court’s... More... $0 (07-11-2021 - TX)

David Duran v. The State of Texas

Fort Worth, Texas - Criminal defense attorney represented David Duran with a Appealng from an Order Denying DNA Testing.

In this appeal, we review the propriety of the trial court’s denial of Appellant
David Duran’s pro se fourth motion for DNA testing1 related to his 2003 conviction
and life sentence for aggrava... More... $0 (07-11-2021 - TX)

Lacey Noelle Tannehill v. The State of Texas

Fort Worth, Texas - Criminal defense attorney represented Lacey Noelle Tannehill with a Theft charge.

Tannehill pled guilty without the benefit of a plea bargain to theft under $2,500
with two prior convictions, and the trial court placed her on deferred adjudication
community supervision. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § ... More... $0 (07-09-2021 - TX)

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