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United States of America v. Cheri Ann Palmer
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Corpus Christi, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine in addition to 60 months for possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. The sentences will be served consecutively for a total of 25 years in federal prison which
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United States of America v. Cheri Ann Palmer
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Corpus Christi, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Methamphetamine and fentanyl dealing
Methamphetamine and fentanyl dealer sentenced to 25 years in Corpus Christi
A 45-year-old Houston woman has been
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George Edward Clark and Kevin Harrington v. Anthony Abdallah and Kevin Smith
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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
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State of California v. Robert David Cabada
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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. (§
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Richard Eugene Glossip v. Oklahoma
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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 beca
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John Allen Ricks v. Matthew R. Spivey, et al.
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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
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United States of America v. Eusebio Cavazos
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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
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United States of America v. Jose Estrada-Corpus
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Houston, TX criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally re-entering the country for 14th time
Mexican national and gang member sentenced for illegally re-entering the country for 14th time
A 32-year-old ill
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Brent L. Alford v. Donald Langford
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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
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the People of the State of California v. Carl Lapra Pradia, Jr.
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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 ro
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United States of America v. David Rogers
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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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James Mitchell v. Commissioner of Correction
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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
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Brenda Evers Andrew v. Tamika White
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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
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Joseph Loduca
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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
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United States of America v. Jose Humberto Morales
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Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute meth
Local meth dealer sent to prison
A 45-year-old Corpus Christi man has been sentenced to federal prison for posse
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United States of America v. Justin Eugene Taylor
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Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with three counts
of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(ii).
For his participation in an unsuccessful robbery during which his accomplice shot a man, respondent Justin Taylor faced charges of violating the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. Â
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Shaw v. State
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Norman, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking a writ of habeas corpus claiming to being illegally detained in the Cleveland County jail.
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United States of America v. Tony Maldonado aka Diablo
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Corpus Christi, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute meth
Texas Syndicate gang member “Diablo†sentenced for third federal drug charge
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Fagbemi Miranda v. Stephen Kennedy
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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
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Duane Harrison v. Bryan P. Stirling
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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 jud
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State of Maryland v. Edgar Gerardo Escobar Sosa
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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.
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The State of Nevada v. Clyde Means
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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
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Darren Dee Goldsmith v. Bob Olson, Program Administrator, S.T.A.R.T.
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Helena, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking a writ of habeas corpus.
Darren Dee Goldsmith, Sr. has filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, claiming he is due additional credit toward his current sentence of at least 655 days. In compliance with this Court's November 6,2024 Order, the Department of Corrections (the Department or DOC
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Kristin Lobato v. The City of Las Vegas
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Las Vegas, Nevada personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on a civil rights violation theory.
Kristin Lobato was arrested, charged and convicted of murder when she was 18. She served 16 years in prison before being exonerated.
According to the Michigan National Registry of Exoneration:
"At about 10 p.m. on July 8, 200
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Paul Wach v. State of Utah, et al.
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Salt Lake City, Utah civil Rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking habeas corpus.
The Utah Board of Pardons and Parole revoked Paul Wach’s parole and decided not to release him for several years. Mr. Wach challenged the Board’s decision in a 28 U.S.C. § 2241 application, and he now seeks to appeal the district court’s dismissal of that applica
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