Habeas Corpus Law
 
State of Oklahoma v. Perry Lott

Ada, Oklahoma: Perry Lott was exonerated in Ada, Oklahoma, after 35 years of wrongful conviction and 30 years of incarceration for a 1987 rape and burglary. Post-conviction DNA testing performed in 2014 from the survivor’s rape kit proved Mr. Lott did not commit this crime. The State’s case rested entirely on the survivors’s identification of Mr. Lott, which was based on a suggestive police ... More...   $0 (10-12-2023 - OK)

United States of America v. Raul Cedillo

Corpus Christi, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking and weapons charges.

Raul Cedillo Jr. pleaded guilty Jan. 3, 2022, to possession of meth with intent to distribute and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking.

U.S. District Judge David S. Morales has now ordered Cedillo to serve 154 months in prison to be imme... More...
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United States of America v. Cesar David Lopez

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with firearm trafficking, making false statements in an attempt to acquire a firearm and make a straw purchaser purchase of a firearm.


The Superseding Indictment in this case charges three (3) Defendants with seven (7) counts involving firearms trafficking, smuggling firearms from the United States, straw purch... More...
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Norma Anderson, et al. v. Jena Griswold, in her official capacity as Colorado Secretary of State and Donald J. Trump

Denver, constitutional law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant seeking a declaratory judgment that Donald Trump violated the 14th Amendment on January 5, 2021 and should be barred from serving as President again.

Petitioners Norma Anderson, Michelle Priola, Claudine Cmarada, Krista Kafer, Kathi
Wright, and Christopher Castilian, eligible Colorado electors, bring t... More...
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Anthony Bernard Juniper v. Melvin C. Davis, et al.

Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyers represented Plaintiff convicted of capital murder.

This habeas case returns to us after a remand for an evidentiary hearing. Petitioner Anthony Juniper argues that the Commonwealth of Virginia's[1] suppression of evidence and knowing presentation of false or misleading testimony were cumulatively material under Brady v. Maryland and Napue v. Ill... More...
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Marcus Mandelle Kelley v. Dewayne Burton

Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant seeking a writ of habeas corpus.

Marcus Kelley was convicted by a Michigan state court jury of multiple drug offenses related to the trafficking of crack cocaine.

He claimed that he was prejudiced by the withholding of impeachment evidence by the State.... More...
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Jennifer Woods v. Pistro

Tallahassee, Florida civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff seeking a write of habeas corpus.

HABEAS CORPUS IN THE U.S. TODAY

The sources of habeas corpus can be found in the Constitution, statutory law, and case law. The Suspension Clause of the Constitution (Article I, Section 9, Clause 2), states: “The Privileges of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended unless ... More...
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United States of America v. James Cromitie, Onta Willaims, David Williams, and Laguerre Payen

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit murdeer, use of certain weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and protection of officers and employees of the United. States

James Cromitie, Onta Willaims, David Williams, and Laguerre Payen were all charged with engaging in a conspiracy to commit terrorist act.


In Oct... More...
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United States of America v. Walter Johnson


New York City, New York Hobbs Act robbery conspiracy criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.


Walter Johnson (“Johnson”) is serving five concurrent life sentences for Hobbs Act robbery conspiracy, attempted Hobbs Act robbery, narcotics trafficking conspiracy, attempted possession of narcotics with intent to distribute, and witness tampering. After hearing test... More...
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Jemaine Monteil Cannon v. Christe Quick

Tulsa, Oklahoma civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff convicted of capital murder, sentenced to death, and scheduled to be executed.


Petitioner Jemaine Monteil Cannon, an Oklahoma prisoner presently incarcerated at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary (OSP), in McAlester, Oklahoma, is scheduled to be executed by the State of Oklahoma on July 20, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. This matter is bef... More...
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Kimberly Graham v. Tamika White

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer Kevin Adams represented the Plaintiff seeking a writ of habeau corpus.

Graham bought her action challenging the lawfulness of her custody under a reinstated judgment and sentence entered against her in April 2023. Graham was sentenced to serve 107 ye... More...
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Kimberly Graham v. Victor Regalado, et al.

Tulsa, Oklahoma civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants seeking a writ of habeas corpus.

Kimberly Elizabeth Graham, age 52, of Broken Arrow sought to be released from state custody claiming that the state violated her Fourteenth Amendment right to due process, under the reinstated judgment and sentence entered against her in Tulsa County District.

The State ... More...
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Joseph Clifton Smith v. Commissioner Alabama Department of Corrections

Mobile, Alabama federal public defender's claimed that Defendant's Eighth Amendment Rights were violated.

Durk Van Dam was brutally murdered on November 23,
1997. Smith v. Campbell (“Smith III”), 620 F. App’x 734, 736 (11th Cir.
2015). Police found Van Dam’s body in an isolated area near his
pick-up truck in Mobile County. Id. On the same day that police
discov... More...
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United States of America v. Jose Manuel Gutierrez

Corpus Christi, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with obstruction of justice.

Jose Manuel Gutierrez, age 48, from Edinburg, Texas, was accused of obstruction of justice. Gutierrez’s criminal history which includes convictions for assault, money laundering and aiding and abetting the entry of illegal aliens.

“This human smuggler tried to get witne... More...
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Melinda Ruth Hall v. Social Security Administration

Corpus Christi, Texas social security disability lawyer represented Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for DIWC/DIWW benefits by HHS.

DIWC (Disabled Insured Worker’s Claim)
Disability program for adults who have worked enough to have “insured status” under the Social Security System. For disability, a worker must have worked above a minimum amount 5 out of... More...
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Krista Michelle Ramos v. Stellantis North American, et al.

Corpus Christi, Texas personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a product liability theory.

The claims made and defenses asserted by the parties to this product liability case are not available.

Stellantis North America designs, manufactures and sell Chrysler, Jeep and other motor vehicles.

To recover for a products-liability claim alleging a des... More...
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Adan DeLeon v. Nueces County, et al.

Corpus Christi, Texas civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants claiming that they violated his constitutional rights.

The claims made and defenses asserted by the parties are not available for this case.... More...
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United States of America v. Tomas Yarrington Ruvalcaba

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant charged with accepting bribes and using it to fraudulently purchase property in the United States reduced to money laundering.





Federal Courthouse - Houston, Texas


Federal Courthou... More...   $0 (03-15-2023 - TX)

Courtney Jerrell Douglas v. Director Dexter Payne

El Dorado, Arkansas criminal defense lawyer represented Plaintiff seeking a Write of Habeas Corpus.


After a jury trial in Union County, Arkansas, Petitioner Douglas was convicted of first-degree murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was sentenced as a habitual offender and received a term of life imprisonment for the first-degree murder conviction with a consecutive... More...
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State of Missouri v. Lamar Johnson

This is the first case challenging a conviction based on an investigation by the recently-established Conviction Integrity Unit of the City of St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office. Following an investigation into Lamar Johnson's 1995 murder conviction, Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner filed a motion for new trial claiming there was newly discovered evidence demonstrating his innocence. The trial c... More...   $0 (02-16-2023 - MO)

State of Hawaii v. Albert "Ian" Schweitzer

Hilo, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with murder, kidnapping and sexual assault of a woman in 1991.

Albert "Ian" Schweitzer and three other men were convicted of kidnapping, sexually assault and murdering Dana Ireland, age 23, who was found barely alive near a fishing trail in Puna, a remote section of the Big Island on Christmas Eve in 1991.

The ... More...
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Jesse Dean Redfearn v. William Chris Rankins

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with first-degree rape and kidnapping.




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A jury convicted Mr. Redfearn of first-degree rap... More...
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Joel Alcox v. City of Lompok and Kenneth Ast


Kenneth Ast appeals from the district court's denial of summary judgment on Joel Alcox's deprivation-of-liberty and conspiracy claims brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Because the parties are familiar with the facts of the case, we do not recount them here, except as necessary to provide context to our ruling on the specific issues we address. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291... More...
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Justin W. LaPree v. Kelly M. LaPree

Austin, Texas – Divorce lawyer represented Appellant with appealing from the trial court’s final divorce decree



The parties married in 2012. While Kelly was a minor, her grandparents created
three irrevocable trusts (the Norris Trusts)—in 1989, 1991, and 1992, respectively—naming her
the sole primary ben... More...
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Christopher Timothy Sherman v. Mollie Marie Sherman

Fort Worth, Texas – Divorce lawyer represented Appellee with requestng post-divorce spousal maintenance for a reasonable period.

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We review the trial court’s decision to award spousal maintenance under an
abuse of discretion standard of review. See Diaz v. Diaz, 350 S.W.3d 251, 254 (Tex.
App.–San Antonio... More...
   $0 (12-01-2022 - TX)

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