Kidnapping Law
 
Stephen Gerard Smith v. State of Tennessee

Nashville, TN - Criminal defense attorney represented Stephen Gerard Smith with aggravated assault, attempted aggravated assault, and three counts of domestic assault charges



The Petitioner seeks post-conviction relief, asserting ineffective assistance of
counsel. We summarize the facts underlying the Petitioner’s convicti... More...   $0 (04-29-2021 - TN)

State of Tennessee v. Jaleen Genard Allen

Knoxville, TN - Criminal defense attorney represented Jaleen Genard Allen with contending that the evidence is insufficient to support his convictions.



The Defendant’s convictions relate to an August 29, 2017 shooting, in which
Michael Johnson suffered fatal gunshot wounds. At the trial, the recordings of two 9-1-1
04... More...   $0 (04-29-2021 - TN)

Merlin Hardison v. State of Mississippi

Jackson, MS - Criminal defense attorney represented Merlin Hardison with one count of armed
robbery and two counts of aggravated assault charges



On remand, as part of a plea agreement, Hardison entered a guilty plea to one count
of armed robbery and one count of aggravated assault on July 1, 2014; the remaining charge
... More...   $0 (04-28-2021 - MS)

DONALD JAMES SMITH v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Tallahassee, FL - Criminal defense attorney represented Donald James Smith with appealing his judgment of conviction and sentence of death



On June 21, 2013, Smith met eight-year-old Cherish
Perrywinkle, her sisters, and her mother, Rayne, at a Dollar General
store in Jacksonville. Smith overheard Rayne explain to an
... More...   $0 (04-26-2021 - FL)

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. JONATHON W. KLINETOBE

Pierre, SD - Criminal defense attorney represented Jonathon Klinetobe with an aiding and abetting first-degree manslaughter charge



[¶2.] Jonathon Klinetobe (Klinetobe) was in an on-again, off-again
relationship with Jessica Rehfeld (Rehfeld) throughout 2014 and 2015. Both lived
in Rapid City. Their relationship ultimat... More...   $0 (04-26-2021 - SD)

STATE OF OKLAHOMA, Plaintiff, v. TORY RAY WILLIAMS SR, Defendant, and MICHAEL RYAN MITCHELL, Defendant, and TRACI HASTINGS, Defendant.

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: RBDW, ROBBERY WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON, in violation of 21 O.S. 801
Date of Offense: 08/16/2020
Party Name Disposition Information
HASTINGS, TRACI Disposed: DISMISSED, 02/02/2021. Dismissed- Prosecution Witness Failed to Appear
Count as Disposed: ROBBERY WITH A DANGE... More...   $0 (04-22-2021 - OK)

David Ybarra Jr. v. The State of Texas

Eastland, TX - Criminal defense attorney represented David Ybarra Jr. with aggravated kidnapping and murder charges.



Prior to Garibaldi’s kidnapping and murder, Appellant and Garibaldi were
involved in a conflict concerning a debt Garibaldi allegedly owed to Appellant.
During a previous confrontation concerning the de... More...   $0 (04-22-2021 - TX)

Jimmy Lee Wright v. The State of Texas

El Paso, Texas - Criminal defense attorney represented Jimmy Lee Wright with an Aggravated Sexual Assault charge




A. The Sexual Assault
Seventy-seven-year-old “V.H.” was sexually assaulted in her home by an unknown
assailant at approximately 10:30 p.m. on September 10, 2011. Later that evening, Elizabeth 2
A... More...   $0 (04-20-2021 - TX)

STATE OF OKLAHOMA, Plaintiff, v. LAURA ANN PALMER, A/K/A SEVEN, A/K/A LAURA MOFFITT, A/K/A LAURA ANN KOSECHATA, Defendant, and TERRAN JOSEPH MORROW, A/K/A BOSTON, Defendant, and DRAKE DUNCAN ONEAL, Defendant.

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: RAPE, RAPE BY INSTRUMENTATION -1ST DEGREE, in violation of 21 O.S. 1114A
Date of Offense: 09/07/2019
Party Name Disposition Information
PALMER, LAURA ANN Disposed: DISMISSED, 04/19/2021. Dismissed- Request of the State
Count as Disposed: RAPE BY INSTRUMENTATION - 1S... More...   $0 (04-19-2021 - OK)

State of Oklahoma v. Kristopher Trevon Brown

Tulsa, Oklahoma kidnapping charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, charged with:


Count # 1. Count as Filed: KID, KIDNAPPING, in violation of 21 O.S. 741
Date of Offense: 02/03/2021
Party Name Disposition Information
BROWN, KRISTOPHER TREVON Disposed: DISMISSED, 04/15/2021. Dismissed- Prosecution Witness Failed to Appear
Count as Disposed: KIDNAPPING... More...   $0 (04-15-2021 - OK)

United States of America v. David Ernesto Nolasco Soriano

Baltimore, Maryland racketeering conspiracy charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, David Ernesto Nolasco Soriano age 29, an MS-13 gang member, who was charged with conspiracy to engage in racketeering related to his participation in a violent racketeering enterprise, specifically MS-13, including a kidnapping and an attempted murder.

MS-13 is a national and international ga... More...   $0 (04-14-2021 - MD)

United States of America v. Kendall Ray Whitlow

Tulsa, Oklahoma child abuse charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Kendall Ray Whitlow, who was charged with Child Abuse in Indian Country (18:1151 and 1153, and 21 OS 843.5(A)) and Child Neglect in Indian Country (18:1151 and 1153, and 2, and 21 OS 843.5(C)).


§1151. Indian country defined

Except as otherwise provided in sections 1154 and 1156 of this title, ... More...   $0 (04-13-2021 - OK)

United States of America v. Robert Allen Paul Bryan

Tulsa, Oklahoma kidnapping and maiming charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Robert Allen Paul Bryan, who was charged with maiming in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1959(a)(2).... More...   $0 (04-13-2021 - OK)

STATE OF OKLAHOMA V. GEOFFRY BRYAN HITCHER

Stilwell, OK - Criminal defense attorney represented GEOFFRY BRYAN HITCHER with:



Count # 1. Count as Filed: KID, KIDNAPPING, in violation of 21 O.S. 741
Date of Offense: 09/20/2017

Count # 2. Count as Filed: OROB, ROBBERY BY FORCE OR FEAR, in violation of 21 O.S. 791
Date of Offense: 09/20/2017... More...   $0 (04-12-2021 - OK)

United States of America v. Ramon Simpson

Omaha, Nebraska kidnapping resulting in death charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Ramon Simpson, 50, of Norfolk, who was charge for Kidnapping Resulting in Death and Conspiracy to Commit Kidnapping.

Kidnapping Resulting in Death carries a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system.

Phyllis Hunhoff regularly traveled f... More...   $0 (04-12-2021 - NE)

State of Oklahoma v. Kahleed Se'ron Thompson

Tulsa, Oklahoma domestic assault and batter by strangulation charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: ABDOM, DOMESTIC ASSAULT AND BATTERY BY STRANGULATION, in violation of 21 O.S. 644.1
Date of Offense: 09/20/2020
Party Name Disposition Information
Thompson, Kahleed Se'ron Disposed: DEFERRED, 04/09/2021. Guilty PleaMore...   $0 (04-09-2021 - OK)

State of Oklahoma v. Tanner Wayne Hurst

Tulsa, Oklahoma kidnapping for extortion charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: KID, KIDNAPPING FOR EXTORTION, in violation of 21 O.S. 745A
Date of Offense: 08/08/2020
Party Name Disposition Information
HURST, TANNER WAYNE Disposed: DEFERRED, 04/06/2021. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO COMMI... More...   $0 (04-06-2021 - OK)

United States of America v. Jason Avery Mattson

Great Falls, Montana murder charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Jason Avery Mattson, 30, who was charged with second degree murder and to kidnapping in Indian Country.

The government alleged that on March 3, 2020, law enforcement was called to the Blackfeet Indian Reservation after the discovery of a body, which showed signs of homicide. The body was identified as John D... More...   $0 (04-02-2021 - MT)

Michael Eugene Spears v. State of Oklahoma

¶1 Michael Eugene Spears was tried by jury in the District Court of Rogers County, Case No. CF-2017-1013, and convicted of First Degree Murder, in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.2012, § 701.7. In accordance with the jury's recommendation, the Honorable Sheila Condren sentenced Spears to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole.

¶2 Spears appeals his Judgment and Sentence raising the ... More...   $0 (04-01-2021 - OK)

State of Oklahoma v. Loren Justin Wade

Tulsa, Oklahoma charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: ABDOM, DOMESTIC ASSAULT OR ASSAULT AND BATTERY WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON, in violation of 21 O.S. 644.D1
Date of Offense: 06/04/2020
Party Name Disposition Information
WADE, LOREN JUSTIN Disposed: DEFERRED, 04/01/2021. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: DOMESTIC AS... More...   $0 (04-01-2021 - OK)

STATE OF OHIO -vs- JAMES R. DOUGHTY

Canton, Ohio - Criminal defense attorney represented James Robert Doughty with Three counts of domestic violence, Two counts of felonious assault, One count of kidnapping, One count of rape, Four counts of violating a protection order and One count of aggravated menacing charges.



Appellant pled not guilty to the charges and e... More...   $0 (04-01-2021 - OH)

STATE OF OHIO -vs- WILLIAM BARNETT

Canton, Ohio - Criminal defense attorney represented William J. Barnett with a Rape, and Aggravated Burglary charges.



{¶2} Barnett entered a plea of guilty on April 9, 2009, to Rape in violation of R.C.
2907.02, a felony of the first degree, and Aggravated Burglary in violation of R.C. 2911.11,
a felony of the firs... More...   $0 (03-31-2021 - OH)

STATE OF OHIO -vs- LAKIM A. WOODY

Canton, Ohio - Criminal defense attorney represented Lakim A. Woody with Rape, Aggravated and Kidnapping charges.



{¶2} J.C., the victim in this case, reported that she was raped by a man she later
identified as appellant, Lakim A. Woody. She reported that Woody accosted her while she
was walking, held her at gun ... More...   $0 (03-31-2021 - OH)

STATE OF OHIO -vs- JUAN E. REED

Canton, Ohio - Criminal defense attorney represented Juan E. Reed with one count each of kidnapping, felonious assault, domestic violence, menacing by stalking, and disrupting public services charges.



{¶ 2} Before the events in this matter, Reed and A.S. had known one another for
eight years. They lived together on and o... More...   $0 (03-31-2021 - OH)

STATE OF OHIO v. JERRY KEVIN MILLER

Dayton, OH- Criminal defense attorney represented Jerry Kevin Miller with three counts of Rape; seven counts of Kidnapping; three counts of Sexual Battery; six counts of Gross Sexual Imposition; three counts of Importuning; three counts of Disseminating Matter Harmful to Juvenile; 21 counts of Pandering Obscenity Involving a Minor charges.

More...   $0 (03-27-2021 - OH)

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