JUDGE SHARON HOLMES: DEFENDANT PRESENT, IN CUSTODY AND REPRESENTED BY BRIAN MARTIN. STATE REPRESENTED BY ERIK GRAYLESS AND JERRY TRUSTER. COURT REPORTER LIZ JONES AND DEFENDANT SWORN IN OPEN COURT. DEFENDANT WAIVES RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL, AND NON-JURY TRIAL. DEFENDANT ENTERS A PLEA OF GUILTY. VICTIM STATEMENTS HEARD. COURT ACCEPTS PLEA AND FINDS DEFENDANT GUILTY. DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO: COUNT 1) A

Phoenix, Arizona, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with manslaughter and aggravated assault. Davis lived in an apartment next door to L.B. and J.B. (collectively, “the victims”). On the morning of June 25, 2022, L.B. began playing music, prompting Davis to bang repeatedly on their adjoining wall. The victims went to Davis’s door to confront him. Though the vict

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with DUI in violation of 11-902(A)(3), which provides: 3. Has any amount of a Schedule I chemical or controlled substance, as defined in Section 2-204 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or one of its metabolites or analogs in the person's blood, saliva, urine or any other bodily fluid at the time of a test of such per

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder, amended to manslaughter.

Las Vegas, Nevada, criminal defense lawyers Lisa Rasmussen and Lisa A. Rasmussen represented the Defendant charge with voluntary manslaughter with the use of a deadly weapon. Edward Preciado engaged in a physical altercation with Kim Long. During the altercation, Preciado repeatedly struck Long in the head with a hammer, killing her. Preciado claimed self- defense, but a jury convicted Prec

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child endangerment, reckless driving, obstructing an officer and driving under the influence of alcohol in violation of 47 O.S. 11-902, which provides: Version 4 (Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 33, eff. January 1, 2026) A. It is unlawful and punishable as provided in this section for any person

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first-degree murder amended to first-degree manslaughter. In December 2023, Neo Alberto Cruz was arrested in connection to the shooting and killing of Gustavo-Tecun.

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree manslaughter, Kashawn Croswell, 28, of East New York, Brooklyn. caused a fatal crash in Downtown Brooklyn after driving over 60 miles per hour, running three red lights and slamming into another vehicle, killing a 21-year-old woman and injuring three others. After running the third light at Court

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of Manslaughter in the First Degree (Class B violent felony). On Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at approximately 1:00 p.m., the adolescent offender shot the victim with an illegal gun on the 100 block of Laird Avenue in the City of Buffalo. The victim, 19-year-old Donovan M. Miller, was pronounced dead at th

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with causing a fatal crash in Downtown Brooklyn after driving over 60 miles per hour, running three red lights and slamming into another vehicle, killing a 21-year-old woman and injuring three others. “This defendant made a series of reckless and deliberate decisions that had deadly consequences. By driving at high

Phoenix, Arizona, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with voluntary manslaughter. Termane Billy Celaya, 20, of McNary, Arizona, was seated in his pickup truck while he argued with the victim, who was his significant other, while she stood outside of the vehicle. During the argument, Celaya backed up the truck and drove it forward, running over and killing the victim. Cel

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol in violation of 47 O.S. 11-902, which provides: A. It is unlawful and punishable as provided for in this section for any person to drive, operate, or be in actual physical control of a motor vehicle within this state, whether upon public roads, highways, streets, tu

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer Brett Swab represented the Defendant charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol in violation of 47 O.S.11-902, which provides: C. 1. Any person who is convicted of a violation of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for the first offense and shall: a. participate in an assessment and evaluation pursuant t

Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of aggravated murder, one count of using a firearm in commission of a felony and one count of child endangerment. Brendan Banfield, age 40, was accused of killing his wife and Joseph Ryan, the man with whom she was having an affair. Juliana Peres Magalhães, Banfields au pair, with whom he was havi

Springfield, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with manslaughter. Sean Grayson, a former sheriff's deputy, was charged with manslaughter for shooint and killing Sonya Massey, 36, in her Springfield, Illinois home on in 2024.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with first-degree murder. ¶1 Phillip Dean Hancock, Appellant, was tried by jury and found guilty of murder in the first degree, in violation of 21 O.S.2001, § 701.7(A) (Counts 1 and 2); and possession of a firearm after former conviction of a felony, in violation of 21 O.S.2001, § 1283 (Count 4), in Oklahoma C

Okemah, Oklahoma,criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree murder. W.C. (Bill) Jenkins was convicted of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree and appeals. He does not deny that he shot and killed the deceased, one Roy Bradburn, but insists that such killing was in his necessary self-defense. Certain legal propositions, hereinafter discussed, are presen

Mobile, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug-trafficking organization responsible for distributing hundreds of pounds of cocaine and pure methamphetamine. Braxton A. Thomas, 38, led an extensive drug-trafficking organization (“DTO”) from 2021 to 2024. Thomas’s DTO distributed various drugs, including cocaine and pure methamphetamine, in the Mobile

Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with manslaughter. Santiago Martinez, age 33, killed Suazo during an argument outside their shared home on the Taos Pueblo. The couple had been listening to music when DeAnna again expressed her long-stated desire to end their romantic relationship, which she had often done before. The argument escalated into a physi

Great Falls, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with involuntary manslaughter. Joseph Wayne Cree Medicine, 41, crashed his Dodge Durango. The back seat passenger, John Doe, died as a result. The crash occurred after Cree Medicine left the roadway, overcorrected, and ultimately rolled the vehicle. Montana Highway Patrol conducted the crash investigation and determ

Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with intoxication Manslaughter and Collision Involving Death. Nestor Luján Flores, 31, ruck and killed a pedestrian while driving intoxicated and then drove nearly 40 miles with the victim’s body inside his vehicle. January 6, 2026 Contact: Claire Crouch Dallas County District Attorney’s Office 214-653-3600 (Offic

New York, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with manslaughter. Jimmy Connors, 18, of Syosset, New York, killed two people after driving the wrong way on the Henry Hudson Parkway. “I know the families of the two victims continue to struggle with the loss of their loved ones every day,” said District Attorney Bragg. “The defendant now faces a signific

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with First Degree Murder. ¶1 Appellant Nicholas Alexander Davis was tried by jury and convicted of First Degree Malice Murder (Count I) (21 O.S.2001, § 701.7(A)), two counts of Shooting with Intent to Kill After Former Conviction of Two or More Felonies (Counts II and III), (21 O.S.2001, § 652), and Felonious

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with First Degree Murder. ¶1 Keith Bernard Mack was tried by jury and convicted of First Degree Murder in violation of 21 O.S.2011, § 701.7(A), in the District Court of Tulsa County, Case No. CF-2014-1754. In accordance with the jury's recommendation the Honorable James M. Caputo sentenced Mack to life imprisonment wit

St. George, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with manslaughter, felony discharge of a firearm, possession of a stolen firearm, possession of a firearm by a restricted person, and possession of a controlled substance. Malachi Robles-Romo admitted that he shot and killed a St. George juvenile.