Murder Law
 
Jesus Zambrano v. City of Joliet and Patrick Schumacher

Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on civil rights violation theory.

Jesus Zambrano was convicted of
first-degree murder in an Illinois state court in August 2013,
but on appeal the Illinois Appellate Court agreed that the trial
court erred in failing to give a jury instruction on accomplice
liability. A second trial ensued in which... More...
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State of Oklahoma v. Ni'Avien Lee Gold

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

Defendant moved to dismiss the charges, claiming immunity from prosecution pursuant to the Stand Your Ground law. See generally 21 O.S.2021, § 1289.25.
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United States of America v. Jason Lynn

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

Second Degree Murder in Indian Country... More...
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United States of America v. Jason Franklin, a/k/a “Freak”

Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Racketeering

Gang Member Sentenced to 28 Years in Prison for Racketeering





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United States of America v. Alphonso Payne, a/k/a Ajay

Buffalo, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to murder a federal informant, murdering a federal informant, conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and distributing cocaine

Buffalo man convicted by a federal jury of murdering a federal ... More...
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United States of America v. Adam Raymond Mason

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree murder in Indian Country.... More...   $0 (06-20-2025 - ok)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Karen Read

Dedham, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with econd-degree murder, manslaughter while operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, and leaving the scene of an accident causing death.

On June 9, 2022, Read was charged in three separate indictments with second-degree murder in
violation of Mass. Gen. Laws c. 265, § 1 (Count 1); manslaughte... More...
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United States of America v. Jerrold Albert Chavarria and Jerry Antocio Romero

Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with kidnapping and murder.

Defendants Jerrold Chavarria and Jerry Romero are alleged to have kidnapped
and brutally murdered a woman in Eddy County, New Mexico. Instead of state
kidnapping charges, Mr. Chavarria and Mr. Romero were charged with the federal
crime of kidnapping resulting in death.... More...
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Curtis L. Walker v. Dan Cromwell

Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking postconviction relief.

Curtis Walker has served 30 years of his life sentence for a murder that he committed when
he was 17 years old. The state trial judge in Walker’s case exercised the discretion conferred upon him by Wisconsin law
to set Walker’s parole eligibility date for 2071. Walker will notbe... More...
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United States of America v. Tanner Dean Washington

Muskogee, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder in Indian Country.

This case arises from the murder of F.L., a seventeen-year-old girl. On October 29, 2019, the sheriff’s office in Seminole County, Oklahoma learned from a clergyman that F.L. had been shot. The clergyman stated he had learned this information from Mr. Washington, F.L... More...
   $0 (06-06-2025 - OK)

State of Wisconsin v. Jackson Vogel

Green Bay, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with first degree murder.

Jackson Vogel, 25, was charged with first-degree intentional homicide in connection with the death of 19-year-old Micah Laureano at the Green Bay Correctional Institution in 2024.... More...
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Untied States of America v. Kenyon Ray Vessell

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder and assault.

In August 2022, Defendant Kenyon Ray Vessell was driving about 113 miles per hour in a 65-miles-per-hour zone, and he was under the influence of marijuana. He struck a vehicle, killing one occupant and severely injuring another. Because Vessell is an enrolled member of a Native... More...
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United States of America v. Mark Lee Frasier

Charleston, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition

Summerville Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Weapon Violation



Mark Lee Frasier, 33... More...
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United States of America v. Deangelo Glover, Ronnie Wallace

Washington, D.C. criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with 2021 Mayfair Mansions Murder

Two Cousins Sentenced to Prison for the 2021 Mayfair Mansions Murder



Deangelo Glover, 33, and Ronnie Wallace, 52, both of Washington, ... More...
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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Steven Lawson

Bowling Green, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with physical evidence.

Stephen Lawson was accused of conspiracy to kill Crystal Rogers who went missing in 2015.... More...
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State of New York v. Joshua Bartlett

Utica, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with prosecution and falsifying records.

Messiah Nantwi was beaten to death by prison guards at the Mid-State Correctional facility in Marcy, New York.

Ten correction officers, not including Joshua Bartlett, were indicted in connection with the fatal beating. Two of the 10, Jonah Levi and Caleb Blair, are ... More...
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United States of America v. Melkuan Scott a/k/a “Mel,” “Young God,” “Young,” and “YG,”

Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 012 Drug-Related Murder

Man Convicted of 2012 Drug-Related Murder in Hartford



David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecti... More...
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State of Oklahoma v. Jose Eduardo Cardona-Perez

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

MURDER - FIRST DEGREE

Broken Arrow Police said Jose Eduardo Cardona Perez murdered Jorge Santos late on the night of September 22nd in the parking lot of a restaurant near 61st and Garnett. Investigators said security camera footage shows Santos got into a fight with a group of people.

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State of New Mexico v. Danny L. Price

Clovis, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multiple first-degree murder for a 2021 shooting that killed two people in Clovis on April 28, 2021 t on 5th Street near Ross Street.

Ricky “Rudy” Johnson was taken to Plains Regional Medical Center and later to a hospital in Lubbock. He later died from his injuries.

Kennedy Michael Hodges was ... More...
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State of Iowa v. Derrick Andray Earnest

Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represent the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.

Derrick Andray Earnest, age 61, was accused for beating his girlfriend, Holly Snowgren, ate 49, to death on April 19, 2024.

"The incident occurred in an alley east of Good Park between 14th Street and 14th Place, according to Polk County. Ring and Nest cameras in the area captured ... More...
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State of Oklahoma v. Christina Barnes

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder for killing her own daughter by child abuse.

According to a police affidavit, Barnes drove the 2-year-old female victim to St. Francis Hospital last year in March.

The child was unresponsive when they arrived at the hospital.

A Frye Cooper hearing was held on March 18, 202... More...
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State of Michigan v. Christopher Schurr

Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.

Christopher Schurr, age 36, was accused of killing Patrick Lyoya in 2022.

Mr. Lyoya’s death heightened racial tensions in Michigan amid a national debate over racism and police misconduct after the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.

Mr. Lyoya’s death he... More...
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Jay Paul Kueneman v. State of Oklahoma ex rel. Service Oklahoma

Tulsa, Oklahoma civil litigation lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking to have a Notice of Revocation of his driver's license will be revoked.

See: 47 O.S. 11-902, which provides:

A. It is unlawful and punishable as provided 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, highw... More...
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The People of the State of Illinois v. William C. Wiklerson

Cairo, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted first degree murder.

On October 16, 2013, Clifford Williams was a customer at a gas station when the defendant shot him multiple times. At the time, the defendant was a passenger in a vehicle being driven by his girlfriend, Samantha Dean. On October 18, 2013, the defendant was charged with attempt mu... More...
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United States of America v. Johnathan Trent Thomas

Charlotte, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making threats of violence against federal law enforcement officers

Linwood, N.C. Man Charged and Arrested For Threatening To Kill Federal Agents Appears In Court

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   $0 (05-19-2025 - NC)

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