Grand Rapids, Michigan, pro se Plaintiff, without a lawyer, filed a habeas corpus petition.

This is a habeas corpus action filed by a state prisoner under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner Edward Nathaniel Carlton is incarcerated with the Michigan Department of Corrections at the Carson City Correctional Facility (DRF) in Carson City, Montcalm County, Michigan. Petitioner is presently serving... More...   $0 (07-05-2022 - MI)

Davenport, Iowa Criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with first degree murder.

Stanley Liggins appeals following his conviction for murder in the first degree following a retrial. Liggins contends his right to a fair trial was violated by jury misconduct and the district court’s failure to investigate the issue. He further contends the district court erred: (1) in admit... More...   $0 (07-05-2022 - IA)

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with driving under the influence of methamphetamine and causing a crash that killed another driver in Indian Country.

On June 10, 2019, Bradley Wofford, age 35, was driving a Ford F-150 on U.S. 412 near County Road 4180 when an accident further down the road caused traffic to slow. Wofford failed to follow suit and rear... More...   $0 (07-01-2022 - OK)

Central Islip, New York criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with aiding and abetting the use of a firearm, which caused the death of 15-year-old.

Lidia DelCarmen-Rodriguez, an associate of the Leeward Locos Salvatruchas clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13, a transnational criminal organization, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the use of a firearm... More...   $0 (06-30-2022 - NY)

Davenport, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with first-degree murder.


Stanley Liggins was first charged with murder, willful injury, first-degree sexual abuse, and first-degree kidnapping in connection with the death of J.L. on September 17, 1990. On appeal, we concluded that there was jurisdiction in Iowa to support the criminal prosecution for murder but ... More...   $0 (06-30-2022 - I)

Troy, New York criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with murder.

Jahquay Brown was charged with shooting and killing Ayshawn Davis, age 11, killed in a drive-by shooting on Old Sxith Avenue in Troy, New York on September 13, 2020.... More...   $0 (06-30-2022 - NY)

Atlanta criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with murder for killing his wife in 2018.

Diane McIver was shot and killed on September 25, 2016.

Defendant was found guilty of felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and influencing a witness. ... More...   $0 (06-30-2022 - GA)

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


In 2004, six men decided to rob a marijuana dealer, William Thomas, at gunpoint in his home. Two of the robbers shot Thomas, who died. One of the two shooters also shot Timothy Landon, Thomas's business partner and guest, but Landon survived. In 2007, an Illinois jury c... More...   $0 (06-29-2022 - IL)

Montgomery, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with capital murder.

Paris Moore, age 31, was accused of killing 20-year-old Jeremiah McDade on May 12, 2017.

“We are losing too many of our young people to these senseless murders. Jeremiah McDade’s loved ones say he was a bright young man with a very promising future. Tragically, they will never get t... More...   $0 (06-29-2022 - AL)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with third-degree murder.


On October 26, 1992, subsequent to a bench trial, [Appellant] was found guilty of third-degree murder, 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502(c), aggravated assault, 18 Pa.C.S. § 2702(a)(1), and possession of an instrument of crime, 18 Pa.C.S. § 907(a). Instantly, Appellant was sentenced to a man... More...   $0 (06-29-2022 - PA)

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant charged with attempted second degree murder with a firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.


Jorge Fabian Feliciano Ramos appeals a final judgment of conviction and sentence for attempted second-degree murder with a firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. We affirm the judgment without dis... More...   $0 (06-29-2022 - FL)

Helena, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with two counts of deliberate homicide.


¶3 On the night of March 18, 2018, Hamm rode with Kaleb Taylor (Kaleb) and Journey Wienke (Wienke) in Kaleb's truck to the home of Kaleb's parents-David and Charla Taylor (the Taylors)-in the Helena Valley. According to the record, Hamm allegedly waited outside in Kaleb's tr... More...   $0 (06-28-2022 - MT)

Enid, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with:

ount # 1. Count as Filed: HM11, MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE, in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7(B)
Date of Offense: 08/03/2020
Party Name Disposition Information
HILL, NEVAEH EMELRO DON Disposed: CONVICTION, 06/27/2022. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: MURDER - SECOND DEGREE(HM12)
Violation of 21 O... More...   $0 (06-27-2022 - OK)

Lawton, Oklahoma Lawton, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with first-degree murder in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7(A), which provides: A. A person commits murder in the first degree when that person unlawfully and with malice aforethought causes the death of another human being. Malice is that deliberate intention unlawfully to take away the life of a human being, whic... More...   $0 (06-24-2022 - OK)

Louisville, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged for her role in a murder-for-hire scheme to kill her former husband.

Dr. Stephanie M. Russell, 51, used facilities in interstate commerce, specifically telephones, to call and text a person Russell believed she was paying to kill her former husband. In fact, the person Russell was plotting with is employed by the ... More...   $0 (06-23-2022 - KY)

Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with cyberstalking using a dangerous weapon resulting in death and with discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.

“If you looked up evil in the dictionary, you would see Andrew Charles Beard, age 35, stabbing his wife in a parking lot. His crimes are gut wrenching and shock the conscience. I am very proud of t... More...   $0 (06-23-2022 - TX)

Wichita Falls, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with first-degree murder.

Justin Michael Love, age 33, was charged with engaging in criminal activity resulting in murder.... More...   $0 (06-23-2022 - TX)

Anniston, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with three counts of capital murder.

Jeffrey Jamall Briskey was accused of killing Tavis FRost, age 73, and Joshua Dylan Moody, age 23, at a house in Rabbittown Road.

The case was prosecuted by Brian McVeigh.... More...   $0 (06-23-2022 - AL)

Great Bend, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with first-degree murder.

Freddic Alec Thomas, age 55, was accused of shooting and killing Alan Saldana outside a Great Bend, Kansas, resident on September 15, 2015.

Defendant claimed self-defense.
... More...   $0 (06-23-2022 - KS)

Abilene, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with first-degree murder.

Jordan Marshall Spraggins was charged with shooting and killing Steven Seth Pharris, age 26, on September 21, 2020.

Pharris was shot twice while driving his truck after leaving work.... More...   $0 (06-22-2022 - TX)

Lansing, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with second-degree murder, felony possession of a firearm.

Devon Baldwin, age 33, was accused of fatally shooting and killing Bradley Wicks, age 40, on March 20, 2020.... More...   $0 (06-22-2022 - MI)

Sioux City, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with first-degree murder and child endangerment.

Tayvon Davis, age 26, was accused of killing his girlfriend's infant daughter, 19-month-old Maelyn Myers, in Auguste of 2018.... More...   $0 (06-22-2022 - IA)

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with one count of murder and 23 counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

Richard Rojas, age 23, drove his car down a crowded sidewalk in Trimes Square five years ago killing a woman and injuries 22 others in 2017.

The M'Naghten rule is any variant of the 1840s jury instruction in a crimina... More...   $0 (06-22-2022 - NY)

Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyers represented defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute marijuana, Hobbs Act Robbery and firearm felonies.

On June 15, 2022, a federal grand jury sitting in Brooklyn, New York returned a 14-count superseding indictment charging Marcus Ricketts, also known as “Blaise,” and Mark Goulbourne, also known as “Short Man,” with causing deat... More...   $0 (06-22-2022 - NY)