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

Following an internal investigation into Lamar Johnson's 1995 murder conviction, City of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner filed a motion for new trial1 claiming there was newly discovered evidence demonstrating Johnson's innocence. The circuit court—concerned with

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potential problems arising from the unique scenario of a local, elected prosecutin

Birmingham, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud and tax fraud.

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Demarlo Berry appeals from an order dismissing his third postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The district court dismissed Berry's petition as procedurally barred, without allowing discovery or conducting an evidentiary hearing. Berry supported his petition with declarations under penalty of perjury that, if true, may establish a gateway claim of actual innocence. We conclude

A jury heard evidence that James Davis is a member of a Minneapolis street gang and that he, accompanied by two of his gang allies, confronted and shot two men affiliated with a rival gang. The jury found Davis guilty of two counts of attempted intentional second-degree murder for the benefit of a gang. Davis argues on appeal that we should overturn his conviction on four grounds: (1) the dis

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sue Defendants on Fair Debt Collection Act violation theories under 15 U.S.C. 1692.

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A jury found defendant guilty of four counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct, MCL 750.520c(1)(b) (victim at least 13 but less than 16 years of age). The prosecution appeals by leave granted from the trial court's order granting defendant a new trial.1 We reverse.

The victim, defendant's stepdaughter, testified that on three occasions defendant entered her bedroom, pulled

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with embezzling her deceased grandmother's pension checks and preparing false tax returns for clients.

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Christopher C. Tapp appeals from his conviction for first degree murder and rape. Tapp argues that the district court erred by not suppressing the statements he made in a series of police interviews. In the alternative, he contends the sentences imposed are excessive.

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On May 8, 1987, in Santa Barbara Superior Court case no. SM50213, a jury convicted
petitioner Joel Alcox, aka Joel Albert Alcox, of one count of first degree murder in violation of California Penal Code ("P.C") § 187 (count 1), one count of robbery in violation of P.C. § 211 (count 2), and one count of first degree burglary in violation of P.C. § 459 (count 3), and the jury found it t

This case serves as a textbook example of a court impermissibly "second-guessing" criminal defense counsel's tactical decisions in derogation of United States and California Supreme Court precedent. We reverse and conclude, on the merits, that Joel Alcox (defendant) received the effective assistance of counsel at his murder trial almost 20 years ago.

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with filing false tax returns.

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In 1985, petitioners-appellees, M. Jenny Wilcox and Robert Dale Aldridge, were convicted of several counts of child sexual abuse and related offenses, and were each sentenced to life imprisonment. A full ten years later their convictions were vacated and a new trial was granted by the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas in a civil proceeding brought pursuant to R.C. 2953.21. The state appeals

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTONDIVISION IIDONOVAN ALLEN,No. 54172-6-IIAppellant,v.STATE OF WASHINGTON,PUBLISHED OPINIONRespondent.LEE,C.J.—Donovan Allen appeals the trial court's order granting summary judgmentin favor of the State, which dismissed his claim under the Wrongly Convicted Persons Act (WCPA), chapter 4.100 RCW. Allen spent 13 years in prison for a cri

The petitioner, Sean Adams, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court

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denying his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly concluded that he failed to prove that the state withheld impeachment evidence in violation of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 87, 83 S.Ct.

Concord, New Hampshire criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with making false statements to get SNAP benefits.

Kaylie Esquivel Arizmendi, 32, of Nashua, was receiving Supplemental Nutritional Agricultural (SNAP) benefits, better known as food stamps, and Medicaid benefits. In New Hampshire, the state Department of Health and Human Services administers the food stamp and Med

Central Islip, New York criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with illegally structuring financial transactions, corruptly obstructing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and filing false tax returns.

"For years the defendant (Lorraine Pilitz, age 64) thought she could get away with hiding substantial amounts of cash and income, impeding the Internal Revenue Service, and chea

Tulsa, Oklahoma civil litigation lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on fraud, misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, constructive fraud, constructive trust, alter ego liability, unjust enrichment, equitable accounting, and conversion of personal property theories.

Plaintiff, Levinson, Smith and Huffman, PC ("LSH"), is a law firm. Defendants Trevor Henson and Carter B

Memphis, Tennessee criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with preparing and filing false tax returns under the business name Better Dayz Tax Services, LLC.

Robert L. Pryor, age 46, owned a tax-preparation business, Better Dayz Tax Services, LLC, in Memphis, Tennessee. His wife Elaine Pryor, age 43, and his brother Joshua L. Pryor, age 43, also worked at Better Dayz. He and h