New York City, New York criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering.

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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.

        The People appeal

In 1983, defendant, Reginald Adams, was convicted of first degree murder, a violation of R.S. 14:30. The Louisiana Supreme Court later reversed defendant's conviction, vacated his sentence and remanded the case for a new trial. State v. Adams, 550 So.2d 595 (La.1989). The defendant was recharged by an amended bill of indictment with second degree murder, a violation of 14:30.1. After a new trial,

"The judge in a criminal jury trial plays a variety of important roles, including:

Presiding over the trial: The judge is responsible for maintaining order in the courtroom and ensuring that the trial proceeds fairly. This includes making rulings on evidentiary objections, instructing the jury on the law, and ensuring that both the prosecution and defense have a fair opportunity to pr

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

This petition for habeas corpus arises from the state's failure to correct the false and misleading testimony of one of its key witnesses in the trial of the petitioner, Sean Adams, who, following that trial, was convicted of murder and other offenses, and sentenced to 100 years in prison. The respondent, the commissioner of correction, appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court, which rever

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with murder.

At 2 a.m. on December 14, 1996, 23-year-old Jason Smith was fatally shot and two others—19-year-old Marvin Ogman and 22-year-old Andre Clark—were wounded when four men opened fire with semi-automatic weapons in New Haven, Connecticut.

Police said the three victims were members of the Ghe

Following a jury trial, defendant, Christopher Abernathy, was found guilty of the murder, attempted aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, and armed robbery of Kristina Hickey. Defendant was sentenced to a term of natural life imprisonment for the murder, 30 years' imprisonment for the armed robbery and 30 years' imprisonment for the aggravated criminal sexual assa

Washington, DC: Criminal law lawyers represented Defendant charged with sedition for his role in the riot at the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021.

Elmer Stewart Rhodes III, the founder and leader of the Oath Keepers, and Kelly Meggs, the leader of the Florida chapter of the organization, were found guilty by a jury today of seditious conspiracy and other charges for crimes related to t

New York City, New York criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraudulently inflate Iconix’s revenue and earnings per share, making false filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and misleading the conduct of audits.

“As a unanimous jury has now found, Neil Cole deceived his company’s investors and auditors in order to make his company ap

San Jose, California criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349.

Elizabeth Holmes, 38, of Woodside, Calif., founded Theranos in 2003 and held the positions of Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer. Theranos, now defunct, was a blood testing company based in Palo Alto and Newark, Calif. Evidence at