New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with participating in an armed robbery of a gas station in North New Haven.

The ATF and the New Haven Police Department investigators identified an individual who is alleged to have committed a series of gunpoint robberies and a carjacking that occurred in late June and early July 2022. The investigation rev... More...    $0 (09-28-2023 - CT)

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

On December 24, 2020, Calvin Roberson and another individual kidnapped Francisco Roman, Jr., 28, at gunpoint from his residence in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Roberson and his associate threatened to harm Roman if he did not comply with their orders, handcuffed him, and stole cash, marij... More...    $0 (06-06-2023 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with illegally traficking firearms from South Carolina to Connecticut.

In 2020, ATF and Hartford Police recovered multiple firearms that had been purchased in South Carolina. In July 2020, one of the firearms was found in the possession of a convicted felon. In September and October 2020, additional firearms we... More...    $0 (04-28-2023 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of a firearm by a felon and theft of firearms from an interstate shipment.

In August 2021, a shipment of 50 Zigana, Model PX-9G2 pistols was stolen from R&L Carriers, a national freight shipping company with a warehouse located at 540 Sullivan Avenue in South Windsor. Even though R&L emp... More...    $0 (10-18-2022 - CT)

New Haven, CT: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

William Tisdol, age 22, was indicted for felony possession of a firearm.

Shortly after noon on September 9, 2020, members of the Hartford Police Department responded to reports of gunshots on Sterling Street in Hartford. At the scene, officers found a female companion of Tis... More...    $0 (10-12-2021 - CT)

Bridgeport, CT - The United States of America charged Antoine Snell and Treyquane Snell with committing violent robberies and car jacking.

ANTOINE SNELL and TREYQUANE SNELL, both 21 of Bridgeport, were sentenced to prison terms of 64 months and 72 months, respectively, for committing a violent robbery and carjacking of a food delivery driver in Ansonia.

According to court documen... More...    $0 (01-22-2020 - CT)

Bridgeport, CT - The United States of America charged Harold Cook with kidnapping, robbery and the execution-style murder of Charles Teasley.

Harold Cook, also known as “Oink,” 42, of Bloomfield, was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the kidnapping, robbery and the execution-style murder of Charles Teasley, 35, of West Hartford, in January 2009.

According to evidence p... More...    $0 (01-22-2020 - CT)

New Haven, CT - The United States of America charged Gerund Micken with kidnapping.

Gerund Mickens, also known as “Breeze,” 44, of Bloomfield, was sentenced today to life in prison for his role in the kidnapping, robbery and the execution-style murder of Charles Teasley, 35, of West Hartford, in January 2009.

According to evidence presented during trial, on January 12, 2009, Har... More...    $0 (01-14-2020 - CT)

The principal issue in this appeal is whether our decision in State v. Ray, 290 Conn. 602, 966 A.2d 148 (2009), which would require the defendant in the present case, Alrick A. Evans, to prove drug dependency as an affirmative defense to a charge under General Statutes (Rev. to 2011) § 21a-278 (b),1 remains good law in light of (1) the subsequent decision of the United States Supreme Court in All... More...    $0 (08-16-2018 - CT)

. The defendant, Marquis J. Harper, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of one count of attempt to commit robbery in the first degree as an accessory in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-8 (a), 53a-49 (a) (2) and 53a-134 (a) (2). On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the evidence adduced at trial was insufficient to sustain his conviction and (2) the court i... More...    $0 (08-05-2018 - CT)

New Haven, CT - Stratford Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms and Ammunition

MATTHEW PETROVITCH, 38, of Stratford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing firearms and ammunition

According to court documents and ... More...    $0 (08-02-2018 - CT)

Defendant‐appellant Floyd Rose appeals the order of the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York (Oetken, J.) denying Rose’s
motion to withdraw his plea of guilty to one count of Hobbs Act robbery, 18
U.S.C. § 1951(a). We now consider whether forcing someone to withdraw money
from an ATM and then stealing the money has a sufficient effect on intersta... More...    $0 (06-01-2018 - CT)

The defendant, Donald Raynor, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered following a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a). On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court (1) improperly denied the defendant’s motion in limine to exclude or limit the scope of the testimony of the state’s expert witness on firearm and toolmark identification, and (2) abuse... More...    $0 (05-05-2018 - CT)

Defendant‐Appellant  Aldric  Bordeaux  (“Bordeaux”)  appeals  the District Court’s judgment convicting him of one count of unlawful  possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)1 and of  1 “It shall be unlawful for any person . . . who has been convicted in any  court of[ ] a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceedin... More...    $0 (03-28-2018 - CT)

1 Appeal by plaintiff from so much of a judgment of the United States
2 District Court for the District of Connecticut, Geoffrey W. Crawford, Judge, as granted
3 summary judgment dismissing his claims against defendant City of Hartford (the
4 "City"), brought principally under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for failing to supervise its police
5 officers with respect to appropriate use of force;... More...    $0 (03-13-2018 - CT)

. The defendant, Anthony C. Manousos, appealsfromthejudgmentofconviction,renderedafter a jury trial, of arson in the first degree in violation of GeneralStatutes§ 53a-111(a)(1).Thedefendantclaims that the trial court improperly (1) denied his motions to suppress various tangible items collected from him, as well as oral statements that he made to the police during an investigatory stop and subsequ... More...    $0 (01-19-2018 - CT)

In March 2014, Hartford police detective James Campbell and 10
Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) special agent Michael 11
Schatz––members of a DEA task force––were investigating a large‐12
scale  heroin‐trafficking  organization  operating  out  of  Hartford.
Based  on  information  from  a  wiretap  and  cooperating  sources, 1
Campbell and Schatz suspect... More...    $0 (12-30-2017 - CT)

This appeal arises out of a traffic stop of Defendant‐Appellant 2
Brayan Gomez.  During surveillance in connection with a heroin‐3
trafficking investigation in Hartford, Connecticut, officers observed 4
Gomez  commit  several  traffic  violations  and  stopped  his  car.  5
During  the  five‐minute  traffic  stop,  the  officers  prolonged  the 6
seizure ... More...    $0 (12-08-2017 - CT)

Hartford, CT - New London Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possessing Ammunition in Connection with Shooting

West Robertson, also known as “Po,” 34, of New London, was sentenced to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for unlawfully possessing ammunition in connection with a shooting in New London. Judge Bryant also ordered ROBERTSON to perfor... More...    $0 (09-14-2017 - CT)

The defendant, Jermaine E. Reddick, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered against him after a jury trial in the judicial district of New Haven, on charges of assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (5), criminal possession of a firearm in violation of General Statutes § 53a-217 (a) (1), and assault in the third degree in violationofGeneralStatutes§ 53a... More...    $0 (07-07-2017 - CT)

Hartford, CT - Oklahoma Inmate Sentenced to 46 Months for Role in Prison-Based Phone Fraud and Extortion Scheme

Darrik Forsythe, was sentenced to 46 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in prison-based phone fraud and extortion scheme.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in December 2011, federal law enforcemen... More...    $0 (03-14-2017 - CT)

The defendant, Joseph Walker, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a54a (a), conspiracy to commit murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-48 and 53a-54a (a), robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a134 (a) (2), conspiracy to commit robbery in the first degree in violation of General Sta... More...    $0 (12-16-2016 - CT)

The defendant, Maurice Beverley, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of one count of felony murder in violation of General Statutes§ 53a-54c;one count of robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-134 (a) (2); and one count of criminal possession of a firearm in violation of GeneralStatutes§ 53a-217(a). On appeal, the defendant claims that ... More...    $0 (12-05-2016 - CT)

Waterbury Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearm

Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STEPHEN GOINS, 36, last residing in Waterbury, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 37 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a fire... More...    $0 (11-09-2016 - CT)