Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with domestic battery.

Northrup and his girlfriend (J.B.) were involved in a physical altercation that resulted in J.B. sustaining injuries to her face, neck, and chest. After J.B. sought aid for her injuries at the hospital, Northrup was charged with attempted strangulation (Idaho Code § 18-923), and domestic batter... More...    $0 (01-06-2025 - ID)

Caldwell, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony domestic battery with traumatic injury.

Mark Anthony Mitchell, II, was found guilty of felony domestic battery with traumatic injury. I.C. § 18-918(2). The district court sentenced Mitchell to a unified term of ten years, with a minimum period of confinement of three years, to be serv... More...    $0 (11-07-2024 - ID)

Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession.

Taylor was driving on a nonresidential street within city limits when an officer observed Taylor turn on his signal and "almost immediately" begin changing lanes. The officer stopped Taylor for an improper signal during a lane change in violation of I.C. § 49-808. During the tr... More...    $0 (11-08-2024 - ID)

Pocatello, Idaho, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being an alien unlawfully in the United States.


Violation of 8 U.S.C. 1326, which provides:

(a) In generalSubject to subsection (b), any alien who—
(1) has been denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed or has departed the United States while an order of ex... More...    $0 (06-13-2024 - ID)

Twin Falls Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Providing Illegal Firearms, Including “Glock Switches,” to Californian with Cartel Ties ... More...    $0 (04-24-2024 - ID)

Idaho, Falls criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant who was charged with first-degree murder and justice went to hell.

Early in the morning of June 13, 1996, Angie Dodge was raped and stabbed to death in her apartment in Idaho Falls. On January 7, 1997, twenty-year-old Christopher Tapp voluntarily submitted to police questioning about this crime at the Law Enforcement Building ... More...    $0 (12-31-1997 - ID)

Donald Paradis v. A.J. Arave, Warden, Idaho State Penitentiray, et al.

Donald Paradis, a state prisoner, appeals from the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

Paradis seeks review of his conviction on the following grounds:

One. The evidence was insufficient to demonstrate that Kimberly Palmer was killed in the state of Idaho.

Two. The state failed to preserve exculpatory evidence.
... More...    $0 (01-24-1992 - ID)

Pocatello, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of fentanyl.

"The distribution of fentanyl is a serious crime in the United States. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. It is often mixed with other drugs, such as heroin or cocaine, without the user's knowledge. This can lead to accidental overdoses a... More...    $0 (10-17-2023 - ID)

Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with civil rights violations involving the sexual abuse of women and exchanging favorable police treatment for sexual acts.

According to court documents, Ryan A. Bendawald, 41, of Franklin, Tennessee, allegedly abused his position as a law enforcement officer by sexually victimizing women in Idaho. From at least 2017... More...    $0 (10-17-2023 - ID)

Boise, Idaho defendant attempted to represent herself pro se. She was convicted for felony driving under the influence (DUI)


Fitzsimmons subsequently filed a pro se petition for post-conviction relief, alleging (as relevant to this appeal) that her trial counsel was ineffective by failing to: (1) review Fitzsimmons' medical records; (2) introduce her alcohol evaluation during tria... More...    $0 (05-04-2023 - ID)

This Court summarized the facts of this case in State v. Tapp, 136 Idaho 354, 33 P.3d 828 (Ct. App. 2001) as follows:

Early in the morning of June 13, 1996, Angie Dodge was raped and stabbed to death in her apartment in Idaho Falls. On January 7, 1997, twenty-year-old Christopher Tapp voluntarily submitted to police questioning about this crime at the Law Enforcement Building (LE... More...    $0 (08-22-2014 - ID)

In his second appeal in this post-conviction case, Christopher Conley Tapp challenges the district court's summary dismissal of his claim that his defense counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to present evidence of his diminished mental capacity in support of his trial motion to suppress his confession as involuntary. Tapp contends that because this Court, in his prior post-convictio... More...    $0 (11-21-2013 - ID)

Early in the morning of June 13, 1996, Angie Dodge was raped and stabbed to death in her apartment in Idaho Falls. On January 7, 1997, twenty-year-old Christopher Tapp voluntarily submitted to police questioning about this crime at the Law Enforcement Building (LEB) in Idaho Falls. Tapp again voluntarily went to the LEB for questioning on January 10. After this interview, Tapp's parents retained p... More...    $0 (03-31-2010 - ID)

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.

        I.

        FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

        Early in the mornin... More...    $0 (07-20-2001 - ID)

Idaho Falls, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with first-degree murder, rape, and use of a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony.

Christopher Tapp, age 20, was accused of raping and stabbing Angie Dodge, age 18, to death in her apartment on June 13, 1996. Her body was found when she failed to show up for work.

The city’s police department invest... More...    $0 (12-31-1998 - ID)

Pocatello, Idaho criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with felony use of a firearm in the commission of a robbery.

Jose Acosta, jr, age 41, entered a camping trailer and demanded money from a female occupant and discharged a firearm during a robbery that occurred on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation on June 23, 2021. The victim refused and fought with Acosta. During the strugg... More...    $0 (10-07-2022 - ID)

Idaho Falls, Idaho criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant charged with rape and first-degree murder.


Early in the morning of June 13, 1996, Angie Dodge was raped and stabbed to death in her apartment in Idaho Falls. On January 7, 1997, twenty-year-old Christopher Tapp voluntarily submitted to police questioning about this crime at the Law Enforcement Building (LEB) in Idaho F... More...    $0 (05-31-1998 - ID)

Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it to others.

In April 2019, Angelina Ruth Bustamonte was stopped by police for a traffic violation. During the investigation, a drug detecting canine sniffed Bustamonte’s vehicle and alerted to the odor of a controlled substance. A subsequent search of Bustam... More...    $0 (04-28-2022 - ID)

Pocatello, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

On July 15, 2020, officers with the Idaho Falls Police Department were conducting a follow up investigation on an unrelated theft case when they encountered Joshua Nathan Kelly, 39, at a residence near downtown Idaho Falls. Kelly fled the area when law enforcement attempte... More...    $0 (04-08-2022 - ID)

Blackfoot, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with two counts of aggravated assault on law enforcement personnel, eluding a police officer and possession of fentanyl.

The charges against Marcus Kurt Yupe, arose from an incident on May 8, which began in the city of Blackfoot. A Blackfoot police officer attempted to stop a pickup truck being driven by Yupe due to it... More...    $0 (03-28-2022 - ID)