San Jose Criminal Lawyer

Charges have been dropped in a shooting murder due to a ”recanting witness and witnesses.” Thomas Pool, 41, had been charged with first degree murder after the shooting death of a Kansas man in April.
The release of charges notes that the decision for dismissal occured after an “extensive consultation with the primary law enforcement agencies involved […]

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Defense attorneys in New Hampshire are questioning the actions of police after they did nothing to intervene in a domestic violence situation between Kenneth Countie and Sheila LaBarre, despite knowing that LaBarre has a history of violent behavior.
Although the police admit to knowing the statewide suggested protocols for handling a domestive violence situation, the police […]

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A Golden Gate woman accused of battery during a confrontation with a housemate was cleared by a jury recently. Eseline Joseph, 27, had been charged with the misdemeanor for allegedly attacking Ann Gabriel, breaking her arm, and stomping on her as she lay on the ground.
Joseph maintained that she had acted in self defense after […]

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Earlier this week, an Indiana jury cleared Codee Wheeler of murder and arson charges in connection with the death of her father, William Wheeler, in March of last year. Prosecutors claimed that Codee had used an accelerant to start the house fire which killed Mr. Wheeler, 57. The jury, however, took only several hours to […]

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The finance manager of Toyota of Colchester was acquitted Tuesday of embezzlement charges in connection with a scheme which cost the dealership over $300,000. Orrin Alford, 30, had been charged on two counts of first-degree larceny and one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree larceny. However, Alford and his attorney maintained that he had known […]

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