Category: appeal-lawyers

On July 20, 2012 the entire Nation was struck with terror when news stations on almost every channel reported the mass shooting that occurred in a Colorado movie theater during the midnight screening of the movie The Dark Knight Rises. James Eagan Holmes walked into the movie theater dressed in combat clothing and shot at the […]

Petition to Commute or Lower Sentence for Big Meech In 2005, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) began indicting members of the Black Mafia Family (BMF) in connection with a multi-state drug distribution ring, targeting over 150 members of the gang. Having strong connections with Mexican based cartels, the group is alleged to have laundered over […]

Convicted Nebraska cult killer Michael Ryan recently lost his appeal to stay his execution. As a Nebraska appeals attorney discusses, despite this loss, the state is still not ready to execute him. The Facts Leading Up to Ryan’s Conviction Michael Ryan was convicted of the brutal torture and murder of James Thimm in 1985. Ryan, a […]

Arizona’s 2010 Immigration Law has sparked controversy ever since it was enacted. As a federal appeals lawyer explains, the U.S. Supreme Court has weighed in on a particularly controversial provision that made it illegal to harbor illegal immigrants. The Background of Arizona’s Immigration Reform Arizona has been a bellwether state in terms of immigration reform. […]

Step one: Find someone who will fight for you. A guilty verdict at trial seems like the end of what has likely been a long, and difficult process. The period awaiting trial may feel interminable; what happens after is sometimes a longer road with even more unknowns. But there is sometimes post-conviction relief. The American […]