General Criminal Defense Archives

North Texas 18-year-old charged with supporting terrorist group (fox4news.com)

February 13, 2019 by James Whalen

Article published on fox4news.com on Feb 08 2019 04:20PM CST ARLINGTON, Texas – A North Texas 18-year-old faces federal charges after authorities say he conspired to support terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Michael Kyle Sewell, of Arlington, has been charged with conspiring to provide material support and resources to LeT, a Pakistani-based terrorist organization. This charge comes […]

Ex-U.S. Marine Officer Sentenced to 33 Months for Sending Revenge Porn of Young Woman to Her Parents (NewsWeek.com)

February 6, 2019 by James Whalen

Article by James LaPorta, published on NewsWeek.com on 1/29/19 at 3:18 PM It was almost two years ago when congressional members on Capitol Hill first learned about the fear “Kate” was living in. They read about her psychological torment and abuse, her daily anxiety and sleepless nights—all at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, a U.S. Marine officer, […]

Category: General Criminal Defense, News, Uncategorized

Bond Reduction Denied For Adoptive Mom Of Texas Toddler Found Dead (CBSDFW.COM)

January 17, 2019 by James Whalen

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The adoptive mother of a 3-year-old whose body was found in a culvert in 2017 was in a Dallas courtroom this morning. Sini Mathews, who is charged with abandoning or endangering a child, was arrested more than a year ago. She went before Judge Amber Givens-Davis seeking to have her bond, which was originally […]

Category: General Criminal Defense, News, State Crimes

Grand Jury Goes Home After Hearing Evidence in Botham Jean’s Death (NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

November 30, 2018 by James Whalen

A Dallas County jury continued to hear evidence Wednesday against a Dallas police officer who shot and killed a 26-year-old accountant in his own home in September, according to an official with knowledge of the case. But the grand jury apparently went home for the night without announcing any indictment Wednesday. The next day the […]

Category: Federal Criminal Defense, Firearms and Weapons, General Criminal Defense, News

Grand jury hearing case in Botham Jean shooting death (WFAA.com)

November 26, 2018 by James Whalen

Fired Dallas officer Amber Guyger was arrested on a manslaughter charge. The grand jury decide what charge, if any, to indict Guyger on. Article originally published on wfaa.com on Nov 26, 2018

Category: Firearms and Weapons, General Criminal Defense, News

Plano man gets 7 years for possession of guns and drugs (Starlocalmedia.com)

October 31, 2018 by James Whalen

Article by Kelsey Samuels, originally published in starlocalmedia.com on Oct 24, 2018 A 70-year-old Plano man was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for possession of a firearm while unlawfully in possession of a controlled substance. According to court reports, Alfred Pick threatened to shoot local hospital staffers “in their kneecaps and elbows first […]

Category: Firearms and Weapons, General Criminal Defense, News, Uncategorized

Experts Disagree on Whether Dallas Officer Could Be Credible (APNews.com)

September 20, 2018 by James Whalen

Article by Nomaan Merchant – Associated Press, originally published in APNews.com, Sept. 15, 2018 Dallas police officer Amber Guyger’s explanation that she killed Botham Jean, a neighbor who lived above her, because she mistook his apartment for her own has been dismissed as implausible and self-serving by his family and their lawyers. Experts on police training […]

Category: General Criminal Defense, News

Was the Dallas Cop Who Killed Her Neighbor Given Special Treatment? Not Necessarily. (Dallas Observer)

September 10, 2018 by James Whalen

Article by Christian McPhate, originally published in Dallas Observer, Sept. 10, 2018 Three days passed before Texas Rangers sought a manslaughter charge against Amber Guyger, the off-duty Dallas police officer who police say mistakenly shot and killed her 26-year-old neighbor. Commenters on social media, however, started asking why the officer wasn’t arrested immediately as soon […]

Category: General Criminal Defense, News

WBAP News Gets Attorney James P. Whalen’s Insights Regarding Juror Deliberations on the Price Case

May 3, 2017 by James Whalen

Still no verdict has been reached on the 3rd day of jury deliberations in the corruption trial of Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price. Price has been accused of mail fraud, tax evasion and bribery. The day ended with the jury deciding to continue deliberations the next day. WBAP News interviewed criminal defense attorney and […]

Category: General Criminal Defense, State Crimes

Attorney James P. Whalen Releases Initial Statement on Richardson Man Accused of Supporting ISIS

May 1, 2017 by James Whalen

Said Azzam Mohamad Rahim has been arrested on a criminal complaint and is in custody by the FBI. Rahim’s attorney James P. Whalen has released an initial statement regarding the case as covered by different news channels: Fox4 News – March 29 DFW CBSLocal – March 24 NBC DFW – March 23 Rahim is accused […]

Category: General Criminal Defense, State Crimes

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