The Role of Family and Friends in a Criminal Case
A criminal defendant needs a support system in place. It can be the difference between success and tragedy. Family and friends of criminal defendants have a vital role to play.
Jun
12, 2020
Feb
13, 2019
North Texas 18-year-old charged with supporting terrorist group (fox4news.com)
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 [...]
Feb
6, 2019
Ex-U.S. Marine Officer Sentenced to 33 Months for Sending Revenge Porn of Young Woman to Her Parents (NewsWeek.com)
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 [...]
Jan
17, 2019
Bond Reduction Denied For Adoptive Mom Of Texas Toddler Found Dead (CBSDFW.COM)
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 [...]
Nov
30, 2018
Grand Jury Goes Home After Hearing Evidence in Botham Jean’s Death (NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
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 [...]
Nov
26, 2018
Grand jury hearing case in Botham Jean shooting death (WFAA.com)
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
Oct
31, 2018
Plano man gets 7 years for possession of guns and drugs (Starlocalmedia.com)
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 [...]
Sep
20, 2018
Experts Disagree on Whether Dallas Officer Could Be Credible (APNews.com)
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 [...]
Sep
10, 2018
Was the Dallas Cop Who Killed Her Neighbor Given Special Treatment? Not Necessarily. (Dallas Observer)
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, [...]
May
3, 2017
WBAP News Gets Attorney James P. Whalen’s Insights Regarding Juror Deliberations on the Price Case
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 [...]