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Criminal Defense Shylea Thomas' Adoptive Mom Charged with Second Degree Murder

Shylea Thomas' Adoptive Mom Charged with Second Degree Murder

By Javier Lavagnino, Esq. | Last updated on

In an update regarding the potentially hefty charges facing the adoptive mother (and biological aunt) of quadriplegic 9-year-old Shylea Myza Thomas (read...

Criminal Defense Tamara Hofmann Latest Teacher in Sex Scandal, but One With Deadly Consequences

Tamara Hofmann Latest Teacher in Sex Scandal, but One With Deadly Consequences

By Javier Lavagnino, Esq. | Last updated on

The stories are always headline-grabbers, a teacher and student carrying on an illicit (and, more importantly, possibly illegal) affair. It shouldn't be...

Criminal Defense Phil Spector Guilty of Murder in Death of Lana Clarkson: What this Means for Songwriter

Phil Spector Guilty of Murder in Death of Lana Clarkson: What this Means for Songwriter

By Javier Lavagnino, Esq. | Last updated on

Famous producer and songwriter Phil Spector has been found guilty of second degree murder in the shooting death of 40-year-old actress Lana Clarkson who, as...

Criminal Defense Bridget Lee Baby Murder Charge Dismissed: Based on Botched Autopsy

Bridget Lee Baby Murder Charge Dismissed: Based on Botched Autopsy

By Javier Lavagnino, Esq. | Last updated on

A botched autopsy nearly had catastrophic results for Bridget Lee of Alabama, who had been charged in 2006 with murder for suffocating her baby right after it...

Criminal Defense Missing Jury Duty: What Happens?

Missing Jury Duty: What Happens?

By Javier Lavagnino, Esq. | Last updated on

An Oregon man found out that being "extremely bored" doesn't make skipping jury duty okay. Grant Faber, 25, "just couldn't take it" anymore so he decided not...

Criminal Defense Erika Sifrit Murder Case: A Refusal to Cannibalize Victims Sinks Claim of Ineffective Counsel?

Erika Sifrit Murder Case: A Refusal to Cannibalize Victims Sinks Claim of Ineffective Counsel?

By Javier Lavagnino, Esq. | Last updated on

Although Erika E. Sifrit, who was convicted in the 2002 killings of tourists Joshua Ford and Martha "Genie" Crutchley in Maryland, has been referred to by a...

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