possession of a firearm by a felon; self-defense

motion to dismiss, jury instructions, felony speeding to elude arrest

child abduction, undisciplined status of a minor, motion to dismiss, sufficiency of the evidence

first-degree murder, arson, robbery with dangerous weapon, cruelty to animals, statements, recorded, hearsay, Rule 403, prejudicial, probative, testimony, statements against interest, common plan, prejudicial balancing, jury deliberations, juror misconduct, mistrial

Motion to Dismiss; Indecent Liberties with a Child; Statements for Medical Diagnosis or Treatment; Expert Witness Testimony; First Degree Kidnapping; Jury Instructions; Sexual Offense with a Child Prior Bad Acts; Cross Examination.

common law robbery, motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence, jury instruction on lesser-included offense, petition for writ of certiorari, civil judgment for attorney's fees

aggravating factors; notice; waiver; plea agreement

evidence, documents, admissible, authenticated, de novo, disclosed, abuse of discretion, public record

Armed robbery; kidnapping; sufficiency of evidence of separate removal; sufficiency of evidence of possession of firearms; notice of aggravating factor; clerical errors in judgment forms

permissible scope of knock and talk; officers lacked warrant or probable cause to conduct search and no exception to the Fourth Amendment's warrant requirement applied; application of exclusionary rule to fruits of the poisonous tree

Alford plea, subject matter jurisdiction, motion to dismiss

acting as an unlicensed bondsman or runner; issue preservation; motions to dismiss; State v. Golder; failure to invoke plain error review

evidentiary errors, overwhelming evidence of guilt, motion for mistrial

vouching, mistrial

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Plain Error, Authentication of Evidence

Batson challenge; Batson hearing

undocumented immigrant; motion for appropriate relief; ineffective assistance of counsel; Padilla v. Kentucky; cancellation of removal; inadmissibility; removal; prior orders

Stalking; Motion to dismiss.

criminal defendant?s right to counsel, right to conflict-free counsel, conflict of interest arising from defense counsel?s representation of municipal police department, trial court?s duty to inquire into defense counsel?s possible conflict of interest

Constructive possession of contraband, material change, authentication, chain of custody, motion to dismiss, sufficiency of evidence