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Family Speaks Out after Man Gets 10 Years for Shooting Wife

Chilling video shows a Texas man fatally shooting his wife in the face. Carey Birmingham says he was in a state of rage because he learned his wife was allegedly having an affair, a claim her family denies. The evidence was presented to the 12-member jury, which consisted entirely of women. They allegedly sympathized with the wife killer and sentenced him to 10 years instead of the 20 years prosecutors wanted. The slain woman’s sister says the family was shocked at the jury’s decision.

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A huge congratulations to Cris and Valeska!

Our friend and client has just been appointed and approved as the newest Brazilian Supreme Court Justice.

Cristiano Zanin new top court justice after 58–18 vote

The Brazilian Senate approved the nomination of lawyer Cristiano Zanin for the Supreme Court by 58 votes to 18 during a plenary session Wednesday (Jun. 21). President Lula’s choice to take Justice Ricardo Lewandowski’s place, future Justice Zanin was approved by Congress after a nearly eight-hour–long confirmation hearing…

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Dish owes $470m

Dimitrius & Associates is honored to be a part of Richard Williams, Samuel Straight and David Jordan’s success in representing ClearPlay.

The jury agrees with ClearPlay’s case against the firm—Dish told it owes $470m to ClearPlay for patent infringement

…the 10-day trial concluded last week after Dish had been accused of infringing patents about its “autohop” feature. This led to ClearPlay, the company that developed a program used to edit out sex and swearing from movies, to pursue legal action against the cable TV giant.

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Alex Murdaugh Murder Trial Comes to an End

After six weeks of testimony, South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of his wife and son.

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Jury Selection Begins for the Alex Murdaugh Double Murder Trial


Brazil’s Lula beats Bolsonaro in stunning political comeback

Congratulations to our client, Lula, on his amazing return to the presidency of Brazil.

Brazil’s Lula beats Bolsonaro in stunning political comeback

Leftist former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s presidential runoff Sunday, beating right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro with 50.90% of the vote, according to the country’s election authority.

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Jury Convicts Paul Flores

Dimitrius & Associates was proud to work with the prosecution on this case.

A jury convicted Paul Flores of murdering college student Kristin Smart in 1996

The last man seen with Kristin Smart was convicted Tuesday of killing the college freshman, who vanished from a California campus more than 25 years ago, but his father was acquitted of helping him conceal the crime.

Jurors unanimously found Paul Flores guilty of first-degree murder. A jury in a separate trial found his father, Ruben Flores, not guilty of charges of being an accessory to murder after the fact. The conflicting verdicts were read moments apart in the same courtroom.

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Brazil probe violated ex-President Lula’s rights

Dimitrius & Associates was honored to be part of Lula’s legal team.

U.N. committee finds Brazil graft probe violated Lula’s rights

The U.N. human rights committee said on Thursday that Brazil graft investigators violated due process in bringing a case against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that led to his imprisonment and barred him from running for office in 2018.

The finding follows a decision last year by Brazil’s Supreme Court to annul his corruption conviction, allowing him to run for president again in this October’s election.

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Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty on all counts

In one of the final trials of 2021, Dimitrius & Associates was honored to assist Mark Richards and Corey Chirafisi in the defense of Kyle Rittenhouse.

Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty on all counts

A Wisconsin jury on Friday found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty in the fatal shooting of two men during protests in Kenosha last year, capping a trial that touched on issues of gun rights and race.

Rittenhouse, 18, from nearby Antioch, Illinois, was cleared on all five charges related to his actions on Aug. 25 last year, during protests over the shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake, by a white Kenosha police officer.

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