codefendant

Jurupa Valley Man Receives Death Sentence for 1998 Murder; Co-defendant Sentenced to Life, Wrongfully Convicted Individual Freed After 20 Years

by

Los Angeles, CA — In a dramatic conclusion to a decades-old legal saga, Googie Harris Sr. was sentenced to life imprisonment after he was found complicit in the wrongful incarceration of an innocent man, alongside his role in the 1998 murder of his wife. His co-defendant, Joaquin Leal, also received a life sentence at the … Read more

Legal Setback: Santa Fe ISD Not Added as Co-Defendant in 2018 School Shooting Case

by

Houston, Texas — A legal effort to implicate Santa Fe Independent School District in a lawsuit connected to the tragic 2018 high school shooting was rejected by a federal judge last week. The motion sought to include the district as a third-party defendant, a move that was halted in the U.S. District Court. The lawsuit, … Read more