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Criminal Defense
June 2024

Vance Woman Charged with Capital Murder

Birmingham police detectives have arrested and charged a second suspect in connection with a fatal December shooting where the victim was being robbed of heroin.  Amber Nicole Harris, 19, has…

Criminal Defense
June 2024

Two Men Arrested in New Year’s Day Home Invasion

Police have made arrests following a home invasion and sexual assault that took place on New Year’s Day in Tuscaloosa.  Andrew Bryant, 19, was arrested Saturday on charges…

DUI
June 2024

Huntsville Woman Charged with Reckless Murder in Fatal Car Crash

Jessica Jean Gatewood, 50, has been formally charged with murder after she caused a fatal car crash in Limestone County this past September.  She now faces charges of reckless…

Criminal Defense
June 2024

Birmingham Man Arrested for Selling Heroin in Tuscaloosa

Agents with the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force arrested William Earl Moore on Monday night after they were informed that he planned to sell heroin at a local…

Criminal Defense
June 2024

Montgomery Fugitive Captured in Norfolk by US Marshals

United States Marshals for the Eastern District of Virginia announced on Thursday that they had captured an Alabama fugitive that had been eluding capture for the last 23…

DUI
June 2024

Tuscaloosa Sherriff’s Deputy Charged with DUI

Tuscaloosa deputy, Patrick Bailey, has been placed on paid leave after he was involved in an accident that took place on Friday November 15th.  Bailey was arrested by…

Family Law
June 2024

New Alabama law raises questions about child support payments for college

As covered in previous articles by the Birmingham divorce attorneys at Boles Holmes White, the Alabama Supreme Court recently issued a landmark decision in Christopher v. Christopher, which overturned a well-established…

Family Law
June 2024

College Payments Can No Longer be Judicially Forced

For over 20 years in the State of Alabama, post-minority “child support” through the payment of college tuition and expenses could be ordered against a non-custodial parent as…

Criminal Defense
June 2024

Birmingham Man Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges

Johnny Jerell Effinger, 32, pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree robbery and one count of attempted murder before Jefferson County Circuit Judge Tracie Todd during a hearing on Tuesday November 12,…

Civil Suits
June 2024

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in Wreck that Killed Teen

The stepfather of a teenager killed in a fatal car crash last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Brandon Scott Smith, the driver of the 2004 Nissan Altima…

Family Law
June 2024

When Your Inheritance Becomes Our Money

When parties file for divorce, courts consider the current financial situation of both husband and wife, including whether they are working, and any assets that they may have. This…

Criminal Defense
June 2024

Former Montevallo Attorney Charged with Burning Pedestrian Bridge

Steven Ralph Sears, a former attorney for the City of Montevallo, is now facing a first degree criminal charge of mischief in Shelby County involving an attempt to burn a…