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Criminal Appeals
- People v. Lonzo
- The defendant was convicted of unlawful use of weapons by a felon. The conviction was reversed on appeal. The case was eventually dismissed.
- People v. Villareal
- The defendants were convicted of aggravated battery when they allegedly tried to disarm a police officer. The convictions were reversed on appeal. The case was eventually dismissed.
- People v. Hansen
- The defendant was convicted in 1996 of the 1955 murder of three young boys. The conviction was reversed on appeal; represented by new counsel, the defendant was again convicted on remand.
- People v. Hernandez
- The defendant was convicted of murder on the testimony of a single eye-witness. The conviction was reversed outright.
- People v. Williams
- The defendant was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. The denial of post-conviction relief was reversed and the case remanded for a hearing. Ms. Williams received a commutation of sentence on her clemency petition.

