Posts by The Law Offices of Kristina Wildeveld
Pardons: Reformed bank robber awaits president’s hinted-at pardon
By Debra J. Saunders Las Vegas Review-Journal July 17, 2020 – 3:00 pm WASHINGTON — In February, when President Donald Trump addressed a ceremony for Hope for Prisoners graduates in Las Vegas, he mused about pardoning former adviser Roger Stone, who had just been sentenced to 40 months in prison, and former bank robber Jon Ponder, who…
Read MoreNevada man to get $2.25M after being wrongly convicted of murder thanks to Assembly Bill 267
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) FOX5 STAFF| Posted on Jul 15, 2020 — A Las Vegas man was granted a certificate of his innocence and $2.25 million after being wrongly convicted of murder.According to a news release, DeMarlo Berry was granted a Certificate of Innocence and awarded $2.25 million in statutory damages for the more than 22-year prison…
Read MoreAttorneys React to Arrests of Legal Observers
Legal observers at Las Vegas protest challenge Lombardo’s account of their arrests By Ricardo Torres-Cortez (contact) Thursday, June 18, 2020 | 9 p.m. Peaceful protesters marching down the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday were about 100 yards from their final destination at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign when Metro Police blocked their path and dispersed the…
Read MoreAttorney ‘outraged’ at arrests of weekend protest’s legal observers
Sisolak calls for investigation into arrests at Las Vegas Strip protest By David Ferrara Las Vegas Review-Journal June 14, 2020 – 2:34 pm. Updated June 14, 2020 – 7:14 pm Gov. Steve Sisolak on Sunday called for an investigation into the arrests of several legal observers at a protest against police brutality this weekend on the Strip. “Any reports…
Read MoreCalls for investigation after legal observers allegedly arrested
By: Astrid MendezPosted at 10:19 PM, Jun 14, 2020 and last updated 10:28 PM, Jun 14, 2020 LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A peaceful protest drawing dozens to the Las Vegas Strip Saturday night among those in the crowd, legal observers. Lisa Rasmussen is the attorney representing some of them. She confirmed that one of those who was detained was…
Read MoreTeen who murdered a Kenmore native in 1998 is up for a pardon. His victim’s loved ones are outraged.
Twenty-one years ago, Salvatore Zendano Jr. went to the aid of a fellow bartender who was pistol-whipped during a holdup in their Las Vegas restaurant when the Kenmore native was shot to death. He was 25. Family and friends still mourn the loss of the fun-loving football and baseball player, goofy karaoke singer and friend…
Read MoreLegislature to consider changes in sentencing of juveniles
A teen takes a life. The district attorney decides to try him as an adult. A jury finds him guilty. Should he be sent to prison for the rest of his life without a chance for parole or eventually given a second chance?
Read MoreSisolak proposes broad pardon for people with low-level marijuana offenses
Gov. Steve Sisolak tested the waters Wednesday on whether members of a state board would issue a blanket pardon for people convicted of marijuana offenses, such as low-level possession, that are now legal. Sisolak brought the idea up at a meeting of the Board of Pardons Commissioners. The panel, which includes the governor and members…
Read MoreNevada board pardons Hope for Prisoners founder
Jon Ponder, an ex-convict who now spends his days helping former inmates transition back into civilian life, was granted clemency by the state Pardons Board on Wednesday for past battery convictions. The pardon, which was approved unanimously by the board members present, clears Ponder’s record of the domestic battery crimes he was convicted of in…
Read MoreMan Declared “Factually Innocent” of Murder is Granted a Full Pardon
A Nevada man who spent 21 years in prison has been pardoned over the objections of Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson. Fred Steese was convicted in 1995 of the 1992 murder of Gerard Soules, a former trapeze artist who performed a poodle act at the Circus Circus Casino in Las Vegas. Steese, who had briefly been…
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