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Charges Dropped in High-Profile Dallas Lawyer Murder Case: New Developments in Ira Tobolowsky’s 2016 Killing

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Dallas, Texas – The capital murder case against Steven Aubrey, the man accused of the 2016 killing of high-profile Dallas lawyer Ira Tobolowsky, has been dismissed by prosecutors. According to documents filed by the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office, they dropped the charges against Aubrey after determining that they did not have enough evidence to justify a trial. Tobolowsky, who was the cousin of actor Stephen Tobolosky, was found dead in his North Dallas home during a fire investigation in May 2016. Detectives later discovered that someone had poured gasoline on Tobolowsky and intentionally set … Read more

Capital Murder Case Dropped: Steven Aubrey Cleared in Death of Prominent Dallas Lawyer

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DALLAS, Texas – A capital murder charge against Steven Aubrey, accused in the death of prominent Dallas lawyer Ira Tobolowsky, has been dropped by prosecutors. Tobolowsky was found dead in 2016 with blunt-force trauma after his home in North Dallas was set on fire. The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office filed a motion to dismiss the charge, stating that they were unable to make a prima facie case at this time. Aubrey had been named a person of interest in the case early on but was not arrested until 2022. He had been set to … Read more

Arkansas Attorney General Challenges State Board of Corrections’ Outside Counsel in FOIA Case

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LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas – Attorney General Tim Griffin has taken legal action to remove the state Board of Corrections’ lawyer from a Freedom of Information Act case. Griffin argues that the board cannot hire an outside attorney under a specific state law because board members are not constitutional officers. The motion filed by Griffin asserts that “The Board and its members are created by statute, not the Constitution.” In response, the outside attorney, Abtin Mehdizadegan, claims that Griffin’s argument has already been rejected by another judge in a separate case involving the same parties. The … Read more

Lawyer Representing Chad Daybell in Triple Killing Trial Requests to Step Away: Dramatic Twist in Murder Case

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REXBURG, Idaho – The lawyer representing Chad Daybell, the husband of convicted murderer Lori Vallow, has requested to withdraw from the case, according to court documents. Daybell, 55, is facing charges for the alleged murders of his ex-wife Tammy and Vallow’s children, JJ, 7, and Tylee, 16, in 2019. The bodies of the children were found buried in Daybell’s Idaho backyard in 2020. In a petition filed with the court, John Prior, Daybell’s lawyer, cited the complexity of the case and the need to prepare for two trials, as prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. … Read more