NOTABLE CASES TRIED AND WON BY MR. CHAPMAN AS A FEDERAL PROSECUTOR AND DEFENSE ATTORNEY
2008
State v. Corbett
In this case, the State of Arizona charged a U.S. Border Patrol Agent with murdering an illegal entrant. Mr. Chapman, acting as Mr. Corbett’s attorney, defended him in two separate federal murder trials. On each occasion, the jury refused to convict the defendant. After the second trial, the case was dismissed.
See news articles pertaining to this case:
Judge denies delay in Border Patrol agent’s murder trial
BP agent faces trial today in slaying of entrant
2 accounts of death are widely disparate
Agent’s lawyers fault border-death investigator
Border agent’s attorneys cite use of hand signals in hearing
Agent: Entrant threatened me with rock
Jurors can’t reach verdict in killing by border agent
Transcripts dispute delays Cochise hearing stumbles on transcript dispute
Hearing set for BP agent in Bisbee
Border agent’s first-degree count is tossed
Agent’s murder trial may go to federal court
Agent’s trial moved to Tucson
Agent’s prosecutor denies defense claim
Retrial begins for Border Patrol agent facing murder charges
Border agent’s murder retrial opens
Border-killing retrial goes to jury
Border agent’s retrial another mistrial
2005
State v. Hermosillo
In this case, the State charged a U.S. Border Patrol Agent with homicide for shooting an illegal entrant. Mr. Chapman, acting as Mr. Hermosillo’s defense attorney, was able to secure a dismissal of the case prior to trial.
2004
U.S. v. Dionicio Ramirez
In this case, Mr. Chapman successfully prosecuted an individual who was involved in the murder of a United States Park Service Ranger on the Organ Pipe National Forest. The defendant was sentenced to a substantial prison sentence. As a result of this prosecution, Mr. Chapman received an award as the “National Prosecutor of the Year” for 2004 by the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association.
See news articles pertaining to this case:
FBI documents shed light on park ranger’s killing
FBI report sheds light on ranger killing
More details emerging in ranger’s death
Law officer group lauds two Tucson attorneys
2002
State v. Johnson
In this case, Mr. Chapman successfully prosecuted a US Border Patrol agent who, while on duty, raped an illegal entrant. The defendant was sentenced to seven years imprisonment. Mr. Chapman received an award for from the Department of Justice as a result of this prosecution for “outstanding prosecution of corruption within the U.S. Department of Justice.”
See news articles pertaining to this case:
Ex-Border Cop Guilty of Kidnap and Rape
2002
U.S. v. Anita
In this case, Mr. Chapman successfully prosecuted two individuals who viciously attacked and murdered a Casa Grande taxi driver, and then hid his body on the Tohono Odham reservation. The primary defendant was sentenced to life in prison.
2000
U.S. V. WAGGONER
U.S. V. TAYLOR
In these cases, Mr. Chapman successfully prosecuted two individuals who brutally murdered a DEA informant in Tucson in retaliation for the informant’s agreement to testify against members of a drug organization. Both defendants are now serving life sentences in federal prison. As a result of this prosecution, Mr. Chapman received a “Directors Award” by the Department of Justice for “superior performance” as a federal prosecutor.
See news articles pertaining to this case:
Man goes on trial in ’98 killing of informant
2nd man guilty in death of DEA informant Keyes
Man convicted of murdering DEA informant
