MEMORANDUM OF DECISION — Tyquan Turner, the petitioner, seeks to vacate his convictions of felony murder, robbery and Conspiracy to commit robbery on the basis that the state failed to disclose exculpatory evidence: his right to due process was violated because of the introduction of unreliable call detail mapping data and by the state’s failure…

He served 16 years based on flawed cell tower evidence used in his conviction. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled that had more advanced cell tower location data been available at his trial, he likely would not have been found guilty, highlighting the significant advancements in cell phone technology since his original trial and…

The Court will conference with attorneys concerning the admission of State’s Exhibit 3 for trial purposes prior to trial. Modifications are necessary on Pages 7 and 8 or these pages are not admissible as part of Exhibit 3. Otherwise, FBI Special Agent Carman’s Exhibit 3 is admissible, Teresa T Pulliam, Circuit Judge. Joseph Kennedy and…

“FBI Special Agent Raschke may not testify concerning the theory of granulization, which the court finds to be unreliable. In addition, the estimated coverage areas contained in summary exhibit 6 must be removed before the court will admit this exhibit.” The Honorable Joan Humphrey Lefkow United States District Judge. Patrick Blegen of Blegen and Garvey…

“The Court would have significant concerns if FBI Special Agent Fitzgerald were to offer an expert opinion on the precise street location or radius where the Defendant’s phone communications were made based on the telecommunications data and methodology identified in his testimony. However, Fitzgerald clearly indicated that based on current data and cell technology infrastructure,…

She served 12 years for a murder that she did not commit. The Verizon RF Engineer who claimed that he could prove Lisa’s location based on her cell tower pings, elected to remain silent. Manfred Schenk and Michael Cherry were the Defense Cell Tower Experts and they worked closely with Attorney William Teesdale and other…

On May 11, 2011 Adrian Deon Brown was found not guilty of murder and he walked out of the Ocala, FL County Courthouse. The defense team included Attorney Nicole Hardin, Michael Cherry and Manfred Schenk. Prosecution experts included a Verizon Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer and a Sprint RF Engineer. 

On December 15, 2010 Antoine Paris Davis was acquitted in the Middletown, CT Superior Court. He was charged with home invasion robbery, burglary, assault, larceny, conspiracy and accessory to kidnapping with a firearm. The prosecution used a Verizon RF Engineer and the defense used Manfred Schenk.