¶1 The issues in the present cause are as follows: (1) whether the County's exercise of eminent domain in the instant cases is for public use in accordance with Article 2, § 23 and Article 2, § 24 of the Oklahoma Constitution and (2) whether the County's taking for purposes of economic development of Muskogee County constitutes "public purposes" within the meaning of 27 O.S. 2001 § 5 to suppor... More...   $0 (05-09-2009 - OK)

¶1 This cause concerns a dispute over title to a home owned since March 12, 1981, by the appellant, Dolla Garcia, also known as Dolla Moore (landowner). The appellee, Ted Parks, Inc. (Parks) asserts an interest in the property by virtue of his Certificate of Tax Deed. The legitimacy of Park's interest in the property is contingent on: 1) whether the Oklahoma County Treasurer's October 6, 2003, ta... More...   $0 (10-07-2008 - OK)

Jemaine Monteil Cannon was convicted in Oklahoma state court of first degree murder and sentenced to death. After the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (OCCA) denied his direct appeal and his pro se state petition for post-conviction relief, Mr. Cannon timely filed an application for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma rejected... More...   $0 (09-13-2004 - OK)

Hornbook constitutional law provides that if Oklahoma wants to limit the sale of caskets to licensed funeral directors, the Equal Protection Clause does not forbid it. See Fitzgerald v. Racing Assoc. of Cent. Iowa, 539 U.S. 103, 109 (2003) (holding that the Equal Protection Clause does not prohibit Iowa's differential tax rate favoring the intrastate racetrack over the intrastate riverboat gam... More...   $0 (08-26-2004 - OK)

In this appeal, Lenora Jordan, Warden of the James Crabtree State Correctional Center in Helena, Oklahoma ("Oklahoma") seeks review of a conditional grant of habeas relief to Oklahoma state prisoner, Adrian Gipson. The sole issue on appeal is whether prosecutorial remarks before the sentencing jury which referenced Gipson's prior convictions impermissibly infringed upon his right to be free from d... More...   $0 (08-02-2004 - OK)

Hampton is a state trooper with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Plaintiffs alleged claims against him for false arrest, unlawful entry into their home, and excessive use of force in violation of the Fourth Amendment, arising out of an incident involving a moving traffic violation.(1) In civil suits for money damages, government officials are entitled to qualified immunity for discretionary acts unles... More...   $0 (10-21-2002 - OK)