Date: 03-15-2002

Case Style: State of Oklahoma v. Kassa Tafari aka Monshi H. Lggrke aka Monsi Lggrke Tafari aka Monsi XIX Lggrke aka M. Kasas Tafari

Case Number: CF-2001-5847

Judge: Linda G. Morrissey

Court: District Court, Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Plaintiff's Attorney: Assistant District Attorney Bret Sanders of the Office of Tim Harris, Tulsa County, District Attorney

Defendant's Attorney: Clay Roberts, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Description: Kidnapping and assault and battery - domestic. Defendant met his victim at the Adam's Mark where she was a pianist. They had dinner on a couple of occassions. On their last date, defendant demanded that the victim have sex with him and when she refused he knocked her down and split her head open. He then held her against her will until, while driving around, she ran her car into a Bixby, Oklahoma police car. Defendant was African-American and the victim was white.

Outcome: "WE, THE JURY IMPANELED AND SWORN IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED CAUSE, DO UPON OUR OATHS FIX PUNISHMENT COUNT 1 TEN (10) YEARS AND $10,000.00 FINE COUNT 2 ONE (1) YEAR AND $3,000.00 FINE JURORS CONCURRING SIGNED LAURA JAY, FOREMAN. JURY DISCHARGED. PRE-SENTENCE REPORT ORDERED FORMAL SENTENCING SET FOR 4-22-2002 AT 9:30 A.M. DEFENDANT HELD WITHOUT BOND.

Plaintiff's Experts: Unavailable

Defendant's Experts: Unavailable

Comments: The jury was out on this case for five hours.