Date: 07-22-2014

Case Style:

Case Number: CF-2014-2447

Judge: Cliff Smith

Court: DISTRICT COURT, FOR TULSA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA

Plaintiff's Attorney: Amanda Self

Defendant's Attorney:

Velia Lopez

Description: Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Eddie Lee Sappington Allen with:

Count # 1.
Count as Filed: ABDOM, DOMESTIC ASSAULT & BATTERY BY STRANGULATION, in violation of 21 O.S. 644 J
Date of Offense: 05/24/2014

Party Name

Disposition Information

ALLEN, EDDIE LEE SAPPINGTON
Disposed: DISMISSED, 07/22/2014. Dismissed- Prosecution Witness Failed to Appear
Count as Disposed: DOMESTIC ASSAULT & BATTERY BY STRANGULATION(ABDOM)
Violation of 21 O.S. 644 J, which provides:

J. Any person who commits any assault and battery with intent to cause great bodily harm by strangulation or attempted strangulation against a current or former spouse, a present spouse of a former spouse, a former spouse of a present spouse, parents, a foster parent, a child, a person otherwise related by blood or marriage, a person with whom the defendant is or was in a dating relationship as defined by Section 60.1 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, an individual with whom the defendant has had a child, a person who formerly lived in the same household as the defendant, or a person living in the same household as the defendant shall, upon conviction, be guilty of domestic abuse by strangulation and shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a period of not less than one (1) year nor more than three (3) years, or by a fine of not more than Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. Upon a second or subsequent conviction for a violation of this section, the defendant shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a period of not less than three (3) years nor more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of not more than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. The provisions of Section 51.1 of this title shall apply to any second or subsequent conviction of a violation of this subsection. As used in this subsection, "strangulation" means any form of asphyxia; including, but not limited to, asphyxia characterized by closure of the blood vessels or air passages of the neck as a result of external pressure on the neck or the closure of the nostrils or mouth as a result of external pressure on the head.


Count # 2.
Count as Filed: ABDOM, DOMESTIC ASSAULT & BATTERY BY STRANGULATION, in violation of 21 O.S. 644 J
Date of Offense: 05/25/2014

Party Name

Disposition Information

ALLEN, EDDIE LEE SAPPINGTON
Disposed: DISMISSED, 07/22/2014. Dismissed- Prosecution Witness Failed to Appear
Count as Disposed: DOMESTIC ASSAULT & BATTERY BY STRANGULATION(ABDOM)
Violation of 21 O.S. 644 J


Count # 3.
Count as Filed: PUBSFT, INTERFERENCE WITH EMERGENCY TELEPHONE CALL, in violation of 21 O.S. 1211.1
Date of Offense: 05/25/2014

Party Name

Disposition Information

ALLEN, EDDIE LEE SAPPINGTON
Disposed: DISMISSED, 07/22/2014. Dismissed- Prosecution Witness Failed to Appear
Count as Disposed: INTERFERENCE WITH EMERGENCY TELEPHONE CALL(PUBSFT)
Violation of 21 O.S. 1211.1

Outcome: 07-22-2014 

DISMISSED
JUDGE CLIFF SMITH: DEFENDANT PRESENT, IN CUSTODY AND REPRESENTED BY VELIA LOPEZ. STATE REPRESENTED BY AMANDA SELF. DISMISSED BY COURT, AT REQUEST OF STATE, COST TO STATE, FAILURE OF PROSECUTING WITNESS. BOND EXONERATED. RELEASE ISSUED TO JAIL

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