Date: 06-22-2016

Case Style: State of Oklahoma v. Dinero M. Reddick

Case Number: CF-2015-4387

Judge: James Caputo

Court: District Court, Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Plaintiff's Attorney: Sarah McAmis and Mark Morgan

Defendant's Attorney: Phillip Ryan Peak

Description: Tulsa, OK - Fourteen-Year-Old Sentence To 25-Years for Killing Two-Year-Old Relative

The State of Oklahoma charged Dinero M. Reddick, age 14, with child abuse murder in violation with 21 O.S. 701.7 for killing Charity Simmons, who died from the injuries she sustained while in the Defendant's care on June 26, 2015.

Charity suffered Court a liver laceration, a rupture of the adrenal gland, a fractured rib and subdural hemorrhaging.

Charity was left in the care of the Defendant by the child's mother while she slept at someone else's home.

Outcome: 06-20-2016 CONVICTED

JUDGE JAMES CAPUTO: DEFENDANT PRESENT IN CUSTODY, REPRESENTED BY PHILLIP PEAK. STATE REPRESENTED BY SARAH MCAMIS & MARK MORGAN. COURT REPORTER: TINA ROSE. SARAH HAVENSTRITE PRESENT FOR OFFICE OF JUVENILE. TREATMENT PLAN RECEIVED AND ACCEPTED BY ALL PARTIES. DEFENDANT SWORN WAIVES JURY TRIAL, NON-JURY TRIAL. DEFENDANT ENTERS PLEA OF GUILTY AS A YOUTHFUL OFFENDER, COURT ACCEPTS SAID PLEA AND FINDS DEFENDANT GUITLY. DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO FORTY-FIVE (45) YEARS IN THE OFFICE OF JUVENILE AFFAIRS WITH TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS IN CUSTODY AND TWENTY (20) YEARS SUSPENDED. IF DEFENDANT IS EVER BRIDGED TO ADULT SYSTEM, DEFENDANT EXPOSURE TO IN CUSTODY TIME IS TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS. DEFENDANT ASSESSED $500.00/COSTS, $250.00 VICTIM COMPENSATION ASSESSMENT. DEFENDANT TO REMAIN IN DAVID L. MOSS UNTIL OFFICE OF JUVENILE AFFAIRS PRESENTS ORDER TO TRANSPORT. REVIEW SET FOR 12-19-2016 AT 9:00 A.M. DEFENDANT ADVISED OF APPEAL RIGHTS, JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE ISSUED. COMMITMENT FOR PUNISHMENT ISSUED.
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