Oklahoma Excessive Force Law
<h2> <center> State of Oklahoma v. Elbert W. Kennemer </h2> </center>
Stigler, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with domestic assault and batter reduced from domestic assault and battery by strangulation and threatening to perform an act of violence.. In Oklahoma, domestic assault and battery is prosecuted as domestic abuse under Title 21, Section 644 of the Oklahoma Statutes, carrying penalties ranging from misdemeanors to serio... More...
$ (09-20-2026 - OK)<h2> <center> State of Oklahoma v. Cassandra Elizabeth Lynch </h2> </center>
Chickasha, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault and battery by strangulation In Oklahoma, domestic assault and battery by strangulation is a felony offense governed by Oklahoma Statutes Title 21, Section 644(J). Legal DefinitionThe law defines this crime as any willful and unlawful use of force or violence involving strangulation or attempted stran... More...
$ (04-21-2025 - OK)<h2> <center> State of Oklahoma v. Lee Cory </h2> </center>
Pawhuska, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with lewd or indecent acts to a child under age 16 in violation of 21 O.S.C. 1123. A. It is a Class A3 felony offense for any person to knowingly and intentionally: 1. Make any oral, written or electronically or computer-generated lewd or indecent proposal to any child under sixteen (16) years of age, or other indiv... More...
$ (03-15-2026 - OK)<h2> <center> State of Oklahoma v. Isaac Ogburn </h2> </center>
Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with kidnapping, attempt to perform an act of violence, assault with intent to commit a felony, destroying evidence and impersonating an officer. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Issac Ogburn, age 26, of Sand Springs, and... More...
$ (09-05-2026 - OK)<h2> <center> State of Oklahoma v. Justin David Morris </h2> </center>
Pawhuska, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/38912/steven-venturi/" target="_new">Steve Venturi</a> represented the Defendant charged with ASSAULT AND BATTERY (REDUCED/AMENDED FROM ASSAULT AND BATTERY (REDUCED/AMENDED FROM DOMESTIC ABUSE - ASSAULT AND BATTERY) ). Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74... More...
$ (04-08-0007 - OK)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Garret Lee Monroe </h2> </center>
Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Aggravated Sexual Abuse by Force in Indian Country in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1151. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Garret Lee Monroe, 38, a sexual predator and career criminal who preyed upon and violently sexuall... More...
$ (08-28-2026 - OK)<h2> <center> State of Oklahoma v. Solomon Tuang </h2> <center>
Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: DOMESTIC ASSAULT OR ASSAULT AND BATTERY WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON, in violation of 21 O.S. 644.D.1 D. Any person who, with intent to do bodily harm and without justifiable or excusable cause, commits any assault and battery upon an intimate partner or a family or household member as defined by Section 60.1 of Titl... More...
$ (08-10-2026 - OK)<h2> <center> Petition of Humphrey </h2> </center>
¶1 Petitioner, Granville Lee Humphrey, was charged by Information with Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substance, Case No. CRF-79-2159, and Carrying a Firearm, After Former Conviction of a Felony, Case No. CRF-79-2273. He posted a bond in the sum of $3,000.00 (Three Thousand Dollars) and $5,000.00 (Five Thousand Dollars) respectively. Preliminary hearing in each case was set for July 10, 1979,... More...
$ (09-18-1979 - OK)<H2> <CENTER> Bruce Brill v. The Honorable Noma Gurich </h2> </center>
¶1 On August 14, 1998, Petitioner filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus in this Court after being denied bond pending trial in the District Court of Oklahoma County. In an order filed August 14, 1998, the Honorable Noma D. Gurich, District Judge, denied Petitioner’s application for a writ of habeas corpus. Judge Gurich denied bond finding that Petitioner is a flight risk and that he poses ... More...
$ (09-23-1998 - ok)<center> <h2> State of Oklahoma v. K.R.A.V.H. </h2> </center>
Sapulpa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer Ben Waters represents the Defendant charged with child abuse. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> 21 O.S. § 843.5 (OSCN 2026), Abuse of Elderly or Disabled Persons or Children A. Any person who shall willfully or maliciously engage in child abuse, as... More...
$ (06-02-2026 - OK)<h2> <center> Brent Cameron Soldier v. State of Oklahoma </h2> </centner>
Stilwell, Oklahoma, civil litigation lawyer represented the Plaintiff claiming that Service Oklahoma does not have the authority to revoke Plaintiff's driving privileges because the requirement to install a mandatory ignition interlock program called an IDAP is so punitive in nature that it violates the Double Jeopardy progection of both the United States and Oklahoma Constitutions. 47 O.S. § ... More...
$ (07-31-2026 - OK)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Tyler Ray Thompson </h2> </center>
Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with involuntary manslaughter in Indian Country. Digested by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> In March 2024, Tyler Ray Thompson, 29, began his day by consuming methamphetamine and marijuana. Thompson had never held a valid driver�... More...
$ (07-23-2026 - OK)<h2> <center> State of Oklahoma v. Josiah Nathaniel Haddock </h2> </center>
Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with lewd molestation in violation of 21 O.S. 1123(a) and possession of child sexual abuse material in violation of 21 O.S. 1021.2. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> 21 O.S. 1123 provides: A. It is a Class A3 felony ... More...
$ (06-22-2026 - OK)<h2> <center> State of Oklahoma v. John Brent Bowman </h2> </center>
Cherokee, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant chartged with assault and battery by means of force likely to produce death and first-degree burglary.... More...
$ (09-10-2025 - OK)<h2> <center> United Sates of America v. Howard Raymond Gimmey </h2> </center>
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making a threat against the President of the United States. On May 5, 2026, HOWARD RAYMOND GIMMEY, 46, of Midwest City, Oklahoma, posted “I’m going to kill the President…” on a social media website. Gimmey knowingly and willfully made the communication and did so with recklessness as to whether it w... More...
$ (06-10-2026 - OK)<h2> <center> Ex partie Pruitt </h2> </center
1. Indictment and Information—Right of Accused to Waive Preliminary Examination. The constitutional provision, art. 2, § 1,, Okla. Const., that no person shall be prosecuted for a felony by information without having had a preliminary examination is in the nature of a personal privilege for the benefit of the accused which may be waived by him. 2. Same—Proper Manner of Challenging Jurisdic... More...
$ (06-08-1948 - OK)<h2> <center> State of Oklahoma v. C.D.O. </h2> </center>
Stillwater, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with domestic assault and batter by strangulation in violation of 21 O.S. 644, which provides: A. Assault shall be punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by a fine not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. B. Assault and battery shal... More...
$ (05-30-2025 - OK)<h2> <center> State of Missouri v. James Devon Davis, Sr. </h2> </center>
Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and shooting with intent to kill. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> 21 O.S.. 652 (C) provides: C. Any person who commits any assault and battery upon another, including... More...
$ (05-26-2026 - OK)<h2> </center> State of Oklahoma v. Sylvester Pollard </.h2> </center>
Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer Robbi Barker represented the Defendant charged with assault and battery on a medical technician or care provider in violation of 21 O.S. 750.4, which provides:: A. Every person who, without justifiable or excusable cause and with intent to do bodily harm, commits any assault, battery or assault and battery upon the person of a medical care provider who is... More...
$ (05-21-2026 - OK)<h2> <center> State of Oklahoma v. B.A.M.M. </h2> </center>
Pawhuska, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer <a href=https://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/132200/kent-morlan/” target=”_new”>Reported by Kent Morlan</a> represented the Defendant charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. 21 O.S. Section 652, which provides: A. Every person who intentionally and wrongfully shoots another with or discharges any kind of firearm, with intent to k... More...
$ (05-14-2026 - OK)<h2> <center> State of Oklahoma v. Torrez Cesar </h2> </center>
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 1, First Degree Manslaughter in the commission of a misdemeanor, to wit, Driving while Privilege Suspended, and Count 2, Leaving the Scene of an Accident Resulting in Death, both after former conviction of two or more felonies. By Kent Morlan ¶9 Driving is a privilege, not a right. “The Oklahoma stat... More...
$ (07-19-2010 - OK)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Joshua Gabriel Blake </h2> </center>
Muskogee, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law. On January 28, 2025, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma, Joshua Gabriel Blake, age 31, of Cameron, Oklahoma, while acting under color of law as an Oklahoma State Highway Patrol Trooper, and while using a dangerous weapon, kicked the victim in the head, thereby willfully... More...
$ (04-29-2026 - OK)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Dante Shackleford </h2> </center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with robbery and attempted robbery which interferes with interstate commerce and carrying and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. Dante Shackleford, age 26, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, charged with committing a Hobbs Act robbery, three counts of attempted Hobbs Act robbery, and one count of ca... More...
$ (04-22-2026 - OK)<h2> <center> Eric Jose Barnett v. The State of Oklahoma </h2> </center>
¶1 Eric Jose Barnett, Appellant, was tried by jury and found guilty of second degree felony murder, in violation of 21 O.S.2001, § 701.8(2), in the District Court of Okmulgee County, Case No. CF-2009-2.1 The jury sentenced Appellant to twenty-three (23) years imprisonment. The Honorable H. Michael Claver, District Judge, pronounced judgment and sentence accordingly.2 Mr. Barnett appeals the foll... More...
$ (11-01-2011 - OK)<h2> <center> State of Oklahoma v. Marco Maurice Antonio Young and Dominique Deshawn Jones </h2> </center><h2>
Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: Count # 1. Count as Filed: SWIK, SHOOTING WITH INTENT TO KILL, in violation of 21 O.S. 652 A Date of Offense: 01/18/2025 YOUNG, MARCO MAURICE ANTONIO Disposed: CONVICTION, 03/18/2026. Guilty Plea Count as Disposed: SHOOTING WITH INTENT TO KILL(SWIK) Violation of 21 O.S. 652 A A. Every person who intenti... More...
$ (04-06-2026 - OK)<h2> <center State of Oklahoma v. Travis John Hogner </h2> </center>
Vinita, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with r Feloniously Pointing a Firearm (21 O.S.Supp.2012, § 1289.16) or in the alternative Domestic Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (21 O.S.Supp.2014, § 644) (Count I); Possession of a Firearm, After Former Conviction of a Felony (21 O.S. Supp.2014, § 1283) (Counts II and III); Kidnapping (21 O.S.Supp.2012, § 751 (Count... More...
$ (03-11-2021 - OK)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Geovanny Alexander Pineda-Cubias </h2> </center>
Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being an Alien Unlawfully in the United States in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition; Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute; Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises; and Possession of Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crimes. Agents began investigating Geovanny Alexander Pineda-Cubias, 25, after... More...
$ (03-13-2026 - OK)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Raymond Ishun Edwards, Marcus Eleby-King, and Harold Eleby-King </h2> </center>
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with attempted armed robbery of a Brink's technician. on September 30, 2024, an armed Brink’s technician was working on an ATM in Midwest City when he was approached by two masked men. One of the men, later identified as Harold Eleby-King, AGE 35, pointed a firearm at the victim’s head while the other maske... More...
$ (03-11-2026 - OK)<h2> <center> State of Oklahoma v. Jerry Lynn Hampon </h2> </center>
Antlers, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant in an application to revoke proceeding. ** * ¶4 The State’s only witness at the hearing was a Drug Task Force agent who had executed a search warrant on a five-acre parcel of land where there was situated a house, two sheds, and two camper trailers. An individual named Roger Payne and his common-law wife lived in the ho... More...
$ (02-23-2009 - OK)<h2> <center> Sincere Terry, et al. v. Gentner Drummnd, at al. <h2> </center>
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Appellants. ¶3 The Court of Appeals certified the following additional four questions for our consideration and we respond pursuant to the Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act. See 20 O.S.2021, § 1601 et seq.: 1. If § 1311 does require the State in a threats prosecution to prove a defendant had a mens rea of will... More...
$ (03-05-2026 - OK)State of Oklahoma v. Theodore Andry Cook
Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unauthorized use of a credit card and attempting and prevent a witness from testifying. 21 O.S. 455 provides: A. Every person who willfully prevents or attempts to prevent any person from giving testimony or producing any record, document or other object, who has been duly summoned or subpoenaed or endorsed on th... More...
$ (02-23-2026 - OK)State of Oklahoma v. Keon Biagas
Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree rape, sodomy, and kidnapping. 21 O.S. 1114 provides: A. Rape or rape by instrumentation in the first degree, a Class A2 felony offense, shall include: 1. Rape committed by a person over eighteen (18) years of age upon a person under fourteen (14) years of age; 2. Rape committed upon a person i... More...
$ (02-11-2026 - OK)State of Oklahoma v. Jonathan Ace Miller
Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm AFCF, possession of controlled drug in jail, endangering others by eluding a police officer, and driving while suspended. 21 O.S. 1283 which provides: A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, it shall be unlawful for any person convicted of any felony in any court of this st... More...
$ (01-26-2026 - OK)State of Oklahoma v. Jamari Ashante Lewis
Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer Courtney Scharater represented the Defendant charged with:first-degree burglary, resisting an officer, possession of drug paraphernalia, and obstructing an officer. .21 O.S. 1431 provides: Every person who breaks into and enters the dwelling house of another, in which there is at the time some human being, with intent to commit some crime therein, eit... More...
$ (01-29-2026 - OK)State of Oklahoma v. Jeffrey Price Krigel
Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyers Richard O'Carroll and Joe White represented the Defendant charged with first-degree rape in violation of 21 O.S. 1114, which provides: A. Rape or rape by instrumentation in the first degree, a Class A2 felony offense, shall include: 1. Rape committed by a person over eighteen (18) years of age upon a person under fourteen (14) years of age; 2. Ra... More...
$ (01-28-2026 - OK)State of Oklahoma v. Sergio Luevano
Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in violation of 21 O.S. 652, which provides: A. Every person who intentionally and wrongfully shoots another with or discharges any kind of firearm, with intent to kill any person, including an unborn child as defined in Section 1-730 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, s... More...
$ (01-29-2026 - OK)United States of America v. Juan Hernandez Flores
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with money laundering. A total of 18 defendants have now been sentenced in the culmination of a four-year-long investigation into a drug-trafficking organization (DTO) that specialized in transporting liquid methamphetamine by semi-truck from Mexico, through Texas, to Oklahoma City and elsewhere. According to law... More...
$ (01-29-2026 - OK)State of Oklahoma v. Wesley Wayn Williams
Oklahoma City, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with Murder in the First Degree. ¶1 Wesley Wayne Williams was tried by a jury and convicted of Murder in the First Degree (Counts I and II) in violation of 21 O.S.1991, § 701.7(A), in the District Court of Oklahoma County, Case No. CF-93-6031. In Count I, the jury found Williams was previously convicted of a felony invol... More...
$ (04-16-1996 - OK)<H2> State of Oklahoma v. Jarrell Dominique Jones and Devyn Kole Smith
Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer Miranda Snodgrass represents Jarrell Dominique Jones who is charged with felony murder in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7, which provides: A. A person commits murder in the first degree when that person unlawfully and with malice aforethought causes the death of another human being. Malice is that deliberate intention unlawfully to take away the life of a hum... More...
$ (01-16-2026 - OK)<H2> State of Oklahoma v. John Doe
Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. Oklahoma law, specifically 21 O.S. § 645, defines Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon as committing an unjustifiable assault or battery using a sharp or dangerous weapon, or other means, with the intent to cause bodily harm, making it a felony punishable by up to 10 years in ... More...
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