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Date: 06-14-2019
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State of Oklahoma v. April Dawn Rush
Case Number: CF-2017-2930
Judge: Stephen Clark
Court: District Court, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
Plaintiff's Attorney: Stephanie Younis
Defendant's Attorney: Joel Andrew Korens
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Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged April Dawn Rush with:
Count # 1. Count as Filed: CHN, CHILD NEGLECT, in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5 (C)
Date of Offense: 02/20/2017
Party Name Disposition Information
RUSH, APRIL DAWN Disposed: CONVICTION, 06/14/2019. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: CHILD NEGLECT(CHN)
Violation of 21 O.S. 843.5 (C), which provides:
C. Any parent or other person who shall willfully or maliciously engage in child neglect shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections not exceeding life imprisonment, or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both such fine and imprisonment. As used in this subsection, "child neglect" means the willful or malicious neglect, as defined by paragraph 47 of Section 1-1-105 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes, of a child under eighteen (18) years of age by another.
Outcome: 06-14-2019 CONVICTED
JUDGE STEPHEN CLARK: DEFENDANT PRESENT, IN CUSTODY, AND REPRESENTED BY JOEL KORENS. STATE REPRESENTED STEPHANIE YOUNIS. COURT REPORTER WAIVED. DEFENDANT SWORN IN OPEN COURT. DEFENDANT CONFESSES TO STATE MOTION TO TERMINATE. DEFENDANT ENTERS A PLEA OF GUILTY, DEFENDANT PREVIOUSLY WAIVED RIGHTS TO JURY, NON JURY TRIAL, COURT ACCEPTS PLEA, COURT FINDS DEFENDANT GUILTY, DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO:
COUNT 1: FIVE (5) YEARS IN THE CUSTODY AND CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; SUSPENDED. DEFENDANT TO BE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND IS ASSESSED A $600 FINE, $300 VCA, AND $150 COURT FUND; PLUS COSTS.
DEFENDANT ADVISED OF APPEAL RIGHTS, RULE 8 ISSUED, JUDGEMENT AND SENTENCE ISSUED. BOND EXONERATED. RELEASE ISSUED TO JAIL
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