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Date: 09-21-2018
Case Style:
Case Number: CF-2017-3783
Judge: Kelly Greenough
Court: District Court, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
Plaintiff's Attorney: Kenneth Elmore
Defendant's Attorney: David Keesling
Description: Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Katesha Christine Childers, age 40, with:
Count # 1. Count as Filed: HM11, MURDER - FIRST DEGREE, in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7
Date of Offense: 07/01/2017
Party Name Disposition Information
CHILDERS, KATESHA CHRISTINE Disposed: CONVICTION, 09/17/2018. Jury Trial
Count as Disposed: MURDER - FIRST DEGREE(HM11)
Violation of 21 O.S. 701.7
Count # 2. Count as Filed: WE6, POSSESSION OF A FIREARM AFCF, in violation of 21 O.S. 1283
Date of Offense: 07/01/2017
Party Name Disposition Information
CHILDERS, KATESHA CHRISTINE Disposed: CONVICTION, 09/17/2018. Jury Trial
Count as Disposed: POSSESSION OF A FIREARM AFCF(WE6)
Violation of 21 O.S. 1283
The State charged that Childers, age 40, shot and killed Gregory S. Thomas, age 48.
The Defendant and the decedent had a troubled relationship.
Outcome: 09-17-2018 CONVICTED
JUDGE KELLY GREENOUGH: DEFENDANT PRESENT, IN CUSTODY, REPRESENTED BY DAVID KEESLING. STATE REPRESENTED BY KENNETH ELMORE. COURT REPORTER IS ANN FITE. ALL PARTIES IN RECEIPT OF PRE-SENTENCE INVESTIGATION REPORT. CASE CALLED FOR SENTENCING AFTER JURY TRIAL. COURT ADOPTS THE JURY'S VERDICT, FINDS DEFENDANT GUILTY, AND SENTENCES AS FOLLOWS:
DEFENDANT NOTIFIED OF 85% CRIME.
COUNT 1: DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO LIFE IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. DEFENDANT ASSESSED A PRE-SENTENCE INVESTIGATION FEE IN THE AMOUNT OF $250.00, PLUS COURT COSTS.
COUNT 2: DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO ONE (1) YEAR IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. DEFENDANT ASSESSED COURT COSTS ONLY.
COUNTS IN THIS CASE ORDERED TO RUN CONCURRENT WITH EACH OTHER; DEFENDANT TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR TIME SERVED.
DEFENDANT ADVISED OF APPEAL RIGHTS. RULE 8 AND J&S ISSUED. BOND EXONERATED. COMMITMENT FOR PUNISHMENT ISSUED TO JAIL.
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