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Date: 03-02-2021

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State of Oklahoma v. Tommy Chris Gaghins

Case Number: CF-2020-2396

Judge: CF Docket C

Court: In the District Court in and for Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Plaintiff's Attorney: Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Defendant's Attorney:


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Description: Tulsa, Oklahoma failure to comply with the violent crime offender act charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: MISC, FAIL TO COMPLY W/VIOLENT CRIME OFFENDER REG ACT, in violation of 57 O.S. 599
Date of Offense: 04/03/2020
Party Name Disposition Information
GAGHINS, TOMMY CHRIS Disposed: CONVICTION, 03/02/2021. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: FAIL TO COMPLY W/VIOLENT CRIME OFFENDER REG ACT (MISC)
Violation of 57 O.S. 599

Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories
Chapter 8C - Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act
Section 597 - Notice to Person Subject to Act Upon Release - Promulgation of Rules - Coordination With Other States
Cite as: 57 O.S. § 597 (OSCN 2021)

A. Each person in charge of a correctional institution from which a person subject to the provisions of the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act is released and each judge who defers or suspends the sentence of a person subject to the provisions of the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act shall prior to discharge or release of the person:

1. Explain to the person the duty to register pursuant to the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act;

2. Require the person to sign a written statement that the duty to register has been explained and the person understands the duty to register;

3. Obtain the address at which the person is to reside upon discharge or release; and

4. Forward the information to the Department of Corrections.

B. The Department of Public Safety shall issue written notification of the registration requirements of the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act to any person who enters this state from another jurisdiction and makes an initial application for a driver license to operate a motor vehicle in this state, or for a state identification card.

C. The Department of Corrections shall coordinate with the Administrative Office of the Courts in promulgating rules to establish other necessary procedures for notifying offenders of the obligation to register pursuant to the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act and procedures for registration of those offenders.

D. The Department of Corrections shall coordinate with surrounding states to establish necessary procedures for notifying offenders that reside in other states but work or attend school within the State of Oklahoma of the obligation to register pursuant to the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act and the procedure for registration of those offenders.

Chapter 8C - Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act
Section 599 - Violations of Act Made a Felony - Penalties
Cite as: 57 O.S. § 599 (OSCN 2021)

Any person required to register pursuant to the provisions of the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act who violates any provision of the act shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished by incarceration in a correctional facility for not more than five (5) years, a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both such fine and imprisonment.

Outcome: 03-02-2021 CONVICTED

JUDGE TANYA WILSON: DEFENDANT PRESENT, NOT IN CUSTODY, REPRESENTED BY CHRISTINE MESCHER. STATE REPRESENTED BY MADISON SCHOCKLEY. COURT REPORTER WAIVED. DEFENDANT SWORN IN OPEN COURT. DEFENDANT WAIVES RIGHTS TO JURY, NON JURY TRIAL, AND PRELIMINARY HEARING. DEFENDANT ENTERS A PLEA OF GUILTY TO FAIL TO COMPLY W/VIOLENT CRIME OFFENDER REG ACT 57 O.S. 599. COURT ACCEPTS PLEA, COURT FINDS DEFENDANT GUILTY, DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO:

COUNT 1) TWO (2) YEARS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, ALL TIME SUSPENDED. DEFENDANT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS PROBATION AND PAROLE SERVICES. DEFENDANT TO PAY COSTS, PLUS COSTS. DEFENDANT TO FOLLOW ALL RULES AND CONDITIONS OF PROBATION AND PAROLE

CONCURRENT WITH CM-2020-2242 AND CM-2020-4653. PRIOR FELONY CONVICTION CF-08-5238. DEFENDANT ADVISED OF APPEAL RIGHTS, RULE 8 ISSUED, JUDGEMENT AND SENTENCE ISSUED. BOND EXONERATED.
1 GAGHINS, TOMMY CHRIS

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