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State of Oklahoma v. Rana Ashley Stevart
Date: 06-09-2026
Case Number: CF-2022-4522
Judge: Lydia V. Green
Court: District Court, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Plaintiff's Attorney: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, District Attorney's Office
Defendant's Attorney: Billy Bayat
Count # 1. Count as Filed: HM11, MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE, in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7
Date of Offense: 10/06/2022
Party Name Disposition Information
SIEVERT, RANA ASHLEY Disposed: CONVICTION, 06/09/2026. Jury Trial
Count as Disposed: AMENDED TO MANSLAUGHTER IN THE FIRST DEGREE BY HEAT OF PASSION(HM21)
Violation of 21 O.S. 711-723
Count # 2. Count as Filed: DHC, DESECRATING A HUMAN CORPSE FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPEDING OR PROHIBITING THE DETECTION INVESTIGATION OR PROSECUTION, in violation of 21 O.S. 1161.1
Date of Offense: 10/07/2022
Party Name Disposition Information
SIEVERT, RANA ASHLEY Disposed: DISMISSED, 05/03/2023. Dismissed by Court
Count as Disposed: DESECRATING A HUMAN CORPSE FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPEDING OR PROHIBITING THE DETECTION INVESTIGATION OR PROSECUTION(DHC)
Violation of 21 O.S. 1161.1
JUDGE GREEN: DEFT APRS IN CUSTODY WITH ATTY B. COYLE: A.D.A. M. COFFEY/P. STILLINGS FOR THE STATE: DAY (1):COMES ON FOR JURY TRIAL: BRIEF RECORD MADE WITHOUT JURORS PRESENT: BOTH SIDES ANNOUNCED READY: THE JURORS (45) WERE ESCORTED INTO THE COURTROOM: QUESTIONAIRES FILLED OUT BY JURORS AS A WHOLE: PAPERWORK COLLECTED AND REVIEWED: COURT INQUIRES OF JUROR #17: JUROR WAS EXCUSED FOR CAUSE: COURT INQUIRES OF JUROR #29: JUROR WAS EXCUSED FOR CAUSE: (2) JURORS WERE SELECTED AS REPLACEMENTS: COURT WELCOMES THE REMINDER JURORS AS A WHOLE: COURT BEGINS/CONTINUES TO INQUIRE OF THE FIRST (33) IN THE BOX: STATE BEGINS THEIR VOIR DIRE: JUROR #16 WAS EXCUSED FOR CAUSE: ANOTHER JUROR SELECTED AS REPLACEMENT: STATE BEGINS TO INQUIRE OF NEW JUROR: STATE CONTINUES THEIR VOIR DIRE WITH JURORS AS A WHOLE: JUROR #14 WAS EXCUSED FOR CAUSE: ANOTHER JUROR SELECTED: COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 11:26AM; COURT RESUMES: WITH STATE'S VOIR DIRE: COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 1:30PM: COURT RESUMES: JURORS WERE ESCORTED BACK INTO THE COURTROOM TO CONTINUE STATE'S VOIR DIRE: JUROR #14 WAS EXCUSED FOR CAUSE: ANOTHER JUROR SELECTED: COURT BEGINS TO INQUIRE OF NEW JUROR: NEW JUROR #14 WAS EXCUSED FOR CAUSE: ANOTHER JUROR SELECTED: COURT INQUIRES: STATE INQUIRES OF NEW JUROR: JUROR #14 WAS EXCUSED FOR CAUSE AS ANOTHER JUROR SELECTED TO THE BOX: COURT INQUIRES OF NEW JUROR #14: NEW JUROR #14 WAS EXCUSED AND ANOTHER JUROR WAS CALLED FOR QUESTIONING: COURT INQUIRES: COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 3:25PM: COURT RESUMES: JURORS (39) WERE ESCORTED BACK TO THE COURTROOM TO CONTINUE WITH STATE'S VOIR DIRE: STATE PASSES JURORS FOR CAUSE: DEFENSE BEGINS THEIR VOIR DIRE: DEFENSE PASSES JURORS FOR CAUSE; COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 5PM:PRE-EMPTRY CHALLENGES SELECTED: (12) JURORS WERE SELECTED AS THE JURY: (1) JUROR WAS PICKED AS ALTERNATE: COURT INSTRUCTS THE JUROR REMAINIG IN THE GALLERY OF THE COURT: JURY OF (13) SWORN-IN: COURT CONTINUES TO INSTRUCT THE JURY: COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 5-5-2026 @ 9AM: COURT REPORTER PEGGY CLEAVER
SIEVERT, RANA ASHLEY
05-05-2026 CTFREE
JUDGE GREEN: DAY (2) BRIEF RECORD MADE WITHOUT JURY PRESENT; BOTH PARTIES ANNOUNCED READY; JURY WAS CALLED TO THE BOX TO CONTINUE CASE: COURT INSTRUCTS THE JURY: STATE READS THE INFORMATION AND GIVES THEIR OPENING STATEMENTS: DEFENSE PRESENT THEIR OPENING STATEMENTS: COURT INSTRUCTS THE JURY AND COURTROOM SPECTATORS: COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 10:50AM: COURT RESUMES: THE JURY WAS CALLED BACK TO THE BOX TO CONTINUE CASE; STATE CALLS THEIR FIRST WITNESS TO THE STAND; WITNESS SWORN-IN: TESTIMONY GIVEN: EVIDENCE INTRODUCED: CROSS BY DEFENSE: WITNESS STEPS DOWN AND IS EXCUSED; STATE CALLS THEIR SECOND WITNESS TO THE STAND; WITNESS SWORN-IN: TESTIMONY GIVEN; AUDIO EVIDENCE SUBMITTED TO THE COURT: COURT IS IN BRIEF RECESS UNTIL 11:20AM: COURT RESUMES: AUDIO EVIDENCE CONTINUED: BRIEF CROSS BY DEFENSE: WITNESS STEPS DOWN AND IS EXCUSED: STATE CONTINUES CALLING THEIR WITNESSES TO THE STAND; AUDIO EVIDENCE PRESENTED: CROSS BY DEFENSE; COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 1:30PM; COURT RESUMES: JURY WAS CALLED BACK TO THE BOX TO CONTINUE CASE: STATE CONTINUES DIRECT WITH PREVIOUS WITNESS ON THE STAND: CROSS BY DEFENSE; WITNESSES STEP DOWN: STATE SUBMITS STIPULATION TO THE COURT AFTER READING TO THE JURY: STATE CONTINUES WITH THEIR WITNESSES: EXPERT WITNESS SWORN-IN: CROSS BY DEFENSE: COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 3:22PM: COURT RESUMES: WITH STATES WITNESSES: EVIDENCE INTRODUCED: CROSS BY DEFENSE; EVIDENCE RE-INTRODUCED: COURT INSTRUCTS THE JURY: COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 5-6-2026 @ 9AM BEFORE JUDGE GREEN: COURT REPORTER PEGGY CLEAVER
SIEVERT, RANA ASHLEY
05-06-2026 CTFREE
JUDGE GREEN: DAY (3) RECORD MADE WITHOUT JURY PRESENT: BOTH PARTIES ANNOUNCED READY: THE JURY WAS ESCORTED BACK TO THE BOX; DEFENSE CONTINUES WITH CROSS WITH STATE'S PREVIOUS WITNESS ON THE STAND: EVIDENCE INTRODUCED: RE-DIRECT BY STATE: EVIDENCE RE-INTRODUCED: RE-CROSS BY DEFENSE: WITNESS STEPS DOWN; STATE CALLS THEIR SECOND WITNESS OF THE DAY TO THE STAND TO TESTIFY AFTER BEING SWORN-IN:EVIDENCE INTRODUCED: COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 11AM: COURT RESUMES: WITH STATE'S PREVIOUS EXPERT WITNESS ON THE STAND: CROSS BY DEFENSE: RE-DIRECT BY STATE: RE-CROSS BY DEFENSE: EXPERT WITNESS STEPS DOWN: STATE CONTINUES WITH THEIR WITNESSES: EVIDENCE INTRODUCED: CROSS BY DEFENSE: COURT INSTRUCTS THE JURY: COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 1:30PM: COURT RESUMES: WITH STATE'S PREVOUS WITNESS ON THE STAND: EVIDENCE INTRODUCED :CROSS BY DEFENSE: WITNESS STEPS DOWN AND IS EXCUSED: STATE SUBMITS TO THE COURT A STIPULATION WITHOUT OBJECTIN BY DEFENSE AND READS IT TO THE JURY: STATE CONTINUES WITH CALLING THEIR EXPERT WITNESS TO THE STAND: EXPERT WITNESS SWORN-IN: TESTIMONY GIVEN: CROSS BY DEFENSE: EVIDENCE INTRODUCED (AUDIO/VISUAL INTERVIEW) : COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 3:35PM; COURT RESUMES; JURY WAS CALLED BACK TO THE BOX TO CONTINUE CASE: STATE CONTINUES WITH VISUAL/ AUDIO EVIDENCE: STATE CONTINUES THEIR DIRECT QUESTIONING: EVIDENCE INTRODUCED: CROSS BY DEFENSE: EVIDENCE RE-INTRODUCED:WITNESS STEPS DOWN AND IS EXCUSED: STATE ANNOUNCED REST: THE COURT DISMISSES JURY: COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 5-7-2026 @ 9AM BEFORE JUDGE GREEN: COURT REPORTER PEGGY CLEAVER
SIEVERT, RANA ASHLEY
05-07-2026 CTFREE
JUDGE GREEN; DAY (4) BOTH SIDES ANNOUNCED READY: DEFENSE CALLS THEIR FIRST WITNES TO THE STAND: WITNESS SWORN-IN: TESTIMONY GIVEN: CROSS BY STATE: RE-DIRECT BY DEFENSE: WITNESS STEPS DOWN AND IS EXCUSED: DEFENSE CALLS THEIR SECOND WITNESS TO THE STAN: WITNESS SWORN-IN: TESTIMONY GIVEN: CROSS BY STATE: RE-DIRECT BY DEFENSE: WITNESS STEPS DOWN AND IS EXCUSED: DEFENSE CALLS THE DEFENDANT TO THE STAND: COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 10:50AM: COURT RESUMES: JURY WAS CALLED BACK TO THE BOX TO TRY CASE: DEFENDANT WAS CALLED BACK TO THE STAND: CROSS BY STATE: EVIDENCE RE-INTRODUCED: DEFENDANT STEPS DOWN: DEFENSE ANNOUNCED REST: COURT INSTRUCTS THE JURY: COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 2:40PM: BRIEF RECORD WITHOUT JURY PRESENT: JURY WAS CALLED BACK TO THE BOX TO TRY CASE: COURT READS THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE JURY; STATE GIVES THEIR CLOSING STATEMENTS: DEFENSE PRESENTS THEIR CLOSING ARGUMENTS: THE JURY RETIRES FOR DELIBERATION AND RETURNS WITH A VERDICT AS FOLLOWS: COUNT ONE: MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE: NOT GUILTY; COUNT ONE MANSLAUGHTER IN THE FIRST DEGREE BY HEAT OF PASSION; GUILTY; FIX PUNISHMENT AT (35) YEARS TIME TO DO: COURT INSTRUCTS THE JURY: JURY WAS DISMISSED: FORMAL SENTENCING TO A LATER DATE ON 6-11-2026 @ 3PM: COMMITMENT ISSUED
About This Case
What was the outcome of State of Oklahoma v. Rana Ashley Stevart?
The outcome was: 05-04-2026 CTFREE JUDGE GREEN: DEFT APRS IN CUSTODY WITH ATTY B. COYLE: A.D.A. M. COFFEY/P. STILLINGS FOR THE STATE: DAY (1):COMES ON FOR JURY TRIAL: BRIEF RECORD MADE WITHOUT JURORS PRESENT: BOTH SIDES ANNOUNCED READY: THE JURORS (45) WERE ESCORTED INTO THE COURTROOM: QUESTIONAIRES FILLED OUT BY JURORS AS A WHOLE: PAPERWORK COLLECTED AND REVIEWED: COURT INQUIRES OF JUROR #17: JUROR WAS EXCUSED FOR CAUSE: COURT INQUIRES OF JUROR #29: JUROR WAS EXCUSED FOR CAUSE: (2) JURORS WERE SELECTED AS REPLACEMENTS: COURT WELCOMES THE REMINDER JURORS AS A WHOLE: COURT BEGINS/CONTINUES TO INQUIRE OF THE FIRST (33) IN THE BOX: STATE BEGINS THEIR VOIR DIRE: JUROR #16 WAS EXCUSED FOR CAUSE: ANOTHER JUROR SELECTED AS REPLACEMENT: STATE BEGINS TO INQUIRE OF NEW JUROR: STATE CONTINUES THEIR VOIR DIRE WITH JURORS AS A WHOLE: JUROR #14 WAS EXCUSED FOR CAUSE: ANOTHER JUROR SELECTED: COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 11:26AM; COURT RESUMES: WITH STATE'S VOIR DIRE: COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 1:30PM: COURT RESUMES: JURORS WERE ESCORTED BACK INTO THE COURTROOM TO CONTINUE STATE'S VOIR DIRE: JUROR #14 WAS EXCUSED FOR CAUSE: ANOTHER JUROR SELECTED: COURT BEGINS TO INQUIRE OF NEW JUROR: NEW JUROR #14 WAS EXCUSED FOR CAUSE: ANOTHER JUROR SELECTED: COURT INQUIRES: STATE INQUIRES OF NEW JUROR: JUROR #14 WAS EXCUSED FOR CAUSE AS ANOTHER JUROR SELECTED TO THE BOX: COURT INQUIRES OF NEW JUROR #14: NEW JUROR #14 WAS EXCUSED AND ANOTHER JUROR WAS CALLED FOR QUESTIONING: COURT INQUIRES: COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 3:25PM: COURT RESUMES: JURORS (39) WERE ESCORTED BACK TO THE COURTROOM TO CONTINUE WITH STATE'S VOIR DIRE: STATE PASSES JURORS FOR CAUSE: DEFENSE BEGINS THEIR VOIR DIRE: DEFENSE PASSES JURORS FOR CAUSE; COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 5PM:PRE-EMPTRY CHALLENGES SELECTED: (12) JURORS WERE SELECTED AS THE JURY: (1) JUROR WAS PICKED AS ALTERNATE: COURT INSTRUCTS THE JUROR REMAINIG IN THE GALLERY OF THE COURT: JURY OF (13) SWORN-IN: COURT CONTINUES TO INSTRUCT THE JURY: COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 5-5-2026 @ 9AM: COURT REPORTER PEGGY CLEAVER SIEVERT, RANA ASHLEY 05-05-2026 CTFREE JUDGE GREEN: DAY (2) BRIEF RECORD MADE WITHOUT JURY PRESENT; BOTH PARTIES ANNOUNCED READY; JURY WAS CALLED TO THE BOX TO CONTINUE CASE: COURT INSTRUCTS THE JURY: STATE READS THE INFORMATION AND GIVES THEIR OPENING STATEMENTS: DEFENSE PRESENT THEIR OPENING STATEMENTS: COURT INSTRUCTS THE JURY AND COURTROOM SPECTATORS: COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 10:50AM: COURT RESUMES: THE JURY WAS CALLED BACK TO THE BOX TO CONTINUE CASE; STATE CALLS THEIR FIRST WITNESS TO THE STAND; WITNESS SWORN-IN: TESTIMONY GIVEN: EVIDENCE INTRODUCED: CROSS BY DEFENSE: WITNESS STEPS DOWN AND IS EXCUSED; STATE CALLS THEIR SECOND WITNESS TO THE STAND; WITNESS SWORN-IN: TESTIMONY GIVEN; AUDIO EVIDENCE SUBMITTED TO THE COURT: COURT IS IN BRIEF RECESS UNTIL 11:20AM: COURT RESUMES: AUDIO EVIDENCE CONTINUED: BRIEF CROSS BY DEFENSE: WITNESS STEPS DOWN AND IS EXCUSED: STATE CONTINUES CALLING THEIR WITNESSES TO THE STAND; AUDIO EVIDENCE PRESENTED: CROSS BY DEFENSE; COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 1:30PM; COURT RESUMES: JURY WAS CALLED BACK TO THE BOX TO CONTINUE CASE: STATE CONTINUES DIRECT WITH PREVIOUS WITNESS ON THE STAND: CROSS BY DEFENSE; WITNESSES STEP DOWN: STATE SUBMITS STIPULATION TO THE COURT AFTER READING TO THE JURY: STATE CONTINUES WITH THEIR WITNESSES: EXPERT WITNESS SWORN-IN: CROSS BY DEFENSE: COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 3:22PM: COURT RESUMES: WITH STATES WITNESSES: EVIDENCE INTRODUCED: CROSS BY DEFENSE; EVIDENCE RE-INTRODUCED: COURT INSTRUCTS THE JURY: COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 5-6-2026 @ 9AM BEFORE JUDGE GREEN: COURT REPORTER PEGGY CLEAVER SIEVERT, RANA ASHLEY 05-06-2026 CTFREE JUDGE GREEN: DAY (3) RECORD MADE WITHOUT JURY PRESENT: BOTH PARTIES ANNOUNCED READY: THE JURY WAS ESCORTED BACK TO THE BOX; DEFENSE CONTINUES WITH CROSS WITH STATE'S PREVIOUS WITNESS ON THE STAND: EVIDENCE INTRODUCED: RE-DIRECT BY STATE: EVIDENCE RE-INTRODUCED: RE-CROSS BY DEFENSE: WITNESS STEPS DOWN; STATE CALLS THEIR SECOND WITNESS OF THE DAY TO THE STAND TO TESTIFY AFTER BEING SWORN-IN:EVIDENCE INTRODUCED: COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 11AM: COURT RESUMES: WITH STATE'S PREVIOUS EXPERT WITNESS ON THE STAND: CROSS BY DEFENSE: RE-DIRECT BY STATE: RE-CROSS BY DEFENSE: EXPERT WITNESS STEPS DOWN: STATE CONTINUES WITH THEIR WITNESSES: EVIDENCE INTRODUCED: CROSS BY DEFENSE: COURT INSTRUCTS THE JURY: COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 1:30PM: COURT RESUMES: WITH STATE'S PREVOUS WITNESS ON THE STAND: EVIDENCE INTRODUCED :CROSS BY DEFENSE: WITNESS STEPS DOWN AND IS EXCUSED: STATE SUBMITS TO THE COURT A STIPULATION WITHOUT OBJECTIN BY DEFENSE AND READS IT TO THE JURY: STATE CONTINUES WITH CALLING THEIR EXPERT WITNESS TO THE STAND: EXPERT WITNESS SWORN-IN: TESTIMONY GIVEN: CROSS BY DEFENSE: EVIDENCE INTRODUCED (AUDIO/VISUAL INTERVIEW) : COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 3:35PM; COURT RESUMES; JURY WAS CALLED BACK TO THE BOX TO CONTINUE CASE: STATE CONTINUES WITH VISUAL/ AUDIO EVIDENCE: STATE CONTINUES THEIR DIRECT QUESTIONING: EVIDENCE INTRODUCED: CROSS BY DEFENSE: EVIDENCE RE-INTRODUCED:WITNESS STEPS DOWN AND IS EXCUSED: STATE ANNOUNCED REST: THE COURT DISMISSES JURY: COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 5-7-2026 @ 9AM BEFORE JUDGE GREEN: COURT REPORTER PEGGY CLEAVER SIEVERT, RANA ASHLEY 05-07-2026 CTFREE JUDGE GREEN; DAY (4) BOTH SIDES ANNOUNCED READY: DEFENSE CALLS THEIR FIRST WITNES TO THE STAND: WITNESS SWORN-IN: TESTIMONY GIVEN: CROSS BY STATE: RE-DIRECT BY DEFENSE: WITNESS STEPS DOWN AND IS EXCUSED: DEFENSE CALLS THEIR SECOND WITNESS TO THE STAN: WITNESS SWORN-IN: TESTIMONY GIVEN: CROSS BY STATE: RE-DIRECT BY DEFENSE: WITNESS STEPS DOWN AND IS EXCUSED: DEFENSE CALLS THE DEFENDANT TO THE STAND: COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 10:50AM: COURT RESUMES: JURY WAS CALLED BACK TO THE BOX TO TRY CASE: DEFENDANT WAS CALLED BACK TO THE STAND: CROSS BY STATE: EVIDENCE RE-INTRODUCED: DEFENDANT STEPS DOWN: DEFENSE ANNOUNCED REST: COURT INSTRUCTS THE JURY: COURT IS IN RECESS UNTIL 2:40PM: BRIEF RECORD WITHOUT JURY PRESENT: JURY WAS CALLED BACK TO THE BOX TO TRY CASE: COURT READS THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE JURY; STATE GIVES THEIR CLOSING STATEMENTS: DEFENSE PRESENTS THEIR CLOSING ARGUMENTS: THE JURY RETIRES FOR DELIBERATION AND RETURNS WITH A VERDICT AS FOLLOWS: COUNT ONE: MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE: NOT GUILTY; COUNT ONE MANSLAUGHTER IN THE FIRST DEGREE BY HEAT OF PASSION; GUILTY; FIX PUNISHMENT AT (35) YEARS TIME TO DO: COURT INSTRUCTS THE JURY: JURY WAS DISMISSED: FORMAL SENTENCING TO A LATER DATE ON 6-11-2026 @ 3PM: COMMITMENT ISSUED
Which court heard State of Oklahoma v. Rana Ashley Stevart?
This case was heard in District Court, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, OK. The presiding judge was Lydia V. Green.
Who were the attorneys in State of Oklahoma v. Rana Ashley Stevart?
Plaintiff's attorney: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, District Attorney's Office. Defendant's attorney: Billy Bayat.
When was State of Oklahoma v. Rana Ashley Stevart decided?
This case was decided on June 9, 2026.