State of Oklahoma v. Dewayne Kareem Quinney

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unauthorized use of a credit card in violation of 21 O.S. 1550.29 and larceny of lost property in violation of 21 O.S. 1702, which provides:

One who finds lost property under circumstances which gives him knowledge or means of inquiry as to the true owner, and who appropriates such property to his own use, or to the use of another person who is not entitled thereto, without having first made such effort to find the owner and restore the property to him as the circumstances render reasonable and just, is guilty of larceny punishable as follows:

1. If the value of the property is less than One Thousand Dollars ($ 1,000.00), the person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one (1) year, or by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine;

2. If the value of the property is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more but less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), the person shall be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20P of this title, or by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine;

3. If the value of the property is Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) or more but less than Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00), the person shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, or by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine; and

4. If the value of the property is Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) or more, the person shall be guilty of a Class C2 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of this title, or by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine.

Reported by: Kent Morlan

2-2026 CONVICTED


JUDGE APRIL SEIBERT: DEFENDANT PRESENT, IN CUSTODY AND REPRESENTED BY MARI RIERA. STATE REPRESENTED BY MATT HELBERG. COURT REPORTER: WAIVED. CASE CALLED FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING ISSUE. DEFENDANT WAIVES RIGHT TO PRELIMINARY HEARING, JURY, AND NON-JURY TRIAL. DEFENDANT ENTERS A PLEA OF GUILTY. COURT ACCEPTS PLEA AND FINDS DEFENDANT GUILTY. DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO:

COUNT 1) AMENDED TO MISDEMEANOR UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A DEBIT CARD 21 O.S. 1550.2: DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO TWENTY-SEVEN (27) DAYS IN THE TULSA COUNTY JAIL, ALL TIME IN CUSTODY. DEFENDANT ASSESSED COSTS ONLY.

COUNT 2) DISMISSED COST TO STATE PER PLEA.

DEFENDANT TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR TIME SERVED AND EARNED.

DEFENDANT ADVISED OF APPEAL RIGHTS. DEFENDANT ASSESSED COSTS. RULE 8 ISSUED. JUDGEMENT AND SENTENCE ISSUED. RELEASE ISSUED. COMMITMENT ISSUED.