State of Oklahoma v. Nicholas Cole Boyce

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer Keaton Taylor represented the Defendant charged with three counts of child abuse by injury, in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5, which provides:

A. Any person who shall willfully or maliciously engage in child abuse, as defined in this section, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable 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.

UDGE APRIL SEIBERT: DEFENDANT PRESENT, NOT IN CUSTODY AND REPRESENTED BY KEATON TAYLOR. STATE REPRESENTED BY PAIGE PHILLIPS. COURT REPORTER WAIVED. DEFENDANT SWORN IN OPEN COURT. CASE CALLED FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING ISSUE. DEFENDANT WAIVES RIGHTS TO PRELIMINARY HEAIRNG, JURY TRIAL, AND NON-JURY TRIAL. DEFENDANT ENTERS A PLEA OF NO CONTEST. COURT ACCEPTS PLEA AND SENTENCES DEFENDANT TO:

COUNT 1) COURT WITHHOLDS A FINDING OF GUILT AND DEFERS FOR FIVE (5) YEARS UNTIL 1/13/31 AT 9:00AM IN ROOM 408. DEFENDANT ASSESSED $500.00 COURT FUND, $250.00 VICTIMS COMPENSATION ASSESSMENT, PLUS COSTS.

COUNT 2) COURT WITHHOLDS A FINDING OF GUILT AND DEFERS FOR FIVE (5) YEARS UNTIL 1/13/31 AT 9:00AM IN ROOM 408. DEFENDANT ASSESSED COSTS ONLY.

COUNT 3) COURT WITHHOLDS A FINDING OF GUILT AND DEFERS FOR FIVE (5) YEARS UNTIL 1/13/31 AT 9:00AM IN ROOM 408. DEFENDANT ASSESSED COSTS ONLY.

DEFENDANT TO BE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, PROBATION AND PAROLE SERVICES. DEFENDANT ORDERED TOCOMPLETE TWELVE (12) WEEK PARENTING CLASS. DEFENDANT ORDERED TO COMPLETE BIP. DEFENDANT ORDERED TO FOLLOW ALL DHS & JUVENILE RECOMMENDATIONS. ALL COUNTS TO RUN CONCURRENT WITH EACH OTHER.

DEFENDANT ADVISED OF APPEAL RIGHTS. DEFENDANT ASSESSED COURT COSTS. RULE 8 ISSUED. JUDGEMENT AND SENTENCE ISSUED. BOND EXONERATED.