On May 12, 2021, Oklahoma City Police Officer Daniel Lopez responded to a call in a northwest Oklahoma City neighborhood regarding a domestic dispute with Daniel Hobbs. The encounter ended when Lopez shot Hobbs multiple times, and he died from his injuries later in the hospital. Now that the police…
On April 20, 2021, former police officer Derek Chauvin, was found guilty on three homicide counts for the high-profile killing of George Floyd, in Minneapolis. We’ve all seen the video. Chauvin kneeled on Floyd’s neck for nine minutes, depriving him of his ability to breathe and tragically cutting his life…
2022 UPDATE of Oklahoma’s Marijuana Laws: As of January 2022, possession and sale of recreational marijuana is still illegal in Oklahoma under Oklahoma Statutes Title 63 §2-101, et seq., also known as the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act. Possession of recreational marijuana can lead to a misdemeanor charge with a…
As anyone who has been convicted of a crime can tell you, a criminal record can have seriously damaging effects on all sorts of things, from employment, to education, to housing. The good news is that in the state of Oklahoma, you can have your record cleaned up by “expunging”…
In everyday language, words like “robbery” and “burglary” get thrown around a lot, without much attention to what their strict legal definitions are. This is fine for kids who want to play “cops and robbers,” but in the legal profession, you have to be a bit more precise. This is…
The first thing you should do if you have an outstanding arrest warrant is take a deep breath. Just because there is a warrant for your arrest doesn’t necessarily mean the police are about to break down your door. With a confident knowledge of your rights and an experienced defense…
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