Oklahoma statutes include what is known as a castle doctrine or stand your ground laws. A resident of Oklahoma is wise to have an essential understanding of what is included and excluded from the castle doctrine in the Sooner State. Castle doctrine or stand your...
Criminal Defense
How reliable are police lineups?
Individuals in Oklahoma and elsewhere are sometimes charged and convicted of crimes based on witness identification. These include identifications made by eyewitnesses to an alleged criminal event. This also includes identification made during lineups facilitated by...
Facing charges of manslaughter
Causing the death of another person is something you may never have imagined. Nevertheless, you are now facing criminal charges that could alter the rest of your life. Homicide is the general category for crimes that involve the taking of someone's life. However,...
Is a suspended or revoked driver’s license worse?
A police officer pulling you over can happen for a number of reasons. Typically, anxiety sets in anytime someone sees those blue lights in their rearview mirror. If you had a few drinks before getting behind the wheel, you may worry that your simple traffic stop could...
Do you have a loved one negatively affected by fentanyl?
If you have a loved one with an addiction, his or her disease may have affected you more than you realize. You may have tried to control your loved one's behavior in efforts to make his or her life easier or healthier. You may have even enabled the addiction without...
A criminal conviction can affect college financial aid
Whether you just graduated high school and are getting ready to head off to college in the fall or you have been working toward your college degree for some time now, a criminal conviction can mess up your education plans. Did you know that, if convicted of a crime,...
College students and common misconceptions about drunk driving
Oklahoma college students are aware that getting behind the wheel while intoxicated can result in serious criminal charges. College students charged with DUI may also face penalties such as loss of driving privileges and time behind bars as well as repercussions that...
Selling study drugs can ruin your child’s future
If your child is a student at the University of Oklahoma or any other college, you may have heard stories of the kinds of pressure he or she is under. College students have many things to cause them stress, including struggling to fit in, managing their time and...
Was the chain of custody broken during the investigation?
This is the digital age. More people have an online presence than ever before, and it only grows each year. This means that law enforcement officials have to adjust to these new circumstances.The nature of an investigation has changed since at least some of the...
Dealing with the long-term consequences of a DUI
Your semester at the University of Oklahoma is in full swing, and you are probably in a rhythm of classes, study, work and fun. No doubt your fun includes hanging out with friends, attending mixers and testing your freedom away from Mom and Dad.Unfortunately, if you...