When someone enters or breaks into a property, whether a person(s) is home or not, without authentication, Oklahoma law considers that burglary. But to ascertain that the crime committed is truly burglary, you need to know the elements that mark it, as well as the...
Year: 2021
Challenging a breath test in a DUI case
Not all DUI charges in Oklahoma end up going to court. Many drunk driving cases are thrown out due to insufficient evidence or illegal searches. If your DUI charge is based on the results of a breath test, there’s a chance this evidence could be challenged. Breath...
Supreme Court ruling clears up First Step Act confusion
Oklahoma residents may be aware that the First Step Act, which was passed in 2018, was a bipartisan effort to reform the criminal justice system. One of the goals of the legislation was addressing sentencing disparities stemming from a 1980s law that made the...
How to appropriately interact with the police
It's not uncommon to feel anxious when you see a police car while traveling on an Oklahoma highway. It's also not uncommon to feel a slight sense of dread when you realize that such a vehicle is following your car and has its lights on. However, as long as you stay...
How may an attorney help someone charged with a DUI?
Drunk driving remains a serious offense in the state of Oklahoma. Per the Center for Disease Control statistics, 2,205 people died in drunk driving-related accidents between 2003 and 2012 in the Sooner State. When someone ends up pulled over for suspicion of a DUI,...