The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Since the reforms, “Oklahoma’s criminal justice system has gotten smaller, less expensive, more fair, and more just,” claimed the report by FWD.us, a nonprofit justice think tank. Oklahoma spends more than $552 million on the prison system each year without any real public safety benefits.” ” FWD.us

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JonathanTurley

JULY 27, 2021

There is a no stand-your-ground case out of Oklahoma where Alexander Feaster, 46 is claiming that he shot Kyndal McVey, 27, in the back while she ran away as an act of self-defense. Feaster (an Air Force veteran) said that he was ready with his AR-15 rifle after being warned by a neighbor of a “plot” by “antifa activists.”

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Penalties can be stiff: knowingly making a false statement on the document, for instance, is a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and fines. Federal judges in Oklahoma and Texas, as well as the U.S. Users say the situation is depriving them of their constitutional right to own a gun.

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The Crime Report

MARCH 3, 2022

For example, in 20 states, — including California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Wyoming — a pardon offers the only way to regain firearms rights lost because of a past conviction. Put simply, a pardon is a powerful sign of “official forgiveness,” that can help someone get their life back on track. “But

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 18, 2024

Louisiana that the Sixth Amendment (as incorporated against the states by the 14th Amendment) guarantees criminal defendants the right to a unanimous jury, it meant a 12-person jury — not a six-person jury, which is all that Florida affords some felony defendants. relisted after the Sept. 12 conferences; rescheduled before the Dec.

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Broadcast Law Blog

MAY 15, 2022

In the case of a felony conviction, the FCC analyzes whether the crimes are so serious that the licensee does not have the character to serve the public as well as whether the crime is indicative of the licensee’s likelihood of not being truthful and forthcoming with the FCC.

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JURIST

APRIL 4, 2024

Oklahoma treats adultery as a felony punishable by up to five years imprisonment and/or a $500 fine. Several states have laws criminalizing adultery. Arizona lists the offense as a Class 3 misdemeanor, but unlike New York does not seek prosecution unless a complaint is filed by one of the spouses.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

After a dispute over the trademarks for remote controls used to operate heavy construction equipment, a jury awarded Oklahoma-based Hetronic International, Inc. Issue : Whether the Sixth and 14th Amendments guarantee the right to a trial by a 12-person jury when the defendant is charged with a felony. Hetronic International, Inc.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Oklahoma should apply retroactively, and whether the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act violates a website designer’s First Amendment rights. As reported on SCOTUSblog, Oklahoma has asked the justices to consider revisiting and overruling McGirt. Oklahoma applies retroactively to convictions that were final when McGirt was announced.

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JURIST

MAY 4, 2022

Oklahoma Republican governor Kevin Stitt signed a Texas-style abortion law Tuesday that bans abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. The Oklahoma Supreme Court rejected an emergency request to temporarily halt the law. Earlier in April, Governor Stitt also signed into law a bill which made performing an abortion a felony.

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JURIST

MAY 20, 2022

The Oklahoma legislature on Thursday passed its third major abortion-ban law in a little over a month. Modeled after Texas’s abortion ban , t he GOP-led Oklahoma House of Representatives called HB 4327 the “most strongly pro-life bill of its kind by allowing civil liability from conception.”

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JURIST

MAY 25, 2023

South Carolina joins a number of other US states who have passed similar bills into law, including Florida , Texas and Oklahoma. Anyone found to be in violation of the law faces a felony conviction, a potential $10,000 fine and a prison sentence of up to two years.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 5, 2023

The bill, if enacted, would make providing or referring for this kind of care to anyone under 26 years old a felony offense with a statute of limitations of 40 years. .

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JURIST

APRIL 15, 2022

Among many other things, the bill will make it a felony for doctors to perform an abortion on a minor unless there is written consent from a parent or legal guardian, even in instances of incest. Florida and Oklahoma also signed anti-abortion bills into law this week.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

District Judge Patrick Wyrick in Oklahoma City dismissed an indictment against Jared Michael Harrison for violating a federal law that makes it illegal for “unlawful users or addicts of controlled substances” to possess firearms. Under 18 U.S.C. § Barr , 919 F.3d 3d 437, 451–53 (7th Cir. 2019) (Barrett, J., dissenting).

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The Crime Report

APRIL 6, 2022

The Oklahoma House has voted overwhelmingly for a Republican-sponsored bill that would make performing an abortion a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine, with the only exception being if the life of the mother is in danger, reports the Washington Post.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 27, 2022

Governor Kay Ivey announced Friday that Alabama would immediately ask the court to strike down “any legal barriers to enforcing” a 2019 law, HB314, that makes performing an abortion a felony. Performing an abortion or attempted abortion are felony offenses. Performing an abortion is a felony offense. Law : Arkansas SB149 2019.

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