A watcher of true-crime reality shows might say that evidence, witnesses, and juries are the biggest factors in a court case. But there’s another crucial variable. That’s the judge. In America, our courts are compelled to exercise fairness and impartiality toward both sides of a given case. For a good judge, facts and the law […]
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Our clients were innocent. Now Tulsa will pay millions. By G.W. Schulz Norwood.Law is getting two men the compensation they deserve after spending two decades in Oklahoma’s unforgiving prison system for a murder they didn’t commit. A Tulsa judge in 2016 declared Malcolm Scott and Demarchoe Carpenter innocent of a deadly driveby shooting. The two
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Tulsa location where James Warren Lane was murdered in 1990. By G.W. Schulz Wayne Jones is the one who pulled the trigger. He’s the one who did the killing. That’s what a tipster calling herself “Lisa” told Det. Ken Makinson of the Tulsa Police Department during a call on Aug. 7, 1990. The tip came
Mr. Norwood has had success in several areas of litigation, including arguing personal injury cases in front of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, counsel in international product liability lawsuits and civil rights work like overturning wrongful convictions.
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Tulsa World Article, published February 12, 2015 Joseph M. Norwood wound up being the “bad guy” because he advocated for his client by challenging the “no pay no play” provision in Oklahoma’s tort reform law. Read the full article at: Tulsa World
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Creek County District Court / Case Dismissed – DUI K.D. was charged with DUI in Creek County after being pulled over by an Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper for allegedly running a red light. Joe discovered that during the pullover the Highway Patrol Trooper performed several standard field sobriety tests that were not approved by the
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Tulsa County / Case Dismissed – Possession With Intent C.D. was charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana. At a preliminary hearing, where the police officer that arrested C.D. testified, a Tulsa County District Court Judge dismissed the case for lack of evidence in regard to the element of intent to distribute. Under Joe’s
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Client was a passenger in a pickup truck northbound on Highway 75 heading home from a painting job with two co-workers when Liable Driver pulled out in front of them. Client was pinned in the truck for an hour and had to be removed with the Jaws of Life. Client had a worker’s compensation claim,
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Tulsa County / Felony Reduced to Misdemeanor – Delivery of Marijuana J.B. was charged with felony delivery of marijuana after an undercover officer approached him in a local Tulsa bar and asked him for some marijuana. After the officer asked for the marijuana several times, J.B. gave him some. The officer arrested J.B. for delivery
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Tulsa County District Court / Not Guilty – DUI D.H. was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI ). Since D.H. is a business professional that depends on his driving license and auto insurance as tools for his profession he could not afford to take a conviction or even be put on probation