A new bill passed by the Oklahoma Legislature and signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt empowers the families of crime victims to request that past police investigations be reopened in light of new investigative techniques. Oklahoma state Senate Bill 1636 was inspired by a true crime. Two young women disappeared from the state fair in 1987.
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Behind some of the biggest scandals in American history are everyday, ordinary Americans. They were assigned to serve on a grand jury and to investigate fraud, waste, and corruption in our public institutions. Citizen-powered grand juries have existed since the beginning of America. They give you and your fellow Americans a chance to expose misuse
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Observers called it one of the biggest expansions ever in the history of Native American sovereignty. The U.S. Supreme Court in 2020 handed down a historic decision known in shorthand as McGirt, or McGirt v. Oklahoma. A majority of the justices found that state and local law enforcers could not enforce the law against people
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A state judge in southern Oklahoma will soon decide whether to formally throw out the conviction of a man who spent 30 years behind bars.
With the creation of widely popular podcasts like “Serial”, which focus on true crime stories and point out holes in convictions, the criminal justice system and the very real possibility of unjustly incarcerating innocent people have come to the forefront of people’s minds. But these podcasts and documentaries are not just entertainment—they are real stories
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TV shows like The Good Wife, Perry Mason, and more have created a dramatic, intrigue-filled version of criminal defense lawyers and the job they do. But these shows depict events that are far from real and distort the job criminal defense lawyers really do. So what does a criminal defense attorney actually do, then? And
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In the recent United States Supreme Court cases of McGirt v. Oklahoma and Murphy v. Royal the Supreme Court ruled that Indian tribe members who are charged or committed crimes in the Creek tribe territory or reservation cannot be prosecuted by the Oklahoma state government, the Indian tribe member can only be prosecuted in federal
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We are undeterred. Corey Atchison’s family & friends gathered outside the courtroom today with hopeful anticipation. Unfortunately, Judge Sharon Holmes announced a delay in ruling today on the Corey Atchison case. Our new hearing date is July 16, 2019. “As many of you know, I have been absent from the courthouse for about two months,”
Teen Witnesses Coerced into Confessions by Police On June 11th, a judge will decide whether to free a man who has served nearly three decades in prison for murder. Corey Atchison was convicted in 1991 of killing James Warren Lane and sentenced to life in prison. He has always proclaimed his innocence. Atchison and his
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Client was charged with knowingly concealing stolen property in Wagoner County, OK. Allegedly, there were two generators that came up missing and the theft was reported to the owner’s insurance company. An agent for the owner’s insurance company claims co-defendant and client tried to sell him two generators that match the description of the missing
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