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Oklahoma Statutes are the codified, statutory laws of the state. There are currently has 90 titles though some titles do not currently have any active laws. [1] Laws are approved by the Oklahoma Legislature and signed into law by the governor of Oklahoma. Certain types of laws are prohibited by the state Constitution, and could be struck down ...
State Question 755, also known as the Save Our State Amendment, was a legislatively-referred ballot measure held on November 2, 2010, alongside the 2010 Oklahoma elections.
As the Oklahoma County sheriff, I've seen the consequences of leniency in our justice system firsthand. Recent events have underscored the urgent need for stricter sentencing for repeat offenders.
Cooper v. Oklahoma, 517 U.S. 348 (1996), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court reversed an Oklahoma court decision holding that a defendant is presumed to be competent to stand trial unless he proves otherwise by the second highest legal standard of proof, that of clear and convincing evidence, ruling that to be unconstitutional. [1]
Former U.S. Capitol Police officer Thomas Smith was sentenced to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to deprivation of… The post Brickbat: Following Too Closely appeared first on Reason.com.
Brown is the deputy superintendent of Oklahoma City Public Schools. This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Proposed rule could stop students from following coaches to schools Show comments
McGirt v. Oklahoma, 591 U.S. ___ (2020), was a landmark [1] [2] United States Supreme Court case which held that the domain reserved for the Muscogee Nation by Congress in the 19th century has never been disestablished and constitutes Indian country for the purposes of the Major Crimes Act, meaning that the State of Oklahoma has no right to prosecute American Indians for crimes allegedly ...
Kentucky Revised Statute 189.290, a long-establishing state law, provides that drivers must operate their vehicles in a “careful manner with regard for the safety and convenience” of others on ...