Judge raises eyebrows after sentencing a teen to church

Mar 1, 2013 10:00 AM CST

Barefoot man accused of firing gun outside courthouse pleads not guilty due to insanity

A man accused of walking barefoot onto the grounds of an Oklahoma courthouse last year and firing a handgun into the air pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity on Monday to various charges he faces as a result of the March 2012 incident, according to Fox 23 News. Andrew…

Feb 26, 2013 7:10 PM CST

Lawyer asked for sex with client’s daughter, 13, in exchange for reduced legal fees, police say

An Oklahoma lawyer was charged with a felony Tuesday, accused of offering to cut a criminal defense client’s legal fees in exchange for sexual favors from the woman’s 13-year-old daughter. Sheriff’s deputies were with the woman when they say Jeremy Daniel Oliver texted her Sunday offering a discount for nude…

Feb 6, 2013 7:19 PM CST

Tax Commission Asks Judge to Close Law Firm, Says $180K Owed re Employee Tax Withholding

The Oklahoma Tax Commission has asked a judge to shut down an Oklahoma City law firm until the lawyer who operates it posts bond, contending that attorney Doug Friesen has failed to file required paperwork and owes nearly $180,000 in employee tax withholding he is supposed to send to the…

Dec 7, 2012 4:44 PM CST

Police Chief Says Sorry re $2,500 Ticket Given to Woman After Son, 3, Drops Pants in Front Yard

Dillan Warden is being potty-trained, so when he got the urge to go on Sunday, a teenage family member encouraged him to drop his pants and try to pee in the family’s front yard. But that resulted in a $2,500 ticket for public urination from Piedmont, Okla., police, to his…

Nov 9, 2012 6:50 PM CST

Wrong Turn En Route to Lunch with Sis Led Paralegal to 50-Year Career at Crowe & Dunlevy

A wrong turn en route to lunch with her sister led to a 50-year career at an Oklahoma City law firm for Jo Balding. Stepping off the wrong elevator, she found herself at the firm then known as Crowe, Boxley, Dunlevy, Thweatt, Swinford & Johnson, reports the Oklahoman. So, on…

Nov 5, 2012 7:34 PM CST

Divided Okla. Supreme Court Censures Lawyer After 3rd Booze-Related Driving Incident in 3 Years

After three alcohol-related driving incidents over a period of roughly three years, all of which resulted in either his arrest or the issuance of a citation, an Oklahoma attorney received a censure from the state’s top court. However, a divided Oklahoma Supreme Court declined in a 5-4 ruling to impose…

Sep 19, 2012 7:53 PM CDT

One Former Okla. Judge Resigns From Bar, Another Is Suspended From Practice for a Year

The resignation of a former Oklahoma judge from not only her job on the bench but the state bar association has been accepted by the state’s top court. Oklahoma County District Judge Tammy Bass-LeSure stepped down and gave up her bar membership after pleading guilty in March to two counts…

Sep 10, 2012 10:11 PM CDT

Death Penalty Is Sentence for Two Brothers Convicted in Separate Crimes, 25 Years Apart

Brothers Roger and Rodney Berget are a rarity in the criminal justice system. Both were condemned to die for murders. There are at least three other cases in which brothers got the death penalty, the Associated Press reports. But the Bergets are unusual because they were sentenced to death for…

May 30, 2012 2:56 PM CDT

2 Okla. Lawyers Temporarily Suspended After Taking Alford Pleas in Police Misdemeanor Case

Two Oklahoma City lawyers have been temporarily suspended from practice after taking Alford pleas earlier this month in a misdemeanor case involving alleged obstruction of a police officer. Robert Samuel Kerr IV, 33, and Josh T. Welch, 43, each paid a $500 fine and received two years of probation. Under…

Apr 20, 2012 5:35 PM CDT

What Happens to Your Facebook Page After Death? Nebraska Bill Gives Say-So to Estate Representative

A bill pending in Nebraska would make the state the second to give estate representatives the power to handle social media accounts after the death of state residents. The bill would treat Facebook, Twitter and email accounts as digital assets that would be managed by appointed representatives, according to the…

Mar 19, 2012 11:00 AM CDT

Deputies Shoot and Wound Barefoot Man Firing Gun Outside Tulsa Courthouse

A man firing a gun into the air in a plaza outside the Tulsa County Courthouse on Wednesday was shot and wounded by deputies after he pointed the firearm at them, according to Tulsa County sheriff’s police. The suspect is Andrew Joseph Dennehy, 23, of Tulsa, according to the Tulsa…

Mar 8, 2012 12:41 PM CST

A Juror Walks Into a Bar and Gets a Med-Mal Defense Verdict Reversed by Talking to an Attorney

A juror who walked into a bar after the conclusion of a medical malpractice case and talked to a stranger who happened to be an attorney about his bias against the plaintiffs and insistence on trying the case according to his own rules has managed to achieve the opposite of…

Mar 7, 2012 11:30 PM CST

Judge Steps Down, Gets Deferred Sentence re Adopted Twins State Said She Gave to Bailiff’s Sister

An Oklahoma judge and her husband have taken a plea bargain in a fraud case brought over the adopted twins who prosecutors alleged the couple gave to the sister of a bailiff in her courtroom to raise. Tammy Bass-LeSure resigned yesterday from her job as an Oklahoma County district judge…

Mar 2, 2012 7:39 PM CST

Partner Tells Federal Jury Work Done by His Law Firm Was Legit, Not Part of a Lawmaker Bribe Scheme

Testifying in a federal bribery case that began this week in Oklahoma City against a former state senate leader who is also an attorney, a former law partner of another defendant in the case said said his law firm had performed legitimate legal work. “I had no knowledge of any…

Feb 17, 2012 6:52 PM CST