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How is robbery different from ordinary theft in Oklahoma?

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In everyday speech, being “robbed” has become the equivalent to having something stolen from you: a bad call by an official canceling a score by your favorite team can lead you to claiming that they were robbed; bad luck or an unexpected act by someone else can rob you of an opportunity; and someone who…
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“Forensic evidence” isn’t always what it is made out to be

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From The Count of Monte Cristo to The Fugitive, a recurring theme in the entertainment-based view of how the criminal justice system works is that of a wrongfully-accused or wrongly-convicted person who must somehow prove his innocence. We may want to believe that in today’s era of advanced forensic science the possibility of police and…
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Negative publicity prevails over civil asset forfeiture

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“Innocent until proven guilty” is one of the cornerstones of the American criminal justice system, and for good reason: in societies with repressive governments, two of the favorite tools of repression are the police and the courts. Being accused of a crime that you did not commit, or being forced to prove your innocence, or…
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Can an anonymous tip be the basis of reasonable suspicion for an Oklahoma DUI stop?

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A fundamental consideration for defense attorneys representing clients accused of drunk driving is whether the police officer had satisfactory constitutional grounds to make the traffic stop. Beginning with the 1968 case of Terry v. Ohio, the US Supreme Court has issued a number of decisions intended to clarify the circumstances constituting what is now known…
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