Criminal Defense

Recreational use of cannabis is still illegal in Oklahoma; Oklahoma law, like federal law, still counts cannabis as a Schedule I controlled substance, meaning that it is always illegal and does not have any legally recognized medical uses. Despite this, Oklahoma has allowed medical use of cannabis and implemented rules about the possession and acquisition […]

We have all seen horrific news reports about elder abuse, but most of it does not sound like anything that could happen in our own families. There are stories about nursing home employees who seek out work at nursing homes so that they can have access to the patients’ prescription medications; meanwhile, they neglect the […]

We have all heard the cautionary tales about how much trouble you can cause by spreading rumors or by believing them. By this logic, it only makes sense that the criminal courts do not normally allow hearsay evidence, where a witness testifies that he or she heard someone else say particular words. In a criminal […]