Criminal Law
Facing criminal charges can be overwhelming and confusing. Understanding your rights and the complexities of criminal law is essential to protect your future. Whether you are dealing with minor offenses or serious accusations, having a knowledgeable advocate can make a critical difference. For those seeking trusted guidance, a Tulsa criminal law attorney can help clarify the legal process and outline your options.
If you need legal help, call Wirth Law Office at (918) 879-1681. The experienced Tulsa attorney team at Wirth Law Office understands the stakes involved and works diligently to build a strong defense tailored to your case. Early and effective legal support can reduce uncertainty and protect your rights under Oklahoma law.
The Cops Are at My Doorstep: What Do I Do
Do not invite the police into your home if you didn't call them because you just don't know what they might see.
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Can I Refuse a Search at the Airport?
When you go through a security gate, you are implicitly consenting to a search as a condition of being allowed into the secured area of the airport.
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Legal Misconceptions: Miranda
It's important for you to understand Miranda, because if you do ever find yourself in a situation where you are facing a criminal accusation of some kind, then your knowledge of Miranda helps your attorney out a whole lot.
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Oklahoma Attorney Discusses a Motion to Remove an Ankle Tag
Now in the state of Oklahoma, the main purpose of bond and conditions of bond is to secure appearance for the person.
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How to Deal With the Police While Armed
In the state of Oklahoma, you have the right to carry a firearm for your personal defense without a permit.
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You MUST Know Your Judge
There are judges in Tulsa County, for example, that really, really don't like lawyers that try to game the process to get an advantage.
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Your Jury Trial Right in Contempt Pro
Misdemeanors don't carry more than a year of incarceration and any incarceration arising from a misdemeanor is going to be in county jail.
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Oklahoma Lawyer Discusses an Interesting Case on Constitutional Rights
You do actually have rights though when you drive on a public road anywhere in the country, or more specifically in the state Of Oklahoma.
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Lumpkin: "Subject Matter Jurisdiction May -- Indeed, Must -- Be Raised at Any Time."
I've asserted previously, and it should be pretty clear cut by now if we're talking about a McGirt claim, and that is that the defendant or the victim is Native American and that the site of the crime is in what is now considered to be tribal territory based under McGirt and its progeny, then the state of Oklahoma lacks jurisdiction, and that is subject matter jurisdiction, and subject matter jurisdiction cannot ever be waived. And therefore, all of these procedural bars do not apply.
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How to Be a Good Friend if Your Friend Is Getting Arrested
A good starting point is if you can still talk to them before they get hauled off, tell them to shut up.
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Can I Legally Flip off the Police?
When you get in trouble because you were being a jerk. I can't say it enough. Don't be disrespectful to cops. It's stupid.
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How to Deal With the Police While Carrying a Firearm in Oklahoma
You can't carry a gun if you are a convicted felon. You can't carry a weapon if you've been drinking or taking other intoxicants.
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Why Did My Attorney Fire Me?
When you retain an attorney, you're retaining them as an expert. In other words, you're hiring that lawyer, because that lawyer is an expert in law in whatever field of law you've hired them to do.
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Can Cops Legally Lie to You?
Cops are allowed to legally lie to you and mislead you to get you to incriminate yourself and this is a common tactic that cops will use.
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Oklahoma Lawyer Discusses the 8th Amendment
Eighth Amendment is not a criminal procedural right in the sense, it's not one that gets talked about as much as the Fourth Amendment.
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The One Thing the Court Clerk MUST Accept for Filing
It is not the court clerk's job to be the gatekeeper for what gets filed. It is the court clerk's job to organize everything presented for filing.
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Are Lie Detectors Allowed in Oklahoma Courts?
Polygraph tests, lie detector tests, are they admissible as evidence in courts in Oklahoma? And that's really simple and the answer is no, it is not admissible.
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It's a Crime to Use a Name Change for a Fraudulent Purpose in Oklahoma
In any case, if you're petitioning for a name change, you want to make sure that you have a good-faith reason for that.
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Can the Court Delay Dismissal to Allow Time for McGirt Charges in Tribal or Federal Court?
In the Travis Hogner case, mentioned in the article about McGirt Reservation Boundaries. (Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals F-2018-138), the Attorney General in its Supplemental Brief of Appellee After Remand nearly acknowledges that the State had no jurisdiction to prosecute and confine the defendant but states, “Should this Court find the defendant is entitle to relief […]
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Does Oklahoma Have Jurisdiction over Non-Indian Defendants with Indian Victims
No. If a crime occurs in “Indian Country,” and EITHER the defendant or the victim is an “Indian” then the State lacks jurisdiction to prosecute. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals articulated this as far back as 1989 in State v. Klindt, 1989 OK CR 75, which said in dicta, “the State of Oklahoma does not […]
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Attacked by a Drunk Person? Is the Place That Gave Them Alcohol Liable?
If there is an individual who is noticeably intoxicated yet they still provide them alcohol they could potentially be held liable for what that individual does.
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Hit by a Drunk Driver? Is the Place That Provided Them Alcohol to Blame?
In Oklahoma, we have a series of laws called DRAM shop laws that relate specifically to this issue. Now, historically, a DRAM shop is anywhere that provides alcohol to an individual, be that a convenience store, a liquor store, restaurant, anything like that. And if those establishments provide alcohol to a noticeably intoxicated person, there's a chance that they might be liable for what that person does.
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Oklahoma White-Collar Crime Defense Attorney
White-collar crime is almost always a financial crime. It is typically non-violent and can be prosecuted at the state court or federal court level. These crimes are almost always grounded in fraud and deceit rather than in violence or threat of violence. Here is what you may want to know about how white-collar crimes are […]
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Tulsa Bail Bond Amounts
Enter a criminal charge in the search box or browse the list below to find Tulsa bail bond amounts. Category Oklahoma Statute Description Bond Amount Misdemeanor 21-650.6 Assault and Battery on Court Officer $5,000 Felony 21-650.3 Assault and Battery on Detention Officer $5,000 Felony 21-650.2 Assault and Battery on DHS Employee $5,000 Misdemeanor 21-650.7 Assault […]
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State Question 805: How Does It Affect Certain Crimes? (Part 7)
First off, violent offenses, which means that they are on a list of violent offenses listed by statute, those crimes, they're not affected by State Question 805 at all.
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