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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.

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  • Rogers County Sheriff, Other Officials Remain Mired in Controversies

    rogers county controversies continueIntrigue among Rogers County officials just never seems to fade away. One might think a landslide defeat in which incumbent District Attorney Janice Steidley received a meager 13 percent of votes in the Republican primary race would have dampened allegations and counter allegations. Not so. The widely circulated allegations of 2013 sprang up around claims […] Read more »

  • Rogers County Cops and Courts Controversies Timeline

    Rogers County Oklahoma controversies timelineWirth Law Office compiled a timeline of Rogers County controversies that include allegations of lying by police, a grand jury investigation of the DA, public officials libel lawsuits against other officials and the local newspaper, and the landslide electoral defeat of the Rogers County District Attorney. Read more »

  • Does Oklahoma Attorney-Client Privilege Protect Jailhouse Phone Calls?

    Oklahoma attorney client privilegeThe New York Times recently reported that prosecutors in a federal extortion case had claimed a right to use as evidence jailhouse e-mails a defendant sent to his attorney. The federal Bureau of Prisons routinely monitors inmates’ e-mails delivered via a prison e-mail system. Among pre-trial discovery materials prosecutors provided, defense attorneys found e-mails a […] Read more »

  • Cell Phone Searches Require Warrants, U.S. Supreme Court Rules

    warrantless search cell phoneLandmark Decision Advances Digital Privacy In a decision that could effect countless ongoing cases, the United States Supreme Court has determined that police cannot search an arrested suspect’s cell phone without a warrant. The unanimous June 25, 2014 decision was immediately hailed as a landmark contribution to digital era privacy rights. The court heard arguments […] Read more »

  • You Might Need a Good Attorney If: Your Defense Lawyer Becomes Your Prosecutor

    Tulsa AttorneyShare this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI6o4sQ1ORo&list=UU4E-wbu1ZAPgFvsWIG2y8hw&feature=share Video transcript: As an attorney I often come across people who should have hired a good attorney and failed to do so. It makes me want to come out and tell you of all the circumstances out there where you might need a good attorney. For instance if you are hauled […] Read more »

  • Rogers County Sheriff's Spy Cam Highlights Open Fields Doctrine in Oklahoma

    open fields doctrine oklahomaA sheriff sneaks into your farm field in the early hours of the morning to plant a camera. Is it legal or not? The question came up in Rogers County when the office of Sheriff Scott Walton apparently placed a camera somewhere on 400 acres of farmland owned by county commissioner Kirt Thaker. Walton said […] Read more »

  • Even the Condemned Have Access to Oklahoma Courts

    Oklahoma CourtsThe Oklahoma Supreme Court eventually upheld the execution secrecy law. In the process, the court established that a person condemned to die still has a right to approach Oklahoma courts. Read more »

  • Tulsa County Jail Dangerously Overcrowded – Again

    Tulsa County jail overcrowdedDangerous overcrowding continues at Tulsa County’s David L. Moss Criminal Justice Center, according to online jail records. With 1,751 inmates in custody on Monday, April 28, 2014, the Tulsa County lockup housed 37 more residents than the jail’s maximum rated capacity. The recent Monday-morning population was about 100 inmates more than than the jail can […] Read more »

  • Oklahoma Corrections Official Says Private Prisons Immoral

    Oklahoma private prisonsA former director of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections says private prisons in Oklahoma are scheming to keep people behind bars so they can increase corporate profits. The lifelong corrections employee unloaded on the private prison industry in the most improbable of places. In an unlikely liaison between a career corrections official and the American […] Read more »

  • Oklahoma Supreme Court Averts Constitutional Crisis

    Oklahoma Constitutional Crisis AvertedIn an expedited ruling that averted a looming constitutional crisis, the Oklahoma Supreme Court on April 23, 2014, reversed a district court decision related to secrecy surrounding execution procedures. The decision means Oklahoma may execute two convicted killers without triggering a constitutional showdown. A looming constitutional crisis emerged when attorneys asked a district court to […] Read more »

  • Oklahoma Constitutional Crisis Imminent!

    Oklahoma Constitutional CrisisConstitutional Showdown Looms Over Oklahoma Death Penalty Secrecy In the virtual shadows of modern-day gallows, Oklahoma’s two highest courts in April, 2014 became embroiled in a historic constitutional showdown. The top civil court stayed two pending executions after the top criminal court twice refused to order the executions stayed. Then, within hours of a scheduled […] Read more »

  • Bar Association Alleges Oklahoma District Attorney Withheld Evidence

    18th District Oklahoma District Attorney Farley WardThe Oklahoma Bar Association (OBA) has lodged a disciplinary complaint against District 18 District Attorney Farley Ward alleging he withheld information from defense attorneys in a 2009 first-degree murder case. The Bar has also filed a complaint against defense attorney Rex Starr, who defended Clinton R. Potts in the 2009 case. Potts was convicted for […] Read more »

  • Steps in a Criminal Case: Misdemeanors in Tulsa County District Court

    misdemeanors in TulsaWhen you’re arrested and charged with one or more misdemeanors in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the arrest itself can seem like punishment. You might be handcuffed, detained, photographed, deprived of personal property, and even jailed. You could be yelled at and likely verbally accused by uniformed officers. The experience is sometimes traumatic, but arrest is just one […] Read more »

  • Mannford Couple Allege Malicious Prosecution in Botched Drug Raid

    Creek County criminal defense attorneyA Wirth Law Office client has filed a federal civil rights suit alleging malicious prosecution when police raided her home based on a search warrant that targeted a nearby residence. The woman and her husband filed the federal case against Creek County after a court dismissed bogus charges stemming from the raid. Wirth Law Office […] Read more »

  • Oklahoma's Pay Per Conviction Laws Create Conflict of Interest

    Oklahoma lawyers“If you cannot afford an attorney and desire one, the court will appoint one for you.” That is what police officers are required to tell every person arrested for a crime in the United States. In Oklahoma, since Nov. 1, 2013, there’s more to it. The unstated message to those arrested in Oklahoma is “If […] Read more »

  • Was New Mexico Man's 15-hour Ordeal a Cavity Search or Rape?

    Cavity SearchIt’s the epitome of invasive law enforcement. Police seek warrants for body cavity searches when they claim to suspect someone has secreted illegal drugs in their private parts. On other occasions, police have conducted invasive searches without warrants. Sometimes so-called cavity searches involve probing inside a driver’s undergarments during traffic stops. Recent lawsuits allege officers […] Read more »

  • Tulsa Protective Order Defense Attorney

    Tulsa protective order defense attorneyProtective orders, also called restraining orders, can be useful tools for preventing interpersonal violence. Unfortunately, the easy-to-obtain orders have at times been abused to gain leverage in divorce, to influence a child custody decision, or even just to embarrass the other party in a dispute. If you’ve been served a temporary restraining order, it’s important […] Read more »

  • Tulsa Pardon Attorney

    Tulsa pardon attorneyRepresentation in the Oklahoma Pardon Process You’ve done your time and now you want a fresh start. Oklahoma law allows the governor to pardon those who have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony. A Tulsa pardon attorney can help you determine if you are ready to ask for official forgiveness. If so, he or […] Read more »

  • Tulsa Expungement Attorney

    Expungement: Almost Like It Never Happened Are old court records making it difficult for you to find employment, win trust of colleagues, or pass background checks? You might need the counsel of a Tulsa expungement attorney. Many people who have a brush with the law reach deferred prosecution agreements that let them comply with conditions […] Read more »

  • Tulsa Asset Forfeiture Attorney

    Tulsa asset forfeiture attorneyIt’s Your Money: Let Us Prove It Critics call it a travesty of due process – an inherent violation of constitutional rights. Victims might call it a ripoff or legalized highway robbery. Tulsa asset forfeiture has nonetheless become a standard police tool, albeit one that makes police appear to be bounty hunters. In many Oklahoma […] Read more »

  • Tulsa Misdemeanor Defense Attorney

    Tulsa misdemeanor defense attorneyA Lawyer Knows: It’s Never “Just” a Misdemeanor Oklahoma statutes define misdemeanors as any crime not punishable by imprisonment in a penitentiary or capital punishment. Misdemeanor charges can arise from a DUI arrest, insufficient funds for a check you wrote, a misunderstanding about merchandise you purchased in a store, a verbal dispute with someone in […] Read more »

  • Tulsa Criminal Defense Attorney

    Tulsa criminal defense attorneyAn Ally When Your Reputation is On the Line The criminal defense attorneys at Wirth Law Office provide the expertise you need when criminal charges threaten your future. Whether you are charged with a minor misdemeanor or a major felony, Tulsa criminal defense attorney James Wirth and the experienced Oklahoma defense attorneys at Wirth Law […] Read more »

  • Rogers County DA Cites Silkwood, Accuses Sheriff of Malicious Libel

    The day after a Tulsa judge tossed out a petition containing 6,994 signatures of Rogers County residents seeking a grand jury investigation of Rogers County officials, the district attorney and two assistants named as targets of the grand jury petition filed a libel action against petition sponsors – including the sheriff, a city detective and […] Read more »

  • Do Parts of the Oklahoma Violent Offender Registry Law Deny Equal Protection?

    The reasoning behind a September 2013 Oklahoma Supreme Court decision striking down a portion of the Oklahoma sex offender registry law appears to call into question portions of the Oklahoma violent offender registry law. In Hendricks v Jones, 2013 OK 71 the court stated: “We hold applying SORA’s requirements to sex offenders now residing in […] Read more »

  • Rogers County DA: 'I'm Little Ashamed of Some Law Enforcement'

    Cue the famous clang – “cha Chung!” – from the ever-popular TV series Law & Order. During the program’s 20-year run, police and prosecutors frequently clashed over competing interests. Cops sometimes wanted to make cases at any cost. Prosecutors wanted cases that withstood legal review. The ongoing clash in Rogers County, Oklahoma between police and […] Read more »

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