COMMON SENSE IS WHAT AGAIN? The Story of the Trial Cody Franklin The Saga of The Friendly Market On the morning of the first day of a jury trial, you can’t help but have knots in your stomach. I started day one of the Cody Franklin trial by...
You may recall that a few weeks ago I wrote a short article on HB 1452 that was proposed in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The principal authors of the bill, Rep. Tim Downing and Rep. Scott Biggs had made it a point to label...
Kate and I were so excited when we found out she was pregnant with Bryce. I was working for a law firm in Eufaula at the time, it seemed as though I would float during the thirty mile drive home to McAlester after work each...
Thank you to the McAlester News Capital and James Beaty for writing a great piece on the Mayor's proclamation and spreading awareness. The article reads as follows: It may seem like a small step, but the parents of children with autism spectrum disorder are hopeful it will...
Take Me Out To The Ball Game...
Charles Deal and Annette Deal vs. Sean Devon Brooks, Randy J. Lack, and Jennifer Shaw, and State of Oklahoma ex re. Oklahoma Department of Human Services, 2016 OK CIV APP 81 In the above cited 2016 case, the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) placed a...
It’s true that if you want a good laugh then you should tell anyone that the “government is just looking out for you”. Go ahead turn to the person to your left or right and say those exact words. Now, do me a favor and...
Everybody has something that impacts them and guides them along their journey in life. When I talk to lawyers I know, and ask them what made them become what they are, it’s usually something from film or television. For some of the older generation, Perry...
The young man pictured here is Cody Franklin. He’s a nice guy, smart, kind of funny in a dry way, and he likes to wear vests. He’s a bit of a hipster. He’s never been one to make trouble, he avoids it when at all...
Mr. Merritt began his opening statement by reading the charging information in his soft and non-threatening style. He next began to lay out the events that occurred that night just as Sergeant Winn had described in his report. He focused on the language that Winn...