VICTORY OVER JUSTICE The Story of the Wrongful Prosecution of Yancy Douglas and Paris Powell Yancy Douglas and Paris Powell were both sentenced to die by lethal injection. The State of Oklahoma wanted them dead, rather Brad Miller wanted them dead. The two young black men were...
THE STRANGE STORY OF DAVID GEORGE (OR IS IT JOHN WILKES BOOTH) January 13, 1903 Enid, Oklahoma The old man looked sat in his chair sipping whiskey. The narrow room with the unusually high ceilings would be his last stop. The Grand Avenue Hotel in which the room...
PART II WHAT DO I DO NOW? I tried to forget about Dale Roland, but unfortunately the fact that his trial was only days away wouldn’t let me do that for long. A couple of days later I called another lawyer I knew and told the whole...
PART I This story is a perfect illustration of a couple of things. First, is the impact that long-term incarceration and institutionalization has on a person. My client, Dale Roland, is one of those people. My interactions with Dale were always bad. He had more than...
The Oklahoman and Norman Transcript are reporting that elected District Attorney Greg Mashburn has no intention of discontinuing efforts to prosecute the good people that owned and worked at The Friendly Market. Despite that three different juries have refused to agree with Mr. Mashburn's wild...
It was in January of 2016 when Nathan Cato, a popular ag teacher Haileyville High school, had his life turned upside down by a false criminal charge. He lost his job and his mugshot was splashed on the front pages of papers across the state....
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...