Stillwater Criminal Defense Attorney

When you’re facing a criminal charge, it’s imperative that you contact someone who you believe is going to serve your interest best as far as criminal defense goes. You need to contact a criminal defense attorney who’s experienced in the local jurisdiction that you’re in, who knows the judges, knows the prosecutors, and can communicate effectively with them. You want someone who will be thorough and diligent in assessing the evidence and the facts of your case. The right attorney will be someone who will listen to you because there’s always two sides to every story. In doing so, you need to also pick someone who’s going to be trustworthy and who you will be comfortable going through this process with because your liberty may be at stake depending on the charge that you are facing. You need to be trusting of the representation that you have retained. Contact an experienced, local criminal defense attorney to assess your situation.

I had a consultation recently with a client where they were asked by law enforcement to come make a statement or come give some information regarding an ongoing investigation law enforcement was undertaking. The client asked me, should I go down there and talk with them? The answer is no; not without legal representation. You could be potentially incriminating yourself without your knowledge even though you have the best interest and intentions of just being cooperative even if you feel like you have nothing to hide. You want to make sure you’ve assessed all of your rights and what the probability is of the outcome of the situation might be by contacting an experienced criminal defense attorney.

Sometimes law enforcement will ask a person to come down and make a statement as part of an ongoing investigation they’re undertaking. The question becomes should you go down and make any statements or answer any questions? The answer is no. For one, law enforcement is not required to be honest with you during that questioning period. They may just be seeking to elicit a certain response and conclude their case. It could be a number of factors behind that where your friend or some other witness may have implicated you in the case without your knowledge and maybe untruthfully just to save themselves the hassle of dealing with law enforcement. It’s important that in that stage where you’ve been asked to come down and make a statement or answer questions that you contact a criminal defense attorney who is experienced in your local jurisdiction to deal with that matter.

Sometimes law enforcement will ask an individual to submit to a polygraph as part of an ongoing investigation. If you are asked to submit to a polygraph, the question becomes, should you do so? The answer is no. You’re under no legal order or obligation to do so. Doing so may actually implicate you in a crime that you may have had nothing to do with. Your best advice is to steer clear from that and only comply with court orders. Contact an experienced criminal defense attorney if you are requested to take a polygraph.

Times are changing. It used to be that a DUI was the worst thing you could do if you were driving. People really frowned upon it. It’s still frowned upon. It’s still not something good to do. It’s dangerous and it could change your life forever.

The new DUI is distracted driving. A study out of the University of Utah indicates that someone texting or playing games on their phone while they’re driving is actually worse than a drunk driver. When you text while you drive, you’re taking your life in your hands of having something bad happen to you. If you’re involved in an auto wreck, the first thing you should think of is, was the other driver on their phone? You should ask the police officer to look at the phone, to take a screenshot and send it to you. You should make sure you’re not on your phone. The first thing that a police officer will do is ask you for your phone, too. He’ll check to see if you were texting and see if you were on the phone when you were in the wreck.

Distracted driving is becoming bigger and bigger. People can be killed by distracted driving. The number of distracted driving motor vehicle wrecks are climbing each year significantly. If you’re involved in a wreck, and you think that someone that hit you or caused this accident or wreck was distracted by texting or on the phone, contact an experienced personal injury trial lawyer who will have the means to find the records, subpoena the records, and determine whether or not the driver that hit you was actually distracted at the time of the wreck.

If you’re charged with a felony in the state of Oklahoma, you need to contact an experienced criminal defense attorney immediately. You need to refrain from any conversation concerning any allegations that are made against you and whether there’s any factual basis against it. Refrain from communicating anything about it to even your closest friends. Refrain from using social media concerning this issue because law enforcement frequently uses social media to obtain evidence and facts regarding the ongoing investigation they’re pursuing against you. Again, it’s imperative that you contact an experienced criminal defense attorney to assess your situation and prepare accordingly.

If you’re charged with a crime of assault and battery in the state of Oklahoma, it’s imperative that you contact a criminal defense attorney immediately. You need to review your viable defenses to the charge because the state of Oklahoma will generally pursue that charge pretty vigorously. That charge can carry a period of incarceration that may be substantial. It’s imperative that you also stop communicating with anyone about any of the alleged events that you were involved in. Contact a criminal defense attorney immediately and assess your case.

If you’ve been charged with a crime of burglary, the first measure you should take in your defense is to hire a criminal defense attorney to assess your case with you one on one to determine what viable defenses may exist. That charge can carry a range of punishment that is substantial, including incarceration. It is imperative that you contact a criminal defense attorney to review your case, and do not communicate with anyone else but your defense attorney.

The other day I received a phone call from someone seeking to expunge their criminal record on their background. They applied for a job and it showed up on their background, even though they thought the case was dismissed and expunged after they completed their probation.

What oftentimes happens is the first phase of expungement goes through and the client thinks it’s completely off their record, only to find out later when they apply for a job that the arrest record still remains. We can assess a situation like that and see if you qualify and are eligible to have that record expunged. Oftentimes, we find that you are able to do so. It’s a simple process for us.

We’re well-versed and experienced in these matters, and each case is a little different. So, you need to consult with us first to see what your options are. We offer free consultations, and we can certainly advise you and get it done ASAP so your background search is clear on any application you present in the future. Please contact us at your earliest convenience, and an experienced attorney can advise you accordingly.

If you’ve been served with a protective order, the question becomes, do you need to contest it? Do you need to show up to court and object to it? The answer overwhelmingly is yes, you do. If you fail to do so, the court can issue what’s considered a permanent protective order for a period of years that will then have adverse impacts on your ability to maintain employment. Some judges have even stated they consider a permanent protective order to be as damaging as a felony conviction on your record. Additionally, you may have issues maintaining or purchasing a firearm. As well as if you have you have children and a child custody issue, this could adversely impact your ability to have custodial rights or certain types of visitation. You need to contact an experienced attorney in the area of protective orders immediately and assess your situation.

All towns that have a major university has their own student conduct board. This board monitors what their students do in the community. If you’re charged with a crime, the student conduct is going to interview you. If a complaint is made to the student conduct board against you but no crime is filed against you, the student conduct board will also question you. They also can have a hearing.

The student conduct boards across the state only have a preponderance of the evidence burden, which means it’s more probable true than false that you did what your accuser said you did. That’s not a very high bar. More often than not, you’re in trouble. In the criminal courts across the state of Oklahoma, it’s beyond a reasonable doubt. That means that if there’s any possible doubt or any possible reason this could have happened other than what the state says, you’re going to be dismissed and you’re going to be found not guilty. I caution anybody when you deal with a student conduct board, you need to be very careful. You need to seek representation. Lawyers cannot go to the hearing with you and say anything; you’re on your own, but we can advise you and counsel you on how to deal with it, and what to say, and what not to say when you get there.