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Date: 04-17-2024
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Case Number: CF-2023-3706
Judge: CF Docket B
Court: In the District Court in and for Tulsa County, Oklahoma
Plaintiff's Attorney: Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney: Jay Bills
Description: Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal law lawyer represented the Defendant, charged with passing a bogus check over $1,000 in violation of 21 O.S. 1541.2, which provides:
A. If the value of the money, property or valuable thing referred to in Section 1541.1 of this title is:
1. One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more but less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), the person shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to exceed two (2) years or in the county jail for a term not to exceed one (1) year, or by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment;
2. Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) or more but less than Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00), the person shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to exceed five (5) years or in the county jail for a term not to exceed one (1) year, or by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine; or
3. Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) or more, the person shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to exceed eight (8) years, or by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine.
B. Any person convicted pursuant to this section shall also be ordered to pay restitution to the victim as provided in Section 991f of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Outcome: 04-17-2024 CONVICTED
JUDGE CLIFFORD J. SMITH: DEFENDANT PRESENT, IN CUSTODY AND REPRESENTED BY JAY BILLS. STATE REPRESENTED BY DALINDA JEFFERS. COURT REPORTER WAIVED AND DEFENDANT SWORN IN OPEN COURT. DEFENDANT ENTERS A PLEA OF GUILTY AND WAIVES RIGHT TO JURY, NON JURY TRIAL. COURT ACCEPTS PLEA AND FINDS DEFENDANT GUILTY. DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO:
COUNT 1: FIVE (5) YEARS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, SUSPENDED WITH CREDIT FOR TIME SERVED AND EARNED. DEFENDANT TO BE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE TULSA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE. DEFENDANT ASSESSED $ 500.00 FINE, $250.00 VCA, RESTITUTION $1,124.61. PLUS COSTS. DEFENDANT TO FOLLOW ALL RULES AND CONDITIONS OF D.A. SUPERVISION.
TO RUN CONCURRENT WITH CF-2021-3264, CF-2023-2745 AND CF-2023-4504.
DEFENDANT ADVISED OF APPEAL RIGHTS. RULE 8 ISSUED. JUDGEMENT AND SENTENCE ISSUED. RELEASE ISSUED TO JAIL. BOND EXONERATED.
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