- Walck v. Shirey, federal court, Western District of Oklahoma.
Succeeded in obtaining an order prohibiting the State of Oklahoma from
re-prosecuting a young woman for DWI manslaughter after it had
erroneously sought a mistrial during the first jury trial. Two federal
judges ruled decisively in our client's favor.
- Hogan v. State, state court, Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals.
Obtained a new trial for our client convicted of Murder I after the trial
judge allowed him only five juror challenges at trial rather than the
required nine.
- Moore v. Ward, federal court, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Won a
reversal to the district court for an evidentiary hearing, with the appellate
court finding that the district judge had erroneously denied our requests
for a hearing to investigate allegations that our client had been framed.
- Leggett v. State, state court, Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. In this
high-profile Murder I case, we won an appeal and a new trial for our
client based on ineffective assistance of trial counsel for failing to use
available expert resources.
- Threadgill v. Boone, federal court, Western District of Oklahoma. We
obtained an evidentiary hearing for the client and after presenting expert
witnesses, two federal judges ruled in our favor that thirteen of the
counts against the client had to be dismissed.
- McBrayer v. State, state court, Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals.
Successful in getting felony convictions reversed because the trial judge
influenced a defense witness to change her testimony. On remand, the
clients pled to misdemeanor charges, so they are not convicted felons.
- Hunt v. Hargett, federal court, Western District of Oklahoma. In a federal
habeas corpus case, obtained a writ of habeas corpus after two judges
ruled in our favor that Mr. Hunt was being subjected to a double
jeopardy violation. Upon winning, Mr. Hunt was immediately released.
- Pipkin v. State, state court, Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. Client
had an alibi defense but trial court and defense attorney failed to instruct
the jury about alibi. Succeeded in obtaining a new trial for the client.
- Battenfield v. Gibson, federal court, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Obtained new sentencing trial for a death row inmate because of a
lackluster punishment defense. Client is now off death row and serving
life with parole.
- Trammell v. State, state court, Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals.
Obtained a new trial for client because trial court refused to instruct the
jury on self-defense and refused to allow several self-defense witnesses
to testify for Mr. Trammell.
- Hain v. Mullin, federal court, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Won an en
banc (entire court) decision, 8-3, establishing the right of certain
death row inmates to have appointed counsel assist them with clemency.
- Cheadle v. State, state court, Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals.
Originally sentenced to 6,000 years in prison on four felony counts,
successful on appeal to reducing the sentence to two 45-year sentences
on grounds that original sentences were excessive.
- Lewis v. State, state court, Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. Won a
complete reversal of trial court convictions because trial court refused to
allow Mr. Lewis a continuance to subpoena witnesses after he elected to
represent himself.
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