Tulsa Attorney Blog
Terry Stop and Frisk: What Is It?
if you're walking down the street and you get stopped by the police and they pat you down, Is that legal? Well, the answer is, maybe. Read more »Is an Oklahoma Medical Cannabis Card a License to be Searched? OCCA Suggest YES!
Tulsa attorney James Wirth, talks about a decision by the OCCA and what it means for medical marijuana cardholders. Read more »Are Drug Dogs Even Relevant in the Age of Medical Marijuana Legalization?
If a drug dog is alerting and it could be marijuana, then that would negate it is probable cause to have a drug dog alert. Read more »What Is Evidentiary Harpoon?
Evidentiary Harpoon is an attempt by a witness, usually like a professional law enforcement officer or another experienced professional witness, who, it's a statement blurting out of evidence that was already deemed inadmissible and that will be objected to, but is blurted out in the presence of the jury with the idea of the jury's heard it, and once they've heard it, they can't unhear it. And even though the judge will strike it from the record and admonish the jury to disregard it, if the evidence is bad enough, it may be impossible. Read more »The City of Tulsa Cyberattack: Wirth Law's James Wirth Spoke to News Channel 8 About the Matter
Tulsa announced that hackers obtained more than 18,000 city files. The leaked files are police citations and internal department files. Read more »OCCA Accidentally Proves That Just Because You're Arrested Doesn't Mean You're Guilty
If you have any fourth amendment issues, you're going to want to talk to an attorney about your specifics confidentially. Read more »Pro Se in Court: Don’t Waive Rights!
In felony court, if you waive your right to a preliminary hearing, you can't get that right back. The court will tell you that. Read more »Will McGirt Restore My Driver's License After a DUI?
It depends on the circumstances because when you get a DUI, there are two possible ways that you can lose your license. Read more »What Happens if You Don't Show Up to Court
If you fail to appear when you're ordered to appear for a criminal matter, you will be issued a bench warrant. Read more »Five Things You Should NEVER Do in Court
I've seen numerous cases of people where they show up on the protective order docket wearing a wife-beater undershirt. Not a good idea. Read more »Oklahoma Attorney Speaks on Bills of Attainder
Bills of attainder are old legal tool from Medieval England as a means of declaring criminality and punishing it against an individual. Read more »The Ever-Expanding Scope of Misdemeanor Manslaughter Involves Oklahoma
Tulsa Attorney, James Wirth speaks on how the scope of what is criminalized under that seems to keep expanding in the state of Oklahoma. Read more »What Are Your Rights When You're Facing a Federal Criminal Investigation?
Right now we're seeing more and more federal investigations being opened and handled in northern and eastern Oklahoma. Read more »What Traffic Tickets are Two (2) Points on Your Driver's License in Oklahoma?
They're documented in the administrative code, not Oklahoma statutes, but the Department of Public Safety Administrative code. Read more »What Traffic Offenses are One (1) Point on Your Driver's License in Oklahoma?
Failure to display light headlamps. Failure to dim lights as required. Operating a vehicle without required headlamps or with improper or defective headlight lamps. Read more »What Do You Need To Know About Plea Agreements in Federal Court, and What Is a Blind Plea?
A blind plea is where you go into court and you plead guilty without a plea agreement in place. It's called a blind plea because there are no guarantees. Read more »How Do I Clear My Driving Record in Oklahoma?
If you go 12 months without any convictions, any traffic convictions, then you earn two points off your license. Read more »Can You Get a Better Deal if You Cooperate With Federal Prosecutors?
The important thing to know is that cooperation with the federal government is one of the trickiest situations in resolving a federal criminal charge. Read more »How Long Does it Take to Clear Your Driving Record in Oklahoma?
If you go by three years without any traffic violations, then they automatically give you a clean slate. Three years, no violations. Read more »What Is Compassionate Release From Federal Prison?
Some folks that were sentenced to a federal term of incarceration for a federal crime in Oklahoma, or from Tulsa have had some success. Read more »The Sentencing Guidelines Changed for the Crime I Committed: Can I Get Out of Federal Prison Early?
Judges are not required to follow United States Sentencing Commission guidelines, although they are required to consider the guidelines. Read more »Can I Get a Work-Permit (Occupational Modification) After My License Was Suspended in Oklahoma?
There is a process by which you can make that request, and you can have a hearing with the Department of Public Safety. Read more »How Does Oklahoma's Drivers License Point System Work?
There are 63 traffic offenses that the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety has in their appendix that have a point tied to them. Read more »Can You Get Released Early From a Federal Prison Sentence?
There are limited circumstances by which somebody can get the sentencing guidelines under which they were sentenced, re-evaluated. Read more »What Happens if I Get 10 Points on My Driver's License in Oklahoma?
So anytime you've got a traffic ticket if it falls within 1 of the 63 that has a listed point value. Read more »
