Protecting your CDL: Avoiding suspension and revocation.   What is Shooting with Intent to Kill in Oklahoma? Hi there, this is Jay Bills, the Okmulgee Attorney, and I’m here today to talk to you about CDL, Certified Driver’s License. Do you have one? Do you want to keep it? A CDL license is normally equivalent of any other license that is required for a person’s employment, whether that is a doctor, attorney, or electrician. A CDL is highly prized, valuable, and must be protected. However, having that CDL also means that you’re involved in a lot of driving. Driving in a manner that is mor ..read more

Arrest Warrants Did you recently find out that you have a warrant for your arrest? Hi, I’m Oklahoma City Attorney Aaron Easton, and if so, believe it or not, you’re not alone. It’s pretty common that that happens. We have clients come in quite frequently that have found out, unbeknownst to them, that there’s a warrant for their arrest out there. Oftentimes, this information comes through a routine employment background check, which is probably the most common way it is discovered. However, it can be very scary. You didn’t know it was out there. Perhaps it’s a misdemeanor, perhaps it’s a felon ..read more

 Navigating Lingering Charges and Warrants Do you have a lingering charge or warrant from your past? Hi, I’m Oklahoma State Attorney Aaron Easton and today I want to talk about that topic because it’s something that we come across quite often actually and I want to talk about it in the context of a recent success story we had with a client of ours. So a few months back we had a client come to us who had learned that he had a warrant out for his arrest for a crime that the state believes he committed and it was about four years old and this gentleman just had no idea it was out there and someh ..read more

 Expert Legal Representation for Municipal Citations Have you received a municipal citation in the Oklahoma City area? Hi, I’m Oklahoma City Attorney Aaron Easton, and we actually have a lot of clients come to us with citations they received from some municipality in this area. I think folks often think it’s going to be a traffic violation, speeding ticket of some sort, and that is pretty common, but we also get clients in here for things such as public intoxication. In the case I wanted to talk briefly about today, we had a client that came in for having a citation for selling without a perm ..read more

Successfully Reducing Municipal Speeding Tickets Have you received a municipal speeding ticket in the state of Oklahoma? Hi, I’m Oklahoma City Attorney Aaron Easton and today I want to talk a little bit about a recent case I had, a success story for a client who had received a speeding ticket in the town of The Village for traveling 16 to 20 miles per hour over the speed limit. So the first thing to know is we deal with a lot of municipal citations in Oklahoma and we represent a lot of folks that have been given those citations. Our primary goal always is to get the case dismissed. Well occas ..read more

Burglary Have you been charged with burglary in Oklahoma for a crime that doesn’t involve theft? Hi, I’m Oklahoma City Attorney Aaron Easton, and believe it or not, that’s pretty common. So while most of us think about burglary as entering a home or a vehicle to commit some theft, the way the statute is written does not always mean that. So with burglary, what the state is saying you did is that you crossed the threshold of that car, or more likely, that home, with the intent to commit a crime at the time you’ve crossed the threshold. So this is an important concept, because in Oklahoma, and ..read more

Charges, Penalties, and Defense Strategies Have you been charged with third degree burglary in Oklahoma? Hi, I’m Oklahoma City Attorney Aaron Easton, and that’s a topic we’re gonna discuss today. Third degree burglary, it’s actually one that I think less people are aware of. You hear of first and second degree more often. But there is a statute for third degree burglary. It is also a felony, and it does carry serious prison time if you’re convicted of it. So what is third degree burglary? Well, I’m gonna read from the statute here, and it’s codified in Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Secti ..read more

 Charged or Investigated of a Crime in Oklahoma? Are you being investigated or have you been charged with a crime in Oklahoma? Hi, I’m Oklahoma City Attorney Aaron Easton. And if so, you already know there are many, many important considerations, a lot of things going through your mind. It’s a scary time, frankly. But I want to talk about one of the important considerations specifically that a lot of people either don’t know or it’s not on the front of their mind because of what they’re going through. And that’s whether or not the crime you’re being charged with falls under Title 57, Section ..read more

85% Crimes Have you been sentenced to an 85% crime in Oklahoma? Hi, I’m Oklahoma City Attorney Aaron Easton and if so, you’re going to want to hear the information in this video because the knowledge that you were being tried for an 85% crime is actually really important. So in Oklahoma, 85% crimes are those crimes that you have to serve 85% of your sentence before you’re eligible for parole. And the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has said that if you are tried for that type of crime, you have to have knowledge of the type of sentence that carries. And that can be one of two things. So if ..read more

Driving in Oklahoma is a privilege, not a right. If you misuse that privilege you could lose it for a period of time. Losing the legal ability to drive can seriously complicate your life. Can I Lose My Ability to Drive in Oklahoma? If you are a licensed driver in Oklahoma, it is important to understand the consequences of accumulating too many points on your driver’s license. The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety (DPS) has a point system in place to monitor the driving records of all licensed drivers in the state. Every time you are convicted of a traffic violation, points are added to you ..read more