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Here’s a quick update to the Sheriff’s/Elks
court case that you probably have not read about in the local
paper or seen on the local news. Of course you haven’t, because
this is a win for the Defense and as we all know, those just
aren’t acknowledged by local media.
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Greg Parks was one of the law enforcement
officers charged as a result of the search warrant served on the
Chickasha Elks Lodge on September 6, 2006. His original charges
that stemmed from the raid were
Count 1: Peace Officer Engaging in Illegal Gambling and Count 2:
Willful Neglect of Duty.
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In April 2007, The Honorable C. Allen
McCall dismissed charges against Greg Parks and Jim Peek
after Attorney Steve Buzin successfully argued the Oklahoma State
Statues referencing title 21 O.S. § 961,
which reads
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testimony or evidence upon any investigation or prosecution for
violation of this article, upon the ground that such testimony
would tend to convict him of a crime, but such testimony or
evidence shall not be received against him upon any criminal
investigation or prosecution, except in a prosecution against him
for perjury committed in giving such testimony. “ |
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Judge McCall
stated in his ruling “under the circumstances of this particular
case, renders meaningless the right of Mr. Peek and Mr. Parks to a
fair trial… the forced testimony elicited by the State triggers
immunity for the Defendants for charges pending against them”.
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Grady County District Attorney Bret Burns appealed
Judge McCall's
ruling to the Court of Criminal Appeals. The higher court recently handed down
the attached ruling.
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Follow this link
to read the six page appeal document in pdf format.
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