NOTIFICATION OF NEW FORM FOR PURPOSES OF INITIAL BAIL
Case Details
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- Administrative notice/directive from Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals
Related Laws
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Outcome
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals approved a uniform form titled 'Court's Findings for Purposes of Initial Bail Determination' for discretionary use by district court judges as a form, checklist, or guide in bail determination proceedings.
Excerpt
¶1 On September 24, 2025, a uniform document was submitted to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals for consideration for use by district court judges in support of the initial determination of bail. The Court has reviewed the document entitled Court's Findings for Purposes of Initial Bail Determination and approves the discretionary use of the form by state district court judges as a form, checklist, or guide, and further issues this administrative directive for purposes of providing notice of the availability of said form.
Similar Rulings
¶1 The State charged Appellee Ramon Ambrose Armstrong, in the District Court of Comanche County, Case No. CF-2020-447, with Driving a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol Second and Subsequent (Count 1), in violation of 47 O.S.Supp.2018, § 11-902 (A)(1), Prisoner Placing Bodily Fluids on Government Employee (Count 2), in violation of 21 O.S.2011, § 650.9 , and Unsafe Lane Use (Count 3), in violation of 47 O.S.Supp.2018, § 11-309 . The Honorable Grant Sheperd, District Judge, presided over Armstrong's jury trial. The jury acquitted Armstrong on each count.
¶1 Appellant, Kevin Swager, was tried and convicted by a jury in the District Court of Delaware County, Case No. CF-2021-92, of Count 1: Child Sexual Abuse -- Victim Under Twelve (Rape in the First Degree by Instrumentation), in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.2019, § 843.5 and Count 2: Child Sexual Abuse -- Victim Under Twelve (Lewd Molestation), in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.2019, § 843.5 . The jury sentenced Swager to twenty-five years imprisonment on each of the two counts.
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