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Clients in Oklahoma may be investigated by either state or federal grand juries. In federal matters, a defendant must be indicted by a grand jury or waive indictment to be charged with federal crimes. The Oklahoma criminal justice system operates primarily by "information" (charges filed by the District Attorney), although the Oklahoma Attorney General's Multi-County Grand Jury statute is being more frequently utilized to investigate state crime and prosecute by indictment.
The Attorney General of Oklahoma conducts the lion's share of state grand jury investigations, while the U.S. Attorney's Office presents evidence to the federal grand jury. The federal and state systems are unique, and your choice of counsel is important because counsel must know the intricacies of the grand jury conducting the investigation in order to advise you properly. The Wyatt Law Office offers experienced counsel who know the differences and know how to get things accomplished under either system.
Recent & Noteworthy Investigations & Results
At
the request of the Hon. Jerome Holmes, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the Tenth Circuit, Bob Wyatt presented a continuing legal education seminar
regarding the "Operation of the Multicounty Grand Jury in White Collar Cases"
to members of the Oklahoma Bar Association during the October-November 2006
seminar schedule. Copies of the materials are available for purchase at
the Oklahoma Bar Association.
A
representative sample of Oklahoma multi-county grand jury cases would include
Mr. Wyatt's cases involving homicide, bribery, public corruption, and other
grand jury matters.
Charges Declined by Grand Jury. Mr.
Wyatt represented the wife of an Edmond doctor, who was suspected by the
Attorney General in the death of her husband. In August 1999, the State
Multi-County Grand Jury ended its 18-month investigation returning no
indictments in the doctor's homicide, thus clearing Wyatt's client.*
Charge Reduced to Misdemeanor. Mr.
Wyatt represented one of many people indicted by the multi-county grand jury
in the 2000-2001 politically charged "ghost employee" scandal at the Oklahoma
Department of Health. In that case, Mr. Wyatt's client was indicted on
approximately 20 felony counts, but he was able to resolve the case with a
guilty plea to only one misdemeanor count requiring payment of a small fine.
All of the felony counts were dismissed.*
*Note:
Results may vary
because each case must be decided
on its own unique facts and the law applicable to that given case.
You should not infer the likelihood of success on a given case
based on past cases handled by this firm.
Office Locations
The Wyatt Law Office is located in the State's capital of Oklahoma City, which is situated in the middle of the state. Wyatt's office is just two blocks from the federal courthouse and four blocks from the Oklahoma County courthouse. We are less than 10 minutes from the State's appellate courts which are housed in the State Capitol complex. For federal criminal matters outside of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City offers easy connections to most major cities and both coasts from the Will Rogers World Airport. We also have good relations with lawyers statewide so that we can work in almost any venue in Oklahoma.
Mr. Wyatt is licensed in all of Oklahoma's federal courts including U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma (Oklahoma City), U.S. District Court Northern District of Oklahoma (Tulsa), and U.S. District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma (Muskogee).
Some of the cities served by the Wyatt Law Office in Oklahoma include: Ada, Altus, Alva, Anadarko, Antlers, Arapaho, Ardmore, Arnett, Atoka, Bartlesville, Beaver, Blackwell, Boise City, Broken Arrow, Buffalo, Chandler, Checotah, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Chickasha, Choctaw, Claremore, Clinton, Coalgate, Cordell, Duncan, Durant, Edmond, El Reno, Elk City, Enid, Eufaula, Fairview, Frederick, Ft. Sill, Guthrie, Guymon, Hobart, Holdenville, Hollis, Hugo, Idabel, Jay, Kingfisher, Lawton, Madill, Mangum, Marietta, McAlester, Medford, Miami, Midwest City, Moore, Muskogee, Mustang, Newcastle, Newkirk, Nichols Hills, Norman (University of Oklahoma), Nowata, Okemah, Oklahoma City, Okmulgee, Pauls Valley, Pawhuska, Pawnee, Perry, Ponca City, Poteau, Pryor, Purcell, Sallisaw, Sapulpa, Sayre, Seminole, Shawnee, Stigler, Stillwater (Oklahoma State University), Stillwell, Sulphur, Tahlequah, Taloga, Thackerville, The Village, Tinker AFB (Air Force Base), Tishomingo, Tulsa, Vance AFB, Vinita, Wagoner, Walters, Warner, Warr Acres, Watonga, Waurika, Weatherford, Wewoka, Wilburton, Woodward, and Yukon.
The Wyatt Law Office will travel to any of Oklahoma’s 77 counties on behalf of a client, which include: Adair County, Alfalfa County, Atoka County, Beaver County, Beckham County, Blaine County, Bryan County, Caddo County, Canadian County, Carter County, Cherokee County, Choctaw County, Cimarron County, Cleveland County, Coal County, Comanche County, Cotton County, Craig County, Creek County, Custer County, Delaware County, Dewey County, Ellis County, Garfield County, Garvin County, Grady County, Grant County, Greer County, Harmon County, Harper County, Haskell County, Hughes County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Johnston County, Kay County, Kingfisher County, Kiowa County, Latimer County, LeFlore County, Lincoln County, Logan County, Love County, Major County, Marshall County, May County, McCain County, McCurtain County, McIntosh County, Murray County, Muskogee, County, Noble County, Nowata County, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma County, Okmulgee County, Osage County, Ottawa County, Pawnee County, Payne County, Pittsburg County, Pontotoc County, Pottawatomie County, Pushmataha County, Roger Mills County, Rogers County, Seminole County, Sequoyah County, Stephens County, Texas County, Tillman County, Tulsa County, Wagoner County, Washington County, Washita County, Woods County, and Woodward County.