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Kevin Adams is one of the top criminal defense lawyers in Oklahoma, Mr. Adams can help you negoitate a plea agreement, try your case to a jury, appeal your conviction or get your record expunged.
Mr. Adams was awarded the Clarence Darrow Award by the Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association for outstanding criminal defense, is a "Super lawyer", attended Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyer College and is well experienced in both state and federal courts.
With more than 22 years of criminal law experience and over 60 jury trials, Mr. Adams has saved dozens of people from unwarranted prison sentences, helped exonerate multiple clients who were falsely accused of crimes and has helped hundreds of others make amends for their past mistakes. Mr. Adams has successfully defended clients charged with first degree murder, rape, lewd molestation, sexual abuse, perjury, blackmail, violation of the computer crimes act, domestic abuse, child abuse, DUI, simple possession of drugs, federal drug conspiracies, possession with intent to distribute drugs, embezzlement, shoplifting, armed robbery, and many other crimes. See some of Mr. Adams past results.
The brilliance of the United States Constitution is the separation of powers. It is the separation of powers that keeps our political leaders from becoming tyrants. Far too often politicians and some members of the media play on the fears of the public to gain political support or ratings. As Benjamin Franklin famously said "Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty or safety."
Many paint criminal defense lawyers as part of the problem, as individuals that obstruct the system from working properly, as individuals that stop law enforcement from getting the "bad guys". People who think this way do not understand our Constitution and the way that our system was designed to work. These people do not understand that criminal defense lawyers do not obstruct the system, they are one of the protections built into the system. Criminal defense lawyers are in the United States Constitution, we are in the Sixth Amendment along with the Right to Trial by a Jury. State prosecutors, state judges and local law enforcement are not in the Constitution, they are part of the political system, which is what the Constitution was created to protect us from.
Mr. Adams has built this website to teach people how the criminal justice system actually works, below are some of the more popular pages on OklahomaCriminalLaw.com;
10 Things Everyone Suspected of a Crime Should
What to do if there is a warrant for your arrest in Oklahoma
What you should know before Hiring a Bail Bondsman
Learn how to hire the best lawyer for your criminal case
Hiring a lawyer to defend a Homicide charge in Oklahoma
Explanation of the Oklahoma State Felony Process
Understanding how probable cause drives the criminal justice system
The Role Elements Play in Criminal Law
Withdrawing a Plea, Challenging a Sentence Based upon a Plea
First Degree Murder in Oklahoma State Court
An overview of Oklahoma's First Degree Murder Laws
A Simple Understanding of the Justifiable Use Deadly Force in Oklahoma
What to Expect When Facing an Oklahoma Embezzlement Charge
Embezzlement cases in Oklahoma
The truth about DUIs in Oklahoma
What first time DUI offenders can expect in Oklahoma
Domestic Assault and Battery Cases in Oklahoma state court
If you do not find the information you are looking for above visit the Legal Info section or check out the Oklahoma Criminal Law Guide.
*Past results do not guarantee future success
Client, a former principal at Wewoka Middle School, found Not Guilty on all counts after a jury trial. Client had been charged with six (6) counts of Lewd Molestation.
Client found Not Guilty by Reason of Mental Impairment to the charge of First Degree Murder
Client found Not Guilty by Reason of Mental Impairment to the charges of Discharging a Weapon into a Dwelling, Feloniously Pointing a Fireram, Wearing Body Armor in Committing a Felony, Possession of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony and Burglary First Degree.
Client was charged with Forcible Oral Sodomy and two counts of Lewd Molestation. Client was acquitted (found not guilty) of all counts after a jury trial.
Client was charged with Violation of the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act, in violation of 21 O.S. § 1958. Client was acquitted (found not guilty) after a jury trial.
Client was charged with Perjury, in violation of 21 O.S. § 491, and False Reporting of a Crime, 21 O.S. § 589. Client was acquitted (found not guilty) on both counts after a jury trial.
Felony Embezzlement reduce to Misdemeanor Larceny with a two year deferred sentence.
Felony Assault on Police Officer and other felony charges reduced to misdemeanors-1 year suspended sentence.
Two felony Domestic violence cases dismissed before the preliminary hearing.
Felony DUI, Title 47 O.S. § 11-902(A)(5), Dismissed.
Felony Domestic Assault and Battery and Misdemeanor Assault and Battery Dismissed.
Client charged with Solicitation of First Degree Murder, in violation of 21 O.S. 701.16, at jury trial client was found not guilty (acquitted) of Solicitation of Murder. Client convicted of threatening a violent act, jury sentenced client to 30 days in jail, the prosecution had asked for 10 years. Client did not appeal the verdict.
Secured a $150,000 bond for client charged with First Degree Murder. Client released on ankle monitor pending trial.
Two counts of Child Abuse in Indian Country, 18 U.S.C. § 1151, 1152, 2 and 21 Okla. Stat. 843.5(A), dismissed.
One count of Abusive Sexual Contact with a Minor in Indian Country 2244(a)(3), dismissed.
Client charged with 10 counts of Child Sexual Abuse in violation of 21 O.S. 843.5, by two separate complaining witnesses, after a jury trial client was found not guilty (acquitted) of 5 counts and convicted of 5 counts and received a total sentence of 5 and 1/2 years in prison. Client did not appeal the verdict.
Secured a not guilty (on each case) at jury trial on charges of Lewd or Indecent Acts to a Child Under Sixteen Years of Age and Rape, First Degree.
Client was arrested for trafficking in methamphetamine while passing through Oklahoma. The vehicle Mr. Griffin was in was stopped by an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper and the Mr. Adams was able to use the dash cam video to show that the stop was unlawful. Case dismissed.
Client was charged with First Degree Rape in Tulsa County accused of rape. Client always maintained his innocence. Less than 4 months after being arraigned a jury found client not guilty and he was able to start rebuilding his life.
Client charged with First Degree Murder. First Degree Murder case dismissed and client received a 2 year prison sentence and 5 years probation for accessory after the fact.
Client charged with Sexual Battery. After a jury trial client was acquitted (found not guilty) of sexual battery and was instead convicted of the lesser included offense of misdemeanor Assault and Battery. The client was fined $1,000.
In this case Al Gerhart, founder of the Sooner Tea Party, was wrongfully charged, prosecuted and convicted of Blackmail and violation of the Oklahoma Computer Crimes act after he sent an email to a State Senator threatening to make him a "laughing stock" if he did not allow a vote on a piece of legislation. In a political prosecution, designed to silence a political activist, Mr. Gerhart was prosecuted in Oklahoma County. Mr. Gerhart stood up to those who were trying to bully him and turned down very favorable plea offers and exercised his right to trial. Mr. Gerhart was convicted at trial, but only fined by the jury. (This is very unusual.) Mr. Adams appealed the conviction arguing Mr. Gerhart was exercising his right to free speech and could not be convicted for sending the email because the speech was constitutionally protected. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals agreed and reversed the conviction with instructions to dismiss. Read the published opinion from the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals reversing Al Gerhart's conviction. (2015 OK CR 12)
Client charged with trafficking in methamphetamine. Mr. Adams' client was arrested after a traffic stop. Mr. Adams won the dismissal of the case at the preliminary hearing of the case.
Client falsely accused of Lewd Molestation. There were two complaining witnesses and DNA results that the client could not be excluded from. After a 3 day jury trial and 5 hours of deliberations client was found not guilty on all counts. Mr. Adams defeated the state's DNA evidence without calling a DNA expert of his own. Mr. Adams got all the evidence he needed from the state's experts.
Client was a 50 year old grandmother that was wrongfully accused of shop lifting by an overzealous loss prevention officer at a local retail store. After a two day jury trial client was found not guilty after only 45 minute deliberation by the jury.
In this case Mr. Adams represented a young man who was falsely accused of sexually abusing a family member. After numerous conversations with the prosecutor on the case and presenting the prosecutor with new evidence the case was dismissed.
Client had been convicted of Drug Trafficking and given a sentence of 25 years in prison. Client always maintained his innocence and his conviction was obtained at a jury trial. After the trial officer that testified against him was indicted by a federal grand jury on an unrelated matter. Mr. Adams won an Application for Post Conviction Relief and the conviction was overturned. Client freed from prison on November 10, 2010 and returned to his family.
Client had been convicted of possession with intent to distribute of a controlled dangerous substance. Client had been convicted at trial and been given a 30 year prison sentence. (Mr. Adams did not represent client at trial); Mr. Adams was hired to represent client on the Appeal of his federal conviction. Federal conviction reversed. After conviction was reversed client entered a plea to a lessor charge and was sentenced to 4 years in prison.
Client was a local coach that had been wrongfully accused of inappropriately touching a girl that he coached. Charges reduced to misdemeanor charge of Outraging Public Decency.
Client was charged with First Degree Murder. Case resolved with a no contest plea to the non-85% crime of accessory after the fact and a term of 15 years.
Mr. Adams and co-counsel Paul Brunton represented client charged in Federal Court with Possession with Intent to Distribute 50 or more Grams of Crack Cocaine and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Offense. It only took the jury 35 minutes to return a verdict of Not Guilty on both counts of the indictment.
Client who was accused of using a video camera to secretly video tape "up the skirt" of a 16 year old woman. Mr. Adams filed a Motion to Dismiss and successfully argued, that to secretly video tape "up the skirt" of an unsuspecting woman, did not violate Oklahoma Law. The case was dismissed and the state appealed the ruling to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; the ruling was affirmed. This case drew national attention and was featured in newspapers across the country and on the Fox News Channel. As a result of this case the legislature is changing the statute. (Read the motion that won this case) (Read the Court of Criminal Appeals Opinion
Client was facing charges of conspiracy to commit bank robbery and possession of a machine gun in furtherance of a federal crime of violence. The possession of the machine gun in furtherance of a federal crime of violence charged alone carried a mandatory minimum sentence of 30 years in prison. (By law this sentence would of been served consecutive to the Conspiracy to Commit Bank Robbery charge.) On the eve of trial case resolved for a plea on simple possession of an automatic weapon charge. Client was sentenced to only 48 months in prison.
Client who was charged with felony delivery of marijuana. After a conducting a preliminary hearing and filing a motion to quash Mr. Adams won a dismal of the delivery of marijuana charge by convincing a Tulsa County Judge that the state had failed to introduce enough evidence that his client had delivered marijuana.
Client charged with First-Degree Murder, Robbery, and 2 counts of Shooting with Intent to Kill for the robbery of First Fidelity Bank the murder of a bank teller and the shooting of the bank president and a customer inside the bank. The state filed a Bill of Particulars seeking the Death Penalty against Mr. Jordan. Mr. Adams raised mental retardation as a defense to the Death Penalty in accordance with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Atkins v. Virginia , 536 U.S. 304, 122 S.Ct. 2242, 153 L.Ed.2d 335 (2002) and the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals opinion in Blonner v. State, 2006 OK CR 1, 127 P.3d 1135, 01/05/2006. Through negotiations with the Tulsa County District Attorney’s office, Mr. Adams was able to save Mr. Jordan's life by resolving the case with a non-death plea.
Jury verdict of Not Guilty on the Charge of First Degree Murder client was instead convicted of the lessor include offense of 2nd Degree Murder and given 25 years. Client will be released after approximately 20 years in prison. Client was satisfied with the result and chose not to appeal his conviction to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals.
A non-death jury verdict. Client and his father were tried for the May 24, 2004 bank robbery of Mid First Bank located in Tulsa. During the robbery the security guard was shot and killed. Client testified during the trial that he attempted to rob the bank in order to obtain funding so that he could buy better weapons and kill those that he and his father felt were responsible for Waco and Ruby Ridge. The objective of this trial was to save the life of the client. After an eight day jury trial Mr. Adams and his co-counsel, Rob Nigh, won a non-death verdict.
Jury verdict of Not Guilty on the charge of First Degree Murder and Second Degree Murder. The state had 5 eyewitnesses. The only witness the defense had was the client himself. After a six day trial the jury deliberated for an hour and a half before finding client not guilty.
District Judge Jesse Harris ordered the first-degree murder charges against client dismissed after he agreed with the defense that there was insufficient evidence to order the case to trial.
Jury Verdict of NOT Guilty on the sole count of conspiracy. Trial lasted three weeks. There were 10 defendants indicted, all either plead guilty or were found guilty at trial except the client Mr. Adams represented. Not only did Mr. Adams win his first federal acquittal the verdict was returned on his 30th birthday.
Jury Verdict of Acquittal on the charge of First Degree Murder. Client was previously convicted of First Degree Murder which was overturned on appeal. Mr. Adams represented client at the retrial and he was acquitted of First Degree Murder. However, client was convicted of accessory after the fact of a felony and given a seven year sentence. Mr. Adams represented client on appeal and that conviction was also overturned by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. ( Read the winning opinion)The state of Oklahoma dismissed the case against client and did not attempt to retry him for a third time.
Jury Verdict of Acquittal on the sole charge of First Degree Murder. The trial had to be stopped on the afternoon of the third day so that Mr. Adams could be present with his wife during the birth of their daughter.
Jury Verdict of Acquittal on the charge of Sexual Abuse of a Minor Child. Client was charged with two counts of Sexually Abusing a Minor Child, the Jury Acquitted client on 1 count and deadlocked on the other count 9-3 for Acquittal. The case was resolved on the deadlocked count with a no contest plea on an amended misdemeanor charge that did not require client to register as a sex offender.
Jury Verdict of Acquittal on all counts. Client was charged with one count of Sexually Abusing a Minor Child and three counts of injury to a minor child. After a week long trial the jury deliberated approximately three hours before acquitting client on all charges.
Jury Verdict of Acquittal on the sole charge of Sexual Abuse of a Minor Child. The jury deliberated approximately 30 minutes after a three day trial in reaching their verdict of acquittal. This was Mr. Adams first jury trial and he had only been licensed to practice law a little more than a year.
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