Date: 02-09-1998

Case Style: State of Oklahoma v. James Hogue and Kathleen Hogue

Case Number: CF-97-1766

Judge: James D. Goodpaster

Court: District Court of Tulsa County

Plaintiff's Attorney: Assistant Distrist Attorneys Paul Wilkening and David Robertson and Frank M. Hagedorn of Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson, P.C., Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Defendant's Attorney: Clark Brewster of Brewster, Shallcross & De Angelis, Tulsa, Oklahoma for James Hogue and Jim Goodwin, Tulsa, Oklahoma for Kathleen Hogue.

Description: Twenty-two counts of embezzlement and one count of caretaker abuse in connection with the mishandling of a 90- year-old woman's estate. Prosecutors allege that the couple bilked Jewell Young out of more than $100,000 while they were trustees of her estate for two years.

Outcome: Kathleen Hogue pled guility to all charges on January 12, 1998. The jury found James Hogue not guilty on all counts.

Plaintiff's Experts: Unknown

Defendant's Experts: Unknown

Comments: This was an amazing result for Clark Brewster who represented Jim Hogue for free.