Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with coercing his girlfriend into prostitution.
A jury in the Northern District of Oklahoma convicted Palms of one count of Sex
Trafficking by Force, Fraud, and Coercion in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a)(1) and 2
(2), one count of Attempted Obstruction of Sex Trafficking Enforcement in violation of
18 U.S.C. § 1591(d), and one count of Transporting an Individual for Prostitution in
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2421(a). Evidence presented to the jury suggested that Palms
had coerced his girlfriend, M.W., into prostitution.
Outcome: Convicted.
Affirmed on appeal.
Petition for a writ of habeas corpus denied.
Affirmed on appeal.