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Description: Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with involuntary manslaughter in Indian Country.
On December 2, 2020, Courtney Gail Lawson, age 43, from Haskell, Oklahoma, had a detectable amount of methamphetamine in her system, drove over 100 miles per hour, and tried to pass in a no passing zone. At that time, she struck an oncoming vehicle, killing the driver Chelsea Pugh.
The victim’s husband and friends spoke of their tremendous loss and about what Chelsea meant to each of them and her family. Her husband called her a light in the lives of those who knew and loved her.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol, FBI, and Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael F. Harder prosecuted the case.
18 USC 1151, 1153, and 1112(a): Involuntary Manslaughter in Indian Country
Docket entries:
11/03/2021 1 DEFENDANT INFORMATION SHEET(S) by USA as to Courtney Gail Lawson (kjp, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 11/04/2021)
11/03/2021 2 INDICTMENT by USA as to Courtney Gail Lawson (1) count(s) 1 (kjp, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 11/04/2021)
11/03/2021 3 SEALED UNREDACTED VERSION of Dkt # 2 per FRCrP 49.1(f) (kjp, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 11/04/2021)
11/04/2021 4 WARRANT Issued by Court Clerk as to Courtney Gail Lawson (kjp, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 11/04/2021)
11/18/2021 5 MINUTES of Proceedings - held before Magistrate Judge Christine D Little: Initial Appearance held on 11/18/2021 , Arraignment held on 11/18/2021 , appointing FPD attorney Katherine Ann Greubel Ross for Courtney Gail Lawson, setting/resetting bond, defendant remain/released on conditions as to Courtney Gail Lawson (Court Reporter: C1) (sdc, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 11/18/2021)
11/18/2021 6 ORDER by Magistrate Judge Christine D Little , appointing FPD attorney as to Courtney Gail Lawson (sdc, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 11/18/2021)
11/18/2021 7 BOND approved by Magistrate Judge Christine D Little as to Courtney Gail Lawson (sdc, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 11/18/2021)
11/18/2021 8 ORDER by Magistrate Judge Christine D Little , setting conditions of release as to Courtney Gail Lawson (sdc, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 11/18/2021)
11/18/2021 9 ORDER by Magistrate Judge Christine D Little re: Brady as to Courtney Gail Lawson (sdc, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 11/18/2021)
11/19/2021 10 SCHEDULING ORDER by Judge Gregory K Frizzell , setting/resetting scheduling order date(s): ( Motions due by 12/6/2021, Responses due by 12/20/2021, Pretrial Conference set for 1/5/2022 at 09:30 AM before Judge Gregory K Frizzell, Jury Instructions, Voir Dire & Trial Briefs due by 1/10/2022, Jury Trial set for 1/18/2022 at 09:30 AM before Judge Gregory K Frizzell) as to Courtney Gail Lawson (kjp, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 11/19/2021)
11/23/2021 11 WARRANT Returned Executed as to Courtney Gail Lawson (lmt, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 11/23/2021)
12/03/2021 12 First MOTION to Accelerate/Extend/Reset Hearing(s)/Deadline(s) by Courtney Gail Lawson (Greubel Ross, Katherine) (Entered: 12/03/2021)
12/03/2021 13 WAIVER of Speedy Trial by Courtney Gail Lawson (Greubel Ross, Katherine) (Entered: 12/03/2021)
12/03/2021 14 ORDER by Judge Gregory K Frizzell , ruling on motion(s)/document(s): Motion #12 Granted, setting/resetting scheduling order date(s): ( Motions due by 3/11/2022, Responses due by 3/25/2022, Pretrial Conference set for 4/6/2022 at 09:30 AM before Judge Gregory K Frizzell, Jury Instructions, Voir Dire & Trial Briefs due by 4/11/2022, Jury Trial set for 4/18/2022 at 09:30 AM before Judge Gregory K Frizzell) (Re: 12 First MOTION to Accelerate/Extend/Reset Hearing(s)/Deadline(s) ) as to Courtney Gail Lawson (kjp, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 12/03/2021)
03/22/2022 15 MINUTE ORDER by Judge Gregory K Frizzell upon the advice of counsel that defendant desires to plead guilty, striking the pretrial hearing on 4/6/2022, referring case to Magistrate Judge Bush for change of plea (felony), setting/resetting change of plea hearing: To be held in Courtroom 5 ( Change of Plea Hearing set for 4/1/2022 at 02:00 PM before Magistrate Judge Donald D Bush) as to Courtney Gail Lawson (This entry is the Official Order of the Court. No document is attached.) (kjp, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 03/22/2022)
04/01/2022 16 MINUTES of Proceedings - held before Magistrate Judge Donald D Bush: Change of Plea Hearing held on 4/1/2022 , guilty plea entered, striking/terminating deadline(s)/hearing(s) as to Courtney Gail Lawson (Court Reporter: FTR Ctrm 5) (pll, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 04/01/2022)
04/01/2022 17 CONSENT by Defendant to Proceed before a Magistrate Judge for Change of Plea (in Felony case) approved by Magistrate Judge Donald D Bush as to Courtney Gail Lawson (pll, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 04/01/2022)
04/01/2022 18 PETITION to Enter Plea of Guilty and ORDER Accepting Plea by Magistrate Judge Donald D Bush as to Courtney Gail Lawson (pll, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 04/01/2022)
04/01/2022 19 WAIVER of Right to Trial by Jury approved by Magistrate Judge Donald D Bush by Courtney Gail Lawson (pll, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 04/01/2022)
04/01/2022 20 PLEA AGREEMENT as to Courtney Gail Lawson (pll, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 04/01/2022)
04/01/2022 21 SEALED PLEA SUPPLEMENT (pll, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 04/01/2022)
10/26/2022 22 MINUTE ORDER by Judge Gregory K Frizzell having received notification from the United States Probation Office that disclosure of the PSR was made on 9/30/2022, the Sentencing hearing is set for Novmeber 17, 2022 at 9:30 a.m., setting/resetting sentencing: ( Sentencing set for 11/17/2022 at 09:30 AM before Judge Gregory K Frizzell) as to Courtney Gail Lawson (This entry is the Official Order of the Court. No document is attached.) (kjp, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 10/26/2022)
11/02/2022 23 SENTENCING MEMORANDUM as to Courtney Gail Lawson (Greubel Ross, Katherine) (Entered: 11/02/2022)
11/03/2022 24 SENTENCING MEMORANDUM by USA as to Courtney Gail Lawson (Harder, Michael) (Entered: 11/03/2022)
11/10/2022 25 MINUTE ORDER by Judge Gregory K Frizzell , referring Sentencing to Judge Crabtree, to be held in courtroom #2, setting/resetting sentencing: ( Sentencing set for 11/17/2022 at 09:30 AM before Judge Daniel D Crabtree), referring Sentencing to Judge Crabtree (Re: 22 Order,, Setting/Resetting Sentencing, ) as to Courtney Gail Lawson (This entry is the Official Order of the Court. No document is attached.) (clb, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 11/10/2022)
11/14/2022 26 MOTION for Point/Level Reduction by USA as to Courtney Gail Lawson (Harder, Michael) (Entered: 11/14/2022)
11/16/2022 27 MINUTE ORDER by Judge Gregory K Frizzell striking Sentencing Hearing on 11/17/2022 and RESETTING before Judge Frizzell on 11/18/2022 at 11:00 AM, setting/resetting sentencing: ( Sentencing set for 11/18/2022 at 11:00 AM before Judge Gregory K Frizzell) as to Courtney Gail Lawson (This entry is the Official Order of the Court. No document is attached.) (kjp, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 11/16/2022)
11/18/2022 28 MINUTES of Proceedings - held before Judge Gregory K Frizzell: Sentencing held on 11/18/2022 , ruling on motion(s)/document(s): #26 granted, striking/terminating deadline(s)/hearing(s) as to Courtney Gail Lawson (Re: 26 MOTION for Point/Level Reduction ) (Court Reporter: Brian Neil) (kjp, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 11/18/2022)
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 37 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
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