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Date: 03-05-2021

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State of Oklahoma v. Ronald Jay Beasley

Case Number: CF-2018-243

Judge: Duel, Louis A

Court: In the District Court in and for Logan County, Oklahoma

Plaintiff's Attorney: Logan County District Attorney’s Office, Guthrie, Oklahoma

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Description: Guthrie, Oklahoma possession of a sawed off shotgun charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, charged with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: OWPN, Possession of Sawed Off Shotgun, in violation of 21 O.S. 1289.18
Date of Offense: 07/26/2018
Party Name Disposition Information
Beasley, Ronald Jay Disposed: CONVICTION, 03/05/2021. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: Possession of Sawed Off Shotgun(OWPN)
Violation of 21 O.S. 1289.18

A. "Sawed-off shotgun" shall mean any firearm capable of discharging a series of projectiles of any material which may reasonably be expected to be able to cause lethal injury, with a barrel or barrels less than eighteen (18) inches in length, and using a combustible propellant charge, but does not include any weapon so designed with a barrel less than eighteen (18) inches in length, provided it has an overall length of twenty-six (26) inches or more.

B. "Sawed-off rifle" shall mean any rifle having a barrel or barrels of less than sixteen (16) inches in length or any weapon made from a rifle (whether by alteration, modification, or otherwise) if such a weapon as modified has an overall length of less than twenty-six (26) inches in length, including the stock portion.

C. Every person who knowingly has in his possession or under his immediate control a sawed-off shotgun or a sawed-off rifle, whether concealed or not, shall upon conviction be guilty of a felony for the possession of such device, and shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a period not to exceed two (2) years, or both such fine and imprisonment.

D. This section shall not apply to any firearm that is lawfully possessed under federal law or that is otherwise not regulated as a "firearm" pursuant to the National Firearms Act.

E. The term "firearm" as used in this section and in the Oklahoma Firearms Act of 1971, shall not include an "antique firearm" as defined in 18 U.S.C., Section 921 (2006).

Outcome: 03-05-2021 CTFREE

JUDGE DUEL/ T. RIBERA, CR- STATE APPEARS BY SCOTT BIGGS, ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY. DEFENDANT APPEARS IN PERSON WITH ATTORNEY WILLIAM WHEELER, JR. DEFENDANT PLEADS GUILTY TO THE CHARGE. COURT ACCEPTS DEFENDANT'S PLEA AND FINDS IT WAS MADE KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL. DEFENDANT IS SENTENCED TO SERVE ONE YEAR IN THE LOGAN COUNTY JAIL WITH ALL THAT TIME TO BE SUSPENDED CONDITIONED UPON HIS GOOD BEHAVIOR. DEFENDANT IS ORDERED TO PAY A $500.00 FINE, ALL COSTS OF THIS ACTION, AN ADDITIONAL VICTIM'S COMPENSATION ASSESSMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $50.00, AND DA PROSECUTION FEES IN THE AMOUNT OF $480.00. DEFENDANT IS ORDERED TO COMPLETE FORTY HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE WITHIN ELEVEN MONTHS, SUBMIT TO A DRUG AND ALCOHOL EVALUATION AND FOLLOW ALL RECOMMENDATIONS, SUBMIT TO RANDOM DRUG TESTING, AND BE SUPERVISED BY OCS. DEFENDANT IS ADVISED OF HIS RIGHT TO APPEAL.

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