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Date: 05-08-2025

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State of Oklahoma v. Phillip Keith Wright, Jr.

Case Number: CF-2024-1632

Judge: Doug Drummond

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

Plaintiff's Attorney: Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office

Defendant's Attorney:


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Description: Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:

MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE, in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7(A)
and
POSSESSION OF A FIREARM AFCF, in violation of 21 O.S. 1283

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MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE, in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7(A)

Outcome: CASE CALLED FOR JURY TRIAL AND PARTIES ANNOUNCE READY FOR TRIAL. THE JURORS ARE CALLED AND SWORN AS TO QUALIFICATIONS. THE JURY IS IMPANELED AND EXAMINED FOR CAUSE- 3 JURORS. THE JURORS ARE ACCEPTED FOR CAUSE. PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES ISSUED BY THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 9 JURORS. PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES ISSUED BY THE DEFENDANT: 9 JURORS. THE FOLLOWING JURORS ARE ACCEPTED AND SWORN TO TRY THE CAUSE: 12 JURORS. THE FOLLOWING ALTERNATE JURORS WERE STRUCK: 2 JURORS. THE FOLLOWING ALTERNATE JURORS ARE SELECTED: 1 JUROR. THE RULE OF SEQUESTRATION WAS INVOKED. STATE PRESENTS EVIDENCE AND RESTS. DEFENDANT DEMURS AND THE DEMURRER IS OVERRULED. DEFENDANT PRESENTS EVIDENCE AND RESTS. DEFENDANT MOVES FOR DIRECTED VERDICT AND IS OVERRULED. BOTH SIDES REST. THE JURY IS INSTRUCTED AS TO THE LAW. CLOSING ARGUMENTS ARE MADE. THE SWEARING OF THE BAILIFF IS WAIVES AND AT 11:08AM, THE BAILIFF AND JURY RETIRE FOR THE JURY RETURNS INTO OPEN COURT WITH THEIR VERDICT, WHICH IS READ IN OPEN COURT AND IS TO WIT:

COUNT 1 (A): WE, THE JURY IMPANELED AND SWORN IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED CAUSE, DO UPON OUR OATHS FIND THE DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY OF THE CHARGE MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE.

COUNT 2 (B): WE, THE JURY IMPANELED AND SWORN IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED CAUSE, DO UPON OUR OATHS FIND THE DEFENDANT GUILTY OF THE CHARGE POSSESSION OF A FIREARM AFCF AND FIX PUNISHMENT AT TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. DEFENDANT ASSESSED COSTS. CREDIT FOR TIME SERVED AND EARNED. SENTENCE TO RUN CONCURRENT WITH CM-2024-3432


JURORS CONCURRING, SIGNED BY FOREMAN. JURY DISCHARGED. COURT ORDERS DEFENDANT TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. BOND EXONERATED. WITNESS(ES) SWORN AND TESTIMONY HEARD IN TRIAL.

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