Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon in Oklahoma
On January 2, 2014 in Tulsa County in CF-2014-4, the State of Oklahoma charged Preston Leroy Williams with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, larceny of merchandise from a retailer, and obstructing an officer. The State alleges this took place on December 12, 2014 at Wal-Mart. According to the information, Mr. Williams used a shopping cart in a dangerous manner by shoving it at someone. If it were not for this charge, then his case would be a misdemeanor and not a felony. His bond was set at $500 for each count, and he bonded out of jail on January 24, 2014. Mr. Williams will be arraigned on February 3, 2014. The statutes governing his possible range of punishment if he is found guilty are as follows:
21 O.S. 645
Every person who, with intent to do bodily harm and without justifiable or excusable cause, commits any assault, battery, or assault and battery upon the person of another with any sharp or dangerous weapon, or who, without such cause, shoots at another, with any kind of firearm, air gun, conductive energy weapon or other means whatever, with intent to injure any person, although without the intent to kill such person or to commit any felony, upon conviction is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not exceeding ten (10) years, or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one (1) year.
21 O.S. 1731
Larceny of merchandise held for sale in retail or wholesale establishments shall be punishable as follows:
1. For the first conviction, in the event the value of the goods, edible meat or other corporeal property which has been taken is less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), the violator shall be punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding thirty (30) days, and by a fine not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00); provided for the first conviction, in the event more than one item of goods, edible meat or other corporeal property has been taken, punishment shall be by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed thirty (30) days, and by a fine not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
2. If it be shown, in the trial of a case in which the value of the goods, edible meat or other corporeal property is less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), that the defendant has been once before convicted of the same offense, the defendant shall, on a second conviction, be punished by confinement in the county jail for a term of not less than thirty (30) days nor more than one (1) year, and by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
3. If it be shown, upon the trial of a case where the value of the goods, edible meat or other corporeal personal property is less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), that the defendant has two or more times before been convicted of the same offense, regardless of the value of the goods, edible meat or other corporeal personal property involved in the first two convictions, upon the third or any subsequent conviction, the punishment shall be imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term of not less than two (2) nor more than five (5) years.
4. In the event the value of the goods, edible meat or other corporeal property is Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or more, but is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), the defendant shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not more than one (1) year or by imprisonment in the county jail for one or more nights or weekends pursuant to Section 991a-2 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, at the option of the court, and shall be subject to a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) and ordered to provide restitution to the victim as provided in Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
5. In the event the value of the goods, edible meat or other corporeal property is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more, punishment shall be imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term of not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years.
21 O.S. 540
Any person who willfully delays or obstructs any public officer in the discharge or attempt to discharge any duty of his office, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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