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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1973

Page

2

Hamilton Proposes Public Defender Net for Oklahoma

Senate President Pro Tempore Jim Hamilton proposes a statewide public defender system to aid indigent defendants. The plan creates a defender board under the Court of Criminal Appeals and would begin Jan 1 1974 for all felonies and certain misdemeanors after a second conviction.

Oklahoma City Senate Jim Hamilton D-Poteau Oklahoma Denver Davison State Supreme Court Davison Hamilton Public Defender Board Court of Criminal Appeals

Lawyers Contest State Drug Laws In Oklahoma

Attorneys for three men charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute argue Oklahoma drug statutes are unconstitutional and deny equal protection due to mandatory 2 to 10 year prison terms and a $5 000 fine with no probation. They claim the offense cannot be proved before the act occurs and that the penalty is cruel and unusual.

Tulsa Okla Oklahoma Arthur Rubin Raber Martin

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