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New Oklahoma Law Reclassifies Some Domestic Abuse Charges as Violent Crimes

from Courthouse News

New Oklahoma Law Reclassifies Some Domestic Abuse Charges as Violent Crimes Courthouse News Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed into law a reclassification of several domestic abuse charges as violent crimes, even though an unrelated criminal justice reform ballot measure threatens to mitigate its effects. Stitt signed House Bill 3251, which expands the definition of a violent crime to include “domestic abuse by strangulation, domestic assault with a dangerous weapon, domestic assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, or domestic assault and battery with a deadly weapon.” READ MORE

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