Legal Opinion
City of Tulsa v. Clifford
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided February 23, 1990No. S-89-606PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOHNSON, Judge:
The facts of this State appeal are undisputed. On February 6, 1989, two Tulsa Police Officers stopped a motor vehicle for operating with an expired license tag. The owner of the vehicle, appellee, was a passenger. A routine records check revealed an outstanding warrant for a James Clifford. However, the arrest warrant contained the identical physical description and police identification number of appellee. Tulsa Police Department records also confirmed a file on appellee and showed the name of James Clifford as an alias.
When advised of the warrant, appellee claimed that…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hill v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Anthony A. Brown v. Officer L. PattersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Jimmy F. McEachernCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- State v. SmithWashington Supreme Court · 1984
- United States v. Fred M. Glover AKA BlackbusterCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Salazar v. City of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1999
- Phillips v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1999
- State v. GreenNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1999
- State v. ChaneyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1999
- City of Tulsa v. CliffordCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1990
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