Legal Opinion
Black v. State
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided May 12, 1992No. 75983PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHTMIRE, Judge.
Did reversible error permeate the jury trial culminating in a judgment on a verdict terminating the mother’s parental rights to her two minor children?
We hold it did and reverse the judgment.
I
The operative facts are these. On August 20, 1984, the State of Oklahoma, acting on the recommendation of the Department of Human Services (DHS), filed a petition seeking custody of four-year-old M.A. and one-year-old E.A., the minor children of Annette Atkins Black and Timothy Atkins, based on the allegation that the children were deprived.
The parents appeared through their…
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