Corey v. State

Opinion by

JOE C. TAYLOR, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 Appellant, Crystalle Corey (Mother), appeals from the trial court’s judgment on a jury verdict terminating her parental rights to two of her children, T.C. and L.C. (Children). The dispositive issue concerns the verdict form given by the trial court to the jury. We find error in the trial court’s decision on this issue, and reverse and remand.

¶2 The State of Oklahoma (State) filed this action in August 2000 seeking an adjudication of Children as deprived. In November 2000, Mother and Children’s father stipulated to the petition as amended, and the…