Legal Opinion
Murphy v. City of Tulsa
District Court, N.D. Oklahoma
Decided March 13, 2018No. Case No. 15–CV–528–GKF–FHMPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREGORY K. FRIZZELL, CHIEF JUDGE
This matter comes before the court on the defendant City of Tulsa's Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. # 175]. For the reasons discussed below, the motion is granted.
I. Background
On September 12, 1994, Travis Wood, the three-month-old son of Michelle Murphy, was found dead as a result of a stab wound to the chest and incised wound to the neck. The Tulsa Police Department, headed by then Chief Ron Palmer, oversaw the investigation of infant Wood's murder. That same day, Murphy made a statement to TPD detective Michael Cook.
On September 15, 1994, Murphy was…
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