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DAVID AUTRY, JOHN W. COYLE, III, MARK HENRICKSEN, MICKEY HOMSEY, GARVIN ISAACS, MICHAEL JOHNSON, AND MICHAEL MCBRIDE
all scored a most improbable win in the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals when the Court declined jurisdiction on the State's writ to review the decision of Judge Vicki Robertson, Oklahoma County, to dismiss with prejudice a racketeering case involving multiple defendants on the basis of a speedy trial claim, which essentially brings the entire litigation to an end as the State has no further avenue to appeal. This is the infamous "Bingo" case which I worked on under John Coyle and is one of the most acrimonious cases I have seen insofar as the animosity between the prosecution staff (three of them) and the defense attorneys, with Garvin being the primary lightning rod and agitator for the defense. This case languished for over two years and never got passed the preliminary hearing. There were three writs in between, a judge change, allegations of judicial impropriety from another other judge, shenanigans involving a State requested continuance, and a shouting match between Garvin and Wes Lane who was not even a prosecutor in the case, but one day came to court with 3/4 of his staff to argue a motion and defend the three assigned prosecutors from incessant defense attacks. Truly a bitterly fought case and most unexpected win on an unlikely ground.
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