The state of Oklahoma says Kimberly Graham, 53, should be returned to state custody to serve out her time for a 2007 DUI crash that killed five people.
TULSA COUNTY, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) The Supreme Court decision affirming tribal jurisdiction within the Muscogee (Creek) reservation is causing concern at the Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office.
District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler hosted a town hall on Wednesday night to speak out about the decision and what he said is a “fracture” in how criminal cases are investigated and prosecuted.
He called on members of the public to talk to their political leaders to come up with a solution to “fix” the divide and make sure victims continue to get justice.
“This is how it used to work,” Kunzweiler said. “This is the system that all of us know and believed how it worked. Police respond to a crime. They then investigate the crime. They follow up and do interviews and write reports. They make an arrest. Then the prosecutor prosecutes. In the history of Oklahoma, that’s how it worked.
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