Tracy Tiernan - June 15, 2026 - Criminal Defense
Your phone goes with you everywhere. When you are without it, you miss it as much as you would a body part that temporarily becomes nonfunctional. It follows, then, that if you are facing criminal charges, your cell phone was present at the scene of the crime. Its absence would arouse as much suspicion as […]
Tracy Tiernan - May 15, 2026 - Criminal Defense, Drug Crimes
The terms “controlled substance” and “illegal drug” are not perfect synonyms. You can get criminal charges for illegal possession of a controlled substance, but the Controlled Substances Act includes five categories for how tightly it controls the substances. All the schedules except Schedule I are pharmaceutical drugs that physicians can legally administer or prescribe to […]
Tracy Tiernan - April 15, 2026 - Drug Crimes
The good news is that drug overdose deaths have decreased in Oklahoma by more than 40% since 2025. Opioids, especially fentanyl, are the most commonly cited drugs in overdose reports. The decrease could be due to a combination of the availability of naloxone to reverse the effects of opioids, increased access to substance abuse treatment, […]