Kepler's attorneys working to get case thrown out

Kepler's attorneys working to get case thrown out

A LANDMARK SUPREME COURTDECISION EARLIER THIS MONTH.ONE OF THOSE CASES - IS THATOF FORMER TULSA POLICEOFFICER SHANNON KEPLER, HEWAS CONVICTED NEARLY THREEYEARS AGO FOR SHOOTING ANDKILLING HIS DAUGHTER'SBOYFRIEND.

AT FIVE... WETOLD YOU ABOUT THE LATESTDEVELOPMENTS IN THE CASE-ALL NEW AT SIX...2 WORKS FOR YOU REPORTERTONY RUSSELL IS LIVE... ATTHE TULSA COUNTY COURTHOUSEWITH REACTION FROM THE TULSACOUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'SOFFICE.

TONY?IF YOU REMEMBER BACK IN 2017SHANNON KEPLER'S ATTORNEYHIS ATTORNEYS CHALLENGED HISCRIMINAL CASE BECAUSE OF HISMEMBERSHIP TO THE MUSCOGEECREEK NATION.KEPLER HE WENT THROUGH THREEMIS-TRiaLS BEFORE BEINGCONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER inTHE SHOOTING DEATH OF HISDAUGHTER'S BOYFRIEND.

KEPLERIS NOW SERVING A 15 YEARSENTENCE IN MCALESTER, BUTHIS ATTORNEY'S ARE WORKINGTO GET HIS CASE THROWN OUTBECAUSE OF THE MCGIRTRULING-THAT'S THE LATESTSUPREME COURT CASE AFFIRMINGTHE MUSCOGEE (CREEK)NATION'S ORIGINALTREATY AND RESERVATIONSTATUS.

THE OKLAHOMACRIMINAL COURT OF APPEALSHEARD HIS 20-17 APPEAL-THEYPUT THAT ON HOLD PENDING THEOUTCOME OF THE MCGIRT RULINGFROM THE SUPREME COURT.SINCE THE RULING, I FOUNDSEVERAL BRieFS FILED FROMTHE OKLAHOMA ATTORNEYGENERAL'S OFFICE AND THEATTORNEY REPRESENTINGSHANNON KEPLER.

THE TULSACOUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYSAYS AN APPEAL LIKE KEPLER'SCOULD HAVE UNINTENDEDCONSEQUENCES.STEVE KUNZEWILER, TULSACOUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY,"IN: ".THIS COULD POSSIBLY BEPROSECUTED IN FEDERALCOURT..

OUT: ".BE CAREFULWHAT YOU ASK FOR, YOU MIGHTACTUALLY GET IT"RIGHT NOW AS IT STANDS-THEOKLAHOMA A-G'S OFFICE HASASKEDFOR AN ADDITIONAL 60 DAYS TOLOOK AT THE IMPACTS OF THEMCGIRTRULING--KEPLER'S ATTORNEYSARE TRYING TO OVERRIDE THAT.REPORTING LIVE IN TULSA,TONY RUSSELL, 2 WORKS FORYOU.