Blades v. State

Decision Date17 February 2005
Docket NumberNo. RE-2004-363.,RE-2004-363.
Citation2005 OK CR 1,107 P.3d 607
PartiesNatalie Dawn BLADES, Appellant, v. STATE of Oklahoma, Appellee.
CourtUnited States State Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma. Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL

¶ 1 Appellant initiated the above-styled and numbered appeal from the revocation of her suspended sentences in Jackson County District Court Case Nos. CF-2000-166 and CF-2001-323. Appellee has filed a Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Rule 2.1(E)(1), Rules of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, Title 22, Ch.18, App. (2004). Specifically, Appellee avers Appellant has attempted to circumvent the Rules of this Court by filing a Motion for Re-Sentencing with the District Court, which the District Court granted, rather than filing a petition for an out-of-time appeal with this Court.

¶ 2 Appellant has filed an Objection to Appellee's motion. Appellant avers she is properly before this Court pursuant to Rule 2.1(E)(1), Rules of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, Title 22, Ch.18, App. (2004) and 22 O.S.2001, Section 1085.

¶ 3 After a review of the pleadings filed in this matter, this Court finds the Motion to Dismiss the above-styled and numbered appeal should be GRANTED. Once a defendant has been sentenced by a District Court, the District Court loses jurisdiction over the case.1 Rule 2.1(E)(1) allows the District Court to re-sentence a defendant, pursuant to 22 O.S.2001, § 1085, provided an application for post-conviction relief has been filed in the District Court and the District Court finds one of the enumerated, limited allegations pursuant to 22 O.S.2001, § 1080 is established by the defendant. Thus, re-sentencing is a part of that adjudication.

¶ 4 However, an Appellant being granted and/or denied an appeal through no fault of his/her own is not one of the enumerated provisions of Section 1080, which allows the District Court to apply the provisions of Section 1085.2 The role of the District Court in addressing a request for an appeal out of time through the application for post-conviction relief pursuant to Smith, is to conduct an evidentiary hearing and provide findings of fact and conclusions of law upon which this Court will then determine if an appeal out of time should be granted.

¶ 5 This rule of procedure is true for both the seeking of an out of time appeal from either an original sentencing or a revocation of sentences. In other words, regardless of the type of case, the District Court serves the function of fact finding only, and this Court will determine whether to grant an appeal out of time. To the extent any language in Houghton v. City of Wewoka, 1988 OK CR 86, 753 P.2d 933,Ellison v. State, 1985 OK CR 148, 709 P.2d 1064 and Smith v. State, 1980 OK CR 43, 611 P.2d 276 is inconsistent with this opinion, such language is expressly modified and/or overruled. Based on the foregoing, the District Court did not have jurisdiction to entertain Appellant's motion for re-sentencing.

¶ 6 IT IS SO ORDERED.

¶ 7 WITNESS OUR HANDS AND THE SEAL OF THIS COURT this 17th day of February, 2005.

/s/ Charles S. Chapel CHARLES S. CHAPEL, Presiding Judge

/s/ Gary L. Lumpkin GARY L. LUMPKIN, Vice Presiding Judge

/s/ Charles A. Johnson CHARLES A. JOHNSON, Judge

/s/ Steve Lile STEVE LILE, Judge

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  • Dutton v. City of Midwest City
    • United States
    • Oklahoma Supreme Court
    • June 30, 2015
    ...may utilize a process similar to that in the District Courts for curing a procedurally defective appeal), overruled in part, Blades v. State, 2005 OK CR 1, ¶ 5, 107 P.3d 607, 608, where the Court of Criminal Appeals stated that the same rule procedure applied to both the seeking of an out o......
  • State ex rel. Okla. Bar Ass'n v. Zimmerman, SCBD–5756.
    • United States
    • Oklahoma Supreme Court
    • April 17, 2012
    ...right to appeal is dependent upon the ability to prove he/she was denied an appeal through no fault of his/her own. See Blades v. State, 2005 OK CR 1, 107 P.3d 607;see also Smith v. State, 1980 OK CR 43, 611 P.2d 276. If the trial court recommends an appeal out of time, then petitioner shal......
  • Smith v. Allbaugh, Case No. 15-CV-445-GKF-FHM
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Northern District of Oklahoma
    • September 6, 2017
    ...no fault of his own. Rule 2.1(E), Rules of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, Title 22, Ch.18, App. (2015); see Blades v. State, 2005 OK CR 1, 107 P.3d 607; see also Smith v. State, 1980 OK CR 43, 611 P.2d 276. The record in this matter clearly shows that Petitioner knew about the plea......
  • Elias v. O'Connor
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Oklahoma
    • October 20, 2021
    ... ... Conditions of Probation. Id ... at 3. He did not seek ... to appeal ... On June ... 18, 2010, the State filed motions to revoke the suspended ... sentences in both the child abuse case and the domestic abuse ... case (Dkts. 10-6, 10-7). The ... n.2 (Okla. Crim. App. 2010) (denying request for out-of-time ... appeal based on failure to follow OCCA Rule 2.1(E)); ... Blades v. State , 107 P.3d 607, 608 (Okla. Crim. App ... 2005) (dismissing appeal based on non-compliance with OCCA ... Rule 2.1(E)); Banks v ... ...
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