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INSIDE: Meet the Prosecutor 2 Major Case Convictions 3 Earning a Second Chance 4 Collaborative Justice 5 Justice for Victims 7 Message From DA Tim Harris 8 W I N T E R 2 0 1 1 But if anyone causes one of these little ones who trusts in me to lose faith, it would be better for that person to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone tied around the neck. ─ Bible Matthew18:6 T I M H A R R I S T U L S A C O U N T Y D I S T R I C T A T T O R N E Y Jury Sentences Fleming to 30 Years in Prison K aitlyn Finnegan had a room full of soccer trophies, a younger brother and a German Shepherd she adored, and a voice pretty enough to sing the national anthem at Tulsa Oiler hockey games. Her senior year at Bishop Kelly High School would be over in a month. No one could imagine her life would end even sooner. On April 4, 2009, she was out with friends and supposed to come home early that evening. But her mother said she had a strange feeling about 4 o’clock that day, that she needed to find Kaitlyn. The mother called some of her daughter’s friends, but was unable to locate her. Three hours later, there was a knock at the door. Theo Fleming, a Jenks High School student Kaitlyn had met about a month before, said Kaitlyn was hit in a drive-by shoot-ing while walking a dog with friends. The friends did not call police, but drove her to the hospital instead. was “getting his life together.” Their shy, sensitive daughter was a “fixer,” her mother said, often bringing friends in turmoil and abandoned animals into their home for safe haven. But the compas-sionate girl miscalculated the dan-ger of this rescue mission. Fleming then called his mother, who picked him up and drove him to tell the Finnegans what hap-pened – or what he said hap-pened to their daughter. The family rushed to the hospital, a thousand questions racing through their minds. They were too late to say goodbye. At 7:44 p.m., 18-year-old Kaitlyn was pronounced dead of a gunshot wound to the chest. After a trial in which one witness shouted “Love you, Theo!” at the conclusion of his testimony, the jury convicted Fleming of Second- Degree Murder in December and sentenced him to 30 years in prison. Jim and Jeannie Finnegan had never met Fleming before he brought them the horrible news that their daughter had been shot. They had recently heard about him from Kaitlyn, who described him as a friend who In Pursuit of Justice V O L U M E 4 , I S S U E 1 Kaitlyn Finnegan, 18, was shot to death in April 2009 Year of the Child: 2011 T ulsa County District Attorney Tim Harris has declared 2011 the Year of the Child. Protection of children has always been a top priority in the office, but prosecutors will increase focus on crimes against children in 2011. “The frequency and serious nature of child abuse in our community is a huge concern to us,” Harris said. Child abuse damages our commu-nity's most precious citizens and may cause future problems for genera-tions. It may be our highest calling to protect these most vulnerable of victims,” Harris said. The District Attorney’s Task Force on Crimes Against Children involves a multi-disciplinary team that includes police and sheriff’s officers, child wel-fare workers, medical and mental health profession-als and prosecutors who work together to provide less traumatic investigation of child abuse and develop a coordinated strategy to both hold the perpetrator accountable and help the child heal. “Our goal is to reduce the number of children victim-ized by aggressively prosecuting offenders, and work-ing with allied professionals on behalf of victims too small, scared or weak to protect themselves. We will be a voice for the voiceless,” Harris said. DA Victim Advocates work closely with child victims when they come to court to give support, information and refer-rals to help the child begin the process of healing. The DA’s office has recently developed a Special Dog Unit in which therapy dogs and their handlers volunteer for court duty to help children and families deal with the pain and emotional trauma a victim suffers and calm anxiety associated with testifying in court. See KAITLYN Page 6
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Okla State Agency |
District Attorneys Council, Oklahoma |
Okla Agency Code |
'220' |
Title | In pursuit of justice, winter 2011, v.4 no.1 |
Authors | Oklahoma. District Attorney (District 14) |
Publication Date | 2011-03 |
Publication type |
Newsletter |
Purpose | Year of the Child: 2011; Jury Sentences Fleming to 30 Years in Prison; Meet the Prosecutor: Sarah McAmis, Director, Crimes Against Children; Major Case Convictions October-December 2010; Drug Court: Earning A Second Chance; Collaborative Justice: An Oxymoron? by Tammy S. Westcott; DA Brings Justice For 40 Homicide Victims in 2010; |
For all issues click | D1325.6 I35p |
Digital Format | PDF, Adobe Reader required |
ODL electronic copy | Downloaded from agency website: http://www.da.tulsacounty.org/Forms/Newsletter/V3_3_summer10.pdf |
Rights and Permissions | This Oklahoma state government publication is provided for educational purposes under U.S. copyright law. Other usage requires permission of copyright holders. |
Language | English |
Date created | 2012-08-24 |
Date modified | 2012-08-24 |
OCLC number | 890219961 |
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Full text | INSIDE: Meet the Prosecutor 2 Major Case Convictions 3 Earning a Second Chance 4 Collaborative Justice 5 Justice for Victims 7 Message From DA Tim Harris 8 W I N T E R 2 0 1 1 But if anyone causes one of these little ones who trusts in me to lose faith, it would be better for that person to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone tied around the neck. ─ Bible Matthew18:6 T I M H A R R I S T U L S A C O U N T Y D I S T R I C T A T T O R N E Y Jury Sentences Fleming to 30 Years in Prison K aitlyn Finnegan had a room full of soccer trophies, a younger brother and a German Shepherd she adored, and a voice pretty enough to sing the national anthem at Tulsa Oiler hockey games. Her senior year at Bishop Kelly High School would be over in a month. No one could imagine her life would end even sooner. On April 4, 2009, she was out with friends and supposed to come home early that evening. But her mother said she had a strange feeling about 4 o’clock that day, that she needed to find Kaitlyn. The mother called some of her daughter’s friends, but was unable to locate her. Three hours later, there was a knock at the door. Theo Fleming, a Jenks High School student Kaitlyn had met about a month before, said Kaitlyn was hit in a drive-by shoot-ing while walking a dog with friends. The friends did not call police, but drove her to the hospital instead. was “getting his life together.” Their shy, sensitive daughter was a “fixer,” her mother said, often bringing friends in turmoil and abandoned animals into their home for safe haven. But the compas-sionate girl miscalculated the dan-ger of this rescue mission. Fleming then called his mother, who picked him up and drove him to tell the Finnegans what hap-pened – or what he said hap-pened to their daughter. The family rushed to the hospital, a thousand questions racing through their minds. They were too late to say goodbye. At 7:44 p.m., 18-year-old Kaitlyn was pronounced dead of a gunshot wound to the chest. After a trial in which one witness shouted “Love you, Theo!” at the conclusion of his testimony, the jury convicted Fleming of Second- Degree Murder in December and sentenced him to 30 years in prison. Jim and Jeannie Finnegan had never met Fleming before he brought them the horrible news that their daughter had been shot. They had recently heard about him from Kaitlyn, who described him as a friend who In Pursuit of Justice V O L U M E 4 , I S S U E 1 Kaitlyn Finnegan, 18, was shot to death in April 2009 Year of the Child: 2011 T ulsa County District Attorney Tim Harris has declared 2011 the Year of the Child. Protection of children has always been a top priority in the office, but prosecutors will increase focus on crimes against children in 2011. “The frequency and serious nature of child abuse in our community is a huge concern to us,” Harris said. Child abuse damages our commu-nity's most precious citizens and may cause future problems for genera-tions. It may be our highest calling to protect these most vulnerable of victims,” Harris said. The District Attorney’s Task Force on Crimes Against Children involves a multi-disciplinary team that includes police and sheriff’s officers, child wel-fare workers, medical and mental health profession-als and prosecutors who work together to provide less traumatic investigation of child abuse and develop a coordinated strategy to both hold the perpetrator accountable and help the child heal. “Our goal is to reduce the number of children victim-ized by aggressively prosecuting offenders, and work-ing with allied professionals on behalf of victims too small, scared or weak to protect themselves. We will be a voice for the voiceless,” Harris said. DA Victim Advocates work closely with child victims when they come to court to give support, information and refer-rals to help the child begin the process of healing. The DA’s office has recently developed a Special Dog Unit in which therapy dogs and their handlers volunteer for court duty to help children and families deal with the pain and emotional trauma a victim suffers and calm anxiety associated with testifying in court. See KAITLYN Page 6 |
Date created | 2012-08-24 |
Date modified | 2012-08-24 |