Marvin Blades Case Summary
The case I like to identify is one that involves Tulsa Police Officer Marvin Blades. The case describes a Tulsa Police Officer that was arrested on August 25 2012. He was charged with five counts of second degree robbery that occurred from August 9th 2011 to August 24th 2012.
The prosecutor stated that Officer Blades was "corrupt," when District Judge Tom Gilbert then handed down a split 70-year sentence. The sentencing requires Mr. Blades to serve a 35 year prison term then upon release will be on probation for 35-years prison. Judge Gilbert explained that the law requires Blades to serve "85 percent" of the time incarceration which will be almost 30 years behind bars before becoming eligible for parole.
This stems from his actions while on duty because he was robbing Hispanic drivers during traffic stop. In the investigation the Tulsa Police Special Investigation Division and the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics set up and conducted a sting operation. This operation was put in …show more content…
place to revel the officer’s conduct during traffic stops. Officer Blades conducted a traffic stop with an undercover OBN agent. Officer Blades then ordered the OBN agent out of the vehicle he was operating then to leave his wallet on the seat upon exiting. The OBN agent was placed in the back seat of the patrol vehicle where then Officer Blades return to the OBN vehicle stealing by removing $600 from the wallet that was on the seat. The undercover agent returned to his vehicle where he then discovered the $600 cash missing from his wallet. OBN agents with Tulsa Police Officers then apprehended Officer Blades discovering the $600 cash in his pocket while conducting a pat down and arrest inventory of Blades property.
When we review the case we can identify at least 2 unethical behaviors as well as behaviors that violate criminal laws.
The first was that Officer Blades was conducting racial profiling targeting Hispanics because of the high probability of them being undocumented immigration status. This type of action not only are an unethical practice as well as a violation of criminal laws while as a police officer conducting duties The traffic stops where conducted not because of probable cause but for the fact he knew that they would be afraid to file a report on his conduct. The second unethical behavior is the fact that Officer Blades while on official duty while acting in a manner that was ruled "accoutrements of a uniformed police officer--including his service firearm" were enough to threaten and intimidate the victims, without having to rely on an overt verbal threat or the brandishing of the firearm ("Robbery or Attempted Robbery with Dangerous Weapon or Imitation Firearm - Punishment,"
1999).
Officer Blade’s behaviors violate criminal law which was five counts of robbery with a firearm which requires a sentenced to 35 years for each count.
The prosecutor stated that Officer Blades was "corrupt," when District Judge Tom Gilbert then handed down a split 70-year sentence. The sentencing requires Mr. Blades to serve a 35 year prison term then upon release will be on probation for 35-years prison. Judge Gilbert explained that the law requires Blades to serve "85 percent" of the time incarceration which will be almost 30 years behind bars before becoming eligible for parole.
This stems from his actions while on duty because he was robbing Hispanic drivers during traffic stop. In the investigation the Tulsa Police Special Investigation Division and the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics set up and conducted a sting operation. This operation was put in …show more content…
place to revel the officer’s conduct during traffic stops. Officer Blades conducted a traffic stop with an undercover OBN agent. Officer Blades then ordered the OBN agent out of the vehicle he was operating then to leave his wallet on the seat upon exiting. The OBN agent was placed in the back seat of the patrol vehicle where then Officer Blades return to the OBN vehicle stealing by removing $600 from the wallet that was on the seat. The undercover agent returned to his vehicle where he then discovered the $600 cash missing from his wallet. OBN agents with Tulsa Police Officers then apprehended Officer Blades discovering the $600 cash in his pocket while conducting a pat down and arrest inventory of Blades property.
When we review the case we can identify at least 2 unethical behaviors as well as behaviors that violate criminal laws.
The first was that Officer Blades was conducting racial profiling targeting Hispanics because of the high probability of them being undocumented immigration status. This type of action not only are an unethical practice as well as a violation of criminal laws while as a police officer conducting duties The traffic stops where conducted not because of probable cause but for the fact he knew that they would be afraid to file a report on his conduct. The second unethical behavior is the fact that Officer Blades while on official duty while acting in a manner that was ruled "accoutrements of a uniformed police officer--including his service firearm" were enough to threaten and intimidate the victims, without having to rely on an overt verbal threat or the brandishing of the firearm ("Robbery or Attempted Robbery with Dangerous Weapon or Imitation Firearm - Punishment,"
1999).
Officer Blade’s behaviors violate criminal law which was five counts of robbery with a firearm which requires a sentenced to 35 years for each count.