Oklahoma Statutes

Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 7115 (2026)

Renumbered as § 843.5 of Title 21 by Laws 2009, c. 233, §

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207, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 45 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1996–2026 · leading case: Gilson v. State, 2000 OK CR 14, 8 P.3d 883.
Gilson v. State, 2000 OK CR 14, 8 P.3d 883. · cites it 12× “CF-96-245; five counts of Injury to a Minor Child (10 O.S.Supp.1995, § 7115), Case No. CF-96-256; Conspiracy to Unlawfully Remove a Dead Body (21 O.”
Mitchell v. State, 2005 OK CR 15, 120 P.3d 1196. · cites it 10× “7(C) (Count 1), Child Abuse, in violation of 10 O.S.Supp.1999, § 7115 (Count 3), and Child Sexual Abuse, in violation of 10 O.”
Fairchild v. State, 1999 OK CR 49, 998 P.2d 611. · cites it 8× “The mens rea element of child abuse murder, like other enumerated felonies, is supplied by the underlying felony which in this case is child abuse (10 O.S.Supp.1999, § 7115 formerly 21 O.S.”
Baker ex rel. Baker v. Saint Francis Hosp., 2005 OK 36, 126 P.3d 602. · cites it 6× “[4] For conviction under the criminal statute (10 O.S. § 7115) to which Amy Davis pled guilty it is not required that a specific intent to injure or harm be shown, only an intent or purpose to do the act.”
Ball v. State, 2007 OK CR 42, 173 P.3d 81. · cites it 5× “7(C); and Count II, child neglect, in violation of 10 O.S.Supp.2002, § 7115(C). The jury sentenced Appellant to life imprisonment without possibility of parole in Count I and life imprisonment in Count II.”
Huskey v. State, 1999 OK CR 3, 989 P.2d 1. · cites it 10× “SUMMARY OPINION CHAPEL, Presiding Judge: ¶ 1 Jim Ann Huskey and John Huskey were jointly tried by jury and convicted of Child Abuse in violation of 10 O.S.Supp.1995, § 7115, in the District Court of Bryan County, Case Nos.”
Parker v. Scott, 394 F.3d 1302 (10th Cir. 2005). · cites it 3× “21, § 843 (1991), replaced by Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 7115 (Supp. 1995).”
Ibarra v. Holder, Jr., 736 F.3d 903 (10th Cir. 2013). · cites it 3× “Code § 14-09-22 (Michie, Westlaw through 1995 legislation); Oklahoma: Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 7115 (Westlaw through 1996 legislation); Pennsylvania: 18 Pa.”
Gilson v. Sirmons, 520 F.3d 1196 (10th Cir. 2008). · cites it 3× “Gilson notes that the jury in his case "was instructed that `permitting' child abuse could be committed by `a person responsible for a child's health or welfare' which was the new language of 10 O.S. § 7115, effective 11/1/1995." Aplt.”
United States v. Vaughan, 58 M.J. 29 (C.A.A.F. 2003). · cites it 2× “” Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 10, § 7115 (1997). 28.”
Smith v. Dinwiddie, 510 F.3d 1180 (10th Cir. 2007). · cites it 4× “in violation of Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 7115 . 3 Several months later, after the deprived-child action had concluded, the state was ready to begin the criminal trial.”
A.O. v. State, 2019 OK CR 18, 447 P.3d 1179. · cites it 6× “5 The defendant in Huskey was convicted of Child Sexual Abuse pursuant to 10 O.S.Supp.1995, § 7115. In 2009, HB 2028 recodified the statute prohibiting Child Sexual Abuse as 21 O.”
Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 7115(A): 3 cases
Mitchell v. State, 2005 OK CR 15, 120 P.3d 1196. “7(C) (Count 1), Child Abuse, in violation of 10 O.S.Supp.1999, § 7115 (Count 3), and Child Sexual Abuse, in violation of 10 O.”
Messick v. State, 2004 OK CR 3, 84 P.3d 757.
State v. Gatewood, 582 P.3d 534 (Kan. 2026).
Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 7115(C): 1 case
Ball v. State, 2007 OK CR 42, 173 P.3d 81. “7(C); and Count II, child neglect, in violation of 10 O.S.Supp.2002, § 7115(C). The jury sentenced Appellant to life imprisonment without possibility of parole in Count I and life imprisonment in Count II.”
Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 7115(E): 2 cases
Brewer v. State, 2019 OK CR 23, 450 P.3d 969.
State v. Vincent, 2016 OK CR 7.
Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 7115(F): 1 case
Donaldson v. City of El Reno, 2025 OK 9, 565 P.3d 346.
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