Myth vs. Fact: SQ 805 and domestic violence

If State Question 805 did anything to make it easier for violent domestic abusers, we wouldn’t support it. Who would? But a closer look at law and policy shows that opponents of State Question 805 are not telling “the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.”


Each criminal law typically provides a sentencing range. In Oklahoma, a separate law allows “sentence enhancements” that can result in sentences much

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from Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs Myth vs. Fact: SQ 805 and domestic violence

Myth vs. Fact: SQ 805 and domestic violence

Each criminal law typically provides a sentencing range. In Oklahoma, a separate law allows “sentence enhancements” that can result in sentences much longer than the original range for many crimes—sometimes up to life in prison—if a person has prior convictions.

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by Ryan Haynie