IN RE UNBORN CHILD OF STARKS

No. 94,104.

18 P.3d 342 (2001)

2001 OK 6

In the Matter of the UNBORN CHILD OF Julie STARKS. Amended In The Matter of J.B.C., Julie Starks, Appellant, v. State of Oklahoma, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

January 23, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara A. Teichner, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Michael W. McCoy, Broken Arrow, OK, For Appellant Julie Starks.

James W. Ely, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, Jenny Sanbrano, Legal Intern, Rogers County, Claremore, OK, For Appellee State of Oklahoma.


WINCHESTER, J.

¶ 1 This court retained the instant appeal to settle the first impression question whether a fetus is a "child" for purposes of the Oklahoma Children's Code, codified at 10 O.S.Supp.2000, § 7001 et seq. We are asked to determine whether the trial court committed reversible error by concluding the Oklahoma Children's Code provided an avenue for it to take temporary emergency custody of appellant...

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