##  [Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1683834222 - 1514404574](/prosecutor-misconduct-no-1683834222-1514404574) 

  [![](/sites/default/files/styles/square_500_x_500_/public/default_images/download%20%289%29%20%282%29_0.jpg?itok=5WstKkf1)](/individual/steve-%20rouse)Steve Rouse

 









 

 



 

 

**[Creek County District Attorney](/oklahoma/creek-county-district-attorney)**



 

[918-224-3921](tel:918-224-3921)









 

 



 

 







 

 



 

 

 





## Date of Offense

June 7, 2021





 

 



 

 

## Offense(s)

[Failure to Disclose Brady/Giglio Material](/prosecutor-complaint-categories/duty/failure-disclose-bradygiglio-material)





 

 



 

 

 





## Reporting Authority

This complaint has been forwarded to the [Oklahoma Bar Association](/oklahoma/oklahoma-bar-association)





 

 



 

 

 





## Supporting Document(s)

 [Motion for "Sanctions"](/system/files/webform/prosecutor_complaint/2483/CC21060800000566%20%281%29.pdf "CC21060800000566 (1).pdf")

 [Order by Judge Golden](/system/files/webform/prosecutor_complaint/2483/CC21061000000257.pdf "CC21061000000257.pdf")

 

 

 

## Statement

A Motion for Sanctions was filed in Creek County District Court [CF-2020-0199](https://www.oscn.net/dockets/GetCaseInformation.aspx?db=creek&number=CF-2020-199) for Assistant District Attorney, Steve Rouse's failure to disclose exculpatory witness statements in a murder case. Rouse's response was that he was relieved of his constitutional obligation to disclose due to defense council's independently discovering the witness (this is a misrepresentation of law).

![Except from Motion for Sanctions filed 06/07/2021](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Rouse.1.PNG)Except from Motion for Sanctions filed 06/07/2021![Except (2) from Motion for Sanctions filed 06/07/2021](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Rouse.2.PNG)Except (2) from Motion for Sanctions filed 06/07/2021[Judge Douglas W. Golden](https://judgewatch.net/public-complaint-no-1683831774-1013124340) declined to order sanctions for the brady violation, instead rescheduling the murder trial to a later date. Thankfully, the defendant was later acquitted by the jury. Had the brady violation gone undiscovered prior to trial, the defendant, having been charged with Murder in the first degree, may have been wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life in prison.

**Last Updated 05/11/2023**