Can You Commit a Drug Crime Just by Using the Telephone?

Using a telephone to commit certain felonies could net you another felony conviction in Oklahoma. This state law follows similar federal law focusing on use of communications devices in facilitating or committing crimes. Under the law, it is a felony to willfully use any “communication facility” in committing any act that is one of several felonies. 13 O.S. § 176.3(8). The felonies include distributing, manufacturing, cultivating, or trafficking drugs, including any conspiracy to do so. 13 O.S. § 176.7. Using a communication facility to cause or facilitate the commission of these felonies is also prohibited. Communication facilities include telephone, mail, wire,...