Oklahoma Supreme Court rules Joe Mixon assault video must be released
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that video from the 2014 assault case involving Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon must be released to the public, according to Robby Kalland of CBS Sports.
"Mixon was arrested and the surveillance video contains facts concerning the arrest. The video was ordered to be a part of the court record and preserved by the attorneys," an excerpt from the Supreme Court's conclusion read. "The Defendants must allow Association a copy of the surveillance video. This court need not address Defendants' other arguments as they are not properly before the court."
The video, said to contain evidence of Mixon punching a woman in the face outside of a restaurant, has remained sealed throughout legal proceedings. The Sooners running back accepted a plea deal following the incident, resulting in a deferred one-year sentence, and 100 hours of probation and counselling.
A decision now faces the city of Norman on whether to appeal the Supreme Court's ruling.
"At a minimum, we will take some time to make that decision on whether to file," Rick Knighton, assistant city attorney for Norman, told Tulsa World. "Petitions for re-hearing are due 20 days from the date the opinion is filed."
"If we did file, the court will have to consider that," Knighton added. "They will deny it or agree to re-hear. That decision would probably come in January."
Related: Oklahoma's Mixon apologizes for punching female in 2014
Mixon issued a public apology on Nov. 22, two years following the incident, claiming he'd withheld doing so under advisement from his lawyers.