Oklahoma § 20-60.1 - Emergency Appellate Division - Establishment - Powers Decisions - Recall of case from emergency panel - Conduct of

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§ 20-60.1. Emergency Appellate Division - Establishment - Powers Decisions - Recall of case from emergency panel - Conduct of

proceedings.

A. There is hereby established within the Court of Criminal

Appeals an Emergency Appellate Division which shall have the power

to determine or otherwise dispose of any cases assigned to it by the

Court of Criminal Appeals, except cases concerning convictions for

murder in the first degree as defined by Section 701.7 of Title 21

of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. A decision of an emergency appellate panel may be reviewed

by the Court of Criminal Appeals upon the filing of a Petition for

Review if a majority of judges on the Court of Criminal Appeals

directs that such Petition for Review shall be granted. The Court

of Criminal Appeals may, by order, recall a case from an emergency

appellate panel. Decisions of an emergency appellate panel shall be

final unless a Petition for Review is granted.

C. The Emergency Appellate Division shall conduct its

proceedings in panels of three (3) judges and shall have no en banc

powers or jurisdiction.

Added by Laws 1993, c. 292, § 2, eff. July 1, 1993.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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