Oklahoma § 19-138.7 - Conflict of interest - Reassignment of case
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 19-138.7 — Conflict of interest - Reassignment of case, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-138.7. Conflict of interest - Reassignment of case
In those counties subject to the provisions of Section 138.1a of
this title, if the court determines that a conflict of interest
exists between a defendant and the county indigent defender, the
case may be reassigned by the court to another county indigent
defender, an attorney who represents indigents pursuant to contract,
or a private attorney who has agreed to accept such appointments.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 303, § 20, eff. July 1, 1992. Amended by
Laws 1992, c. 357, § 4, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1993, c. 298, § 2,
eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2001, c. 129, § 3, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws
2003, c. 200, § 1, emerg. eff. May 7, 2003.
§19-138.7a. Fees for attorneys defending death penalty cases.
A. In every case in which the defendant is subject to the death
penalty and an attorney other than a county indigent defender is
assigned to the case as provided by Section 138.7 of Title 19 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, total compensation for attorneys who serve as
lead counsel and co-counsel shall not exceed the limits set in
Section 1355.13 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. The maximum statutory fee established pursuant to this
section may be exceeded only when counsel establishes that the case
is an exceptional one which requires an extraordinary amount of time
to litigate and that the request for extraordinary attorney fees is
reasonable.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 162, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-138.7 ("Conflict of interest - Reassignment of case") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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