Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-2410
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Pleas and plea discussions - Admissibility of evidence
Official statutory text
A. Except as otherwise provided in this section evidence of the
following is not, in any civil or criminal proceeding, admissible
against the defendant who made the plea or was a participant in the
plea discussions:
1. A plea of guilty which was later withdrawn;
2. A plea of nolo contendere;
3. Any statement made in the course of any proceedings under
state procedure regarding either of the foregoing pleas; or
4. Any statement made in the course of plea discussions with an
attorney for the prosecuting authority which do not result in a plea
of guilty or which result in a plea of guilty which is later
withdrawn.
B. However, such a statement is admissible in:
1. Any proceeding wherein another statement made in the course
of the same plea or plea discussions has been introduced and the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 12. Civil Procedure Page 448
statement, as a matter of justice, should be considered
contemporaneously with it; or
2. A criminal proceeding for perjury or false statement if the
statement was made by the defendant under oath, on the record and in
the presence of counsel.
following is not, in any civil or criminal proceeding, admissible
against the defendant who made the plea or was a participant in the
plea discussions:
1. A plea of guilty which was later withdrawn;
2. A plea of nolo contendere;
3. Any statement made in the course of any proceedings under
state procedure regarding either of the foregoing pleas; or
4. Any statement made in the course of plea discussions with an
attorney for the prosecuting authority which do not result in a plea
of guilty or which result in a plea of guilty which is later
withdrawn.
B. However, such a statement is admissible in:
1. Any proceeding wherein another statement made in the course
of the same plea or plea discussions has been introduced and the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 12. Civil Procedure Page 448
statement, as a matter of justice, should be considered
contemporaneously with it; or
2. A criminal proceeding for perjury or false statement if the
statement was made by the defendant under oath, on the record and in
the presence of counsel.
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