Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-60.1
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Emergency Appellate Division - Establishment - Powers -
Official statutory text
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.
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.
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