Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-175
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Punishment of accessories
Official statutory text
Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed by
law, an accessory to a felony is punishable as follows:
1. If the underlying offense is a felony punishable by
imprisonment in the penitentiary for four (4) years or more, the
person guilty of being an accessory shall be subject to imprisonment
in the penitentiary for a term not exceeding one-half (1/2) of the
longest term prescribed upon a conviction for the underlying
offense;
2. If the underlying offense is a felony punishable by
imprisonment in the penitentiary for any time less than four (4)
years, the person guilty of being an accessory shall be subject to
imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one (1) year;
3. If the underlying offense be punishable by a fine only, the
person guilty of being an accessory shall be subject to a fine not
exceeding one-half (1/2) of the largest amount of money which may be
imposed as a fine upon a conviction of the underlying offense;
4. If the underlying offense be punishable by both imprisonment
and a fine, the offender convicted of being an accessory shall be
subject to both imprisonment and fine, not exceeding one-half (1/2)
of the longest term of imprisonment and one-half (1/2) of the
largest fine which may be imposed upon a conviction of the
underlying offense; and
5. If the underlying offense be murder in the first degree, the
accessory thereto shall be guilty of a Class A2 felony offense and
shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than five (5) years
nor more than forty-five (45) years. If the underlying offense be
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murder in the second degree, the accessory thereto shall be guilty
of a Class B1 felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment
for not less than five (5) years nor more than twenty-five (25)
years.
law, an accessory to a felony is punishable as follows:
1. If the underlying offense is a felony punishable by
imprisonment in the penitentiary for four (4) years or more, the
person guilty of being an accessory shall be subject to imprisonment
in the penitentiary for a term not exceeding one-half (1/2) of the
longest term prescribed upon a conviction for the underlying
offense;
2. If the underlying offense is a felony punishable by
imprisonment in the penitentiary for any time less than four (4)
years, the person guilty of being an accessory shall be subject to
imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one (1) year;
3. If the underlying offense be punishable by a fine only, the
person guilty of being an accessory shall be subject to a fine not
exceeding one-half (1/2) of the largest amount of money which may be
imposed as a fine upon a conviction of the underlying offense;
4. If the underlying offense be punishable by both imprisonment
and a fine, the offender convicted of being an accessory shall be
subject to both imprisonment and fine, not exceeding one-half (1/2)
of the longest term of imprisonment and one-half (1/2) of the
largest fine which may be imposed upon a conviction of the
underlying offense; and
5. If the underlying offense be murder in the first degree, the
accessory thereto shall be guilty of a Class A2 felony offense and
shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than five (5) years
nor more than forty-five (45) years. If the underlying offense be
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murder in the second degree, the accessory thereto shall be guilty
of a Class B1 felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment
for not less than five (5) years nor more than twenty-five (25)
years.
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