Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-20B
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Class Y offenses
Official statutory text
A. Upon the effective date of this act, Class Y shall include
the following criminal offenses:
1. Murder in the first degree as provided for in subsection A
of Section 701.7 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
2. Murder in the first degree during the commission of a crime,
as provided for in subsection B of Section 701.7 of Title 21 of the
Oklahoma Statutes;
3. Murder in the first degree when the death of a child results
from willful or malicious injuring, torturing, maiming, or using
unreasonable force, as provided for in subsection C of Section 701.7
of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
4. Murder in the first degree when the person solicits another
to cause the death of another human being in furtherance of
unlawfully manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing a controlled
dangerous substance, as provided for in subsection D of Section
701.7 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
5. Murder in the first degree when the person intentionally
causes the death of a law enforcement officer, as provided for in
subsection E of Section 701.7 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
and
6. Murder in the first degree when a person kills another
person or causes the death of another human being in the commission
of an act of terrorism, as provided for in subsection C of Section
1268.2 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. Any person convicted of a Class Y criminal offense set forth
in this section shall be punished in accordance with the
corresponding penalties provided for in the Oklahoma Statutes.
the following criminal offenses:
1. Murder in the first degree as provided for in subsection A
of Section 701.7 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
2. Murder in the first degree during the commission of a crime,
as provided for in subsection B of Section 701.7 of Title 21 of the
Oklahoma Statutes;
3. Murder in the first degree when the death of a child results
from willful or malicious injuring, torturing, maiming, or using
unreasonable force, as provided for in subsection C of Section 701.7
of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
4. Murder in the first degree when the person solicits another
to cause the death of another human being in furtherance of
unlawfully manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing a controlled
dangerous substance, as provided for in subsection D of Section
701.7 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
5. Murder in the first degree when the person intentionally
causes the death of a law enforcement officer, as provided for in
subsection E of Section 701.7 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
and
6. Murder in the first degree when a person kills another
person or causes the death of another human being in the commission
of an act of terrorism, as provided for in subsection C of Section
1268.2 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. Any person convicted of a Class Y criminal offense set forth
in this section shall be punished in accordance with the
corresponding penalties provided for in the Oklahoma Statutes.
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