Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-701.10-1
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Sentencing proceeding - Murder in the first degree -
Official statutory text
Life imprisonment.
A. Upon conviction or adjudication of guilt of a defendant of
murder in the first degree, wherein the state is not seeking the
death penalty but has alleged that the defendant has prior felony
convictions, the court shall conduct a separate sentencing
proceeding to determine whether the defendant should be sentenced to
life imprisonment without parole or life imprisonment, wherein the
state shall be given the opportunity to prove any prior felony
convictions beyond a reasonable doubt. The proceeding shall be
conducted by the trial judge before the same trial jury as soon as
practicable without presentence investigation.
B. If the trial jury has been waived by the defendant and the
state, or if the defendant pleaded guilty or nolo contendere, the
sentencing proceeding shall be conducted before the court.
A. Upon conviction or adjudication of guilt of a defendant of
murder in the first degree, wherein the state is not seeking the
death penalty but has alleged that the defendant has prior felony
convictions, the court shall conduct a separate sentencing
proceeding to determine whether the defendant should be sentenced to
life imprisonment without parole or life imprisonment, wherein the
state shall be given the opportunity to prove any prior felony
convictions beyond a reasonable doubt. The proceeding shall be
conducted by the trial judge before the same trial jury as soon as
practicable without presentence investigation.
B. If the trial jury has been waived by the defendant and the
state, or if the defendant pleaded guilty or nolo contendere, the
sentencing proceeding shall be conducted before the court.
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