Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-1102
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Bail when crime is punishable by death
Official statutory text
Bail, by sufficient sureties, may be admitted upon all arrests
in criminal cases where the punishment may be death, unless the
proof is evident or the presumption great; and in such cases it
shall be taken only by the Criminal Court of Appeals or a district
or superior court, or by a justice or judge thereof, who shall
exercise their discretion therein, having regard to the nature and
circumstances of the offense, and of the evidence and to the usages
of law; but if the case has been tried by jury, and the jury have
disagreed on their verdict, then the above presumption is removed,
and the defendant shall thereupon be entitled to bail, unless it
shall appear to the court or judge thereof, by due proof, that such
disagreement was occasioned by the misconduct of the jury.
in criminal cases where the punishment may be death, unless the
proof is evident or the presumption great; and in such cases it
shall be taken only by the Criminal Court of Appeals or a district
or superior court, or by a justice or judge thereof, who shall
exercise their discretion therein, having regard to the nature and
circumstances of the offense, and of the evidence and to the usages
of law; but if the case has been tried by jury, and the jury have
disagreed on their verdict, then the above presumption is removed,
and the defendant shall thereupon be entitled to bail, unless it
shall appear to the court or judge thereof, by due proof, that such
disagreement was occasioned by the misconduct of the jury.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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