Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-1355.13
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Death penalty cases - Compensation of court-appointed
Official statutory text
attorneys.
A. In every case in which the defendant is subject to the death
penalty and an attorney or attorneys other than an attorney or
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure Page 520
attorneys employed by the Indigent Defense System are assigned to
the case by the System to provide representation, an attorney must
submit a claim in accordance with the provisions of the Indigent
Defense Act in such detail as required by the System. Except as
provided in subsection B of this section, total compensation for
non-System attorneys who serve as lead counsel in capital cases
shall not exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) per case.
Total compensation for a non-System attorney who is co-counsel with
a System or non-System attorney in a capital case shall not exceed
Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) per case.
B. The maximum statutory fee established in this section may be
exceeded only upon a determination made by the Executive Director
and approved by the Board that the case is an exceptional one which
requires an extraordinary amount of time to litigate, and that the
request for extraordinary attorney fees is reasonable.
A. In every case in which the defendant is subject to the death
penalty and an attorney or attorneys other than an attorney or
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure Page 520
attorneys employed by the Indigent Defense System are assigned to
the case by the System to provide representation, an attorney must
submit a claim in accordance with the provisions of the Indigent
Defense Act in such detail as required by the System. Except as
provided in subsection B of this section, total compensation for
non-System attorneys who serve as lead counsel in capital cases
shall not exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) per case.
Total compensation for a non-System attorney who is co-counsel with
a System or non-System attorney in a capital case shall not exceed
Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) per case.
B. The maximum statutory fee established in this section may be
exceeded only upon a determination made by the Executive Director
and approved by the Board that the case is an exceptional one which
requires an extraordinary amount of time to litigate, and that the
request for extraordinary attorney fees is reasonable.
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