Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-1358
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Reassignment of cases
Official statutory text
If the Executive Director determines that a conflict exists
after evaluating a case assigned pursuant to Section 1356 of this
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure Page 524
title, the Executive Director shall reassign the case in the same
manner as is provided for conflicts at the trial level in Section
1355.7 of this title, unless the case is from a county subject to
the provisions of Section 138.1a of Title 19 of the Oklahoma
Statutes and the indigent defendant was not represented at trial by
the county indigent defender. If the Executive Director determines
a conflict exists in a case from a county subject to the provisions
of Section 138.1a of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes and the
indigent defendant was not represented at trial by the county
indigent defender, the county indigent defender shall be appointed
to represent the indigent defendant. The appointment of the county
indigent defender shall be made by the district court at the time
the appeal is initiated or by the Court of Criminal Appeals after
the appeal is initiated. If the district court, at the time the
appeal is initiated, or the Court of Criminal Appeals, after the
appeal has been initiated, determines that the county indigent
defender also has a conflict of interest in the case, the district
court, initially or on remand from the Court of Criminal Appeals,
shall appoint counsel in the same manner as is provided for
conflicts at the trial level in Section 138.7 of Title 19 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, by reassigning the case to another county
indigent defender, an attorney who represents indigents pursuant to
contract, or a private attorney has agreed to accept such
appointments.
after evaluating a case assigned pursuant to Section 1356 of this
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure Page 524
title, the Executive Director shall reassign the case in the same
manner as is provided for conflicts at the trial level in Section
1355.7 of this title, unless the case is from a county subject to
the provisions of Section 138.1a of Title 19 of the Oklahoma
Statutes and the indigent defendant was not represented at trial by
the county indigent defender. If the Executive Director determines
a conflict exists in a case from a county subject to the provisions
of Section 138.1a of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes and the
indigent defendant was not represented at trial by the county
indigent defender, the county indigent defender shall be appointed
to represent the indigent defendant. The appointment of the county
indigent defender shall be made by the district court at the time
the appeal is initiated or by the Court of Criminal Appeals after
the appeal is initiated. If the district court, at the time the
appeal is initiated, or the Court of Criminal Appeals, after the
appeal has been initiated, determines that the county indigent
defender also has a conflict of interest in the case, the district
court, initially or on remand from the Court of Criminal Appeals,
shall appoint counsel in the same manner as is provided for
conflicts at the trial level in Section 138.7 of Title 19 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, by reassigning the case to another county
indigent defender, an attorney who represents indigents pursuant to
contract, or a private attorney has agreed to accept such
appointments.
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