Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-585
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Postponement for investigation of claimed alibi
Official statutory text
Whenever testimony to establish an alibi on behalf of the
defendant shall be offered in evidence in any criminal case in any
court of record of the State of Oklahoma, and notice of the
intention of the defendant to claim such alibi, which notice shall
include specific information as to the place at which the defendant
claims to have been at the time of the alleged offense, shall not
have been served upon the district attorney at or before five (5)
days prior to the trial of the case, upon motion of the district
attorney, the court may grant a postponement for such time as it may
deem necessary to make an investigation of the facts in relation to
such evidence.
defendant shall be offered in evidence in any criminal case in any
court of record of the State of Oklahoma, and notice of the
intention of the defendant to claim such alibi, which notice shall
include specific information as to the place at which the defendant
claims to have been at the time of the alleged offense, shall not
have been served upon the district attorney at or before five (5)
days prior to the trial of the case, upon motion of the district
attorney, the court may grant a postponement for such time as it may
deem necessary to make an investigation of the facts in relation to
such evidence.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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