Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-601b
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Protracted deliberations - Sequestration of alternate
Official statutory text
jurors.
If, upon final submission of the cause, the court is of the
opinion that the deliberations may be protracted, the court may
order the alternate juror or jurors to remain sequestered physically
or by admonition not to discuss the case with any person or allow
any person to discuss the case with a juror. In such event said
alternate or alternates shall remain apart from the jury and not
take part in its deliberations, but shall await the call of the
court at some place designated by the court until such time as said
alternate may be needed. In the event one or two of the twelve
jurors shall, during the course of deliberations, be discharged
because of illness, or die, the court shall order one or both
alternate jurors to take their places in the jury room and
deliberations shall then continue.
In the event the cause is a bifurcated, two-stage proceeding,
the "final submission of the cause" shall occur when the jury
retires to deliberate upon the sentence in the punishment or second
stage of the proceedings. In such a trial the alternates shall not
be excused prior to commencement of deliberations in the second
stage.
If, upon final submission of the cause, the court is of the
opinion that the deliberations may be protracted, the court may
order the alternate juror or jurors to remain sequestered physically
or by admonition not to discuss the case with any person or allow
any person to discuss the case with a juror. In such event said
alternate or alternates shall remain apart from the jury and not
take part in its deliberations, but shall await the call of the
court at some place designated by the court until such time as said
alternate may be needed. In the event one or two of the twelve
jurors shall, during the course of deliberations, be discharged
because of illness, or die, the court shall order one or both
alternate jurors to take their places in the jury room and
deliberations shall then continue.
In the event the cause is a bifurcated, two-stage proceeding,
the "final submission of the cause" shall occur when the jury
retires to deliberate upon the sentence in the punishment or second
stage of the proceedings. In such a trial the alternates shall not
be excused prior to commencement of deliberations in the second
stage.
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