Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-840
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Discharge of defendant that he may testify for
Official statutory text
codefendant.
When two or more persons are included in the same indictment or
information, and the court is of opinion that in regard to a
particular defendant there is not sufficient evidence to put him on
his defense, it must, before the evidence is closed, in order that
he may be compelled to be a witness for his codefendant, submit its
opinion to the jury, who, if they so find, may acquit the particular
defendant for the purpose aforesaid.
When two or more persons are included in the same indictment or
information, and the court is of opinion that in regard to a
particular defendant there is not sufficient evidence to put him on
his defense, it must, before the evidence is closed, in order that
he may be compelled to be a witness for his codefendant, submit its
opinion to the jury, who, if they so find, may acquit the particular
defendant for the purpose aforesaid.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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