§20-60.1. Emergency Appellate Division - Establishment - Powers -
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Decisions - Recall of case from emergency panel - Conduct of proceedings.
A. There is hereby established within the Court of Criminal Appeals an Emergency Appellate Division which shall have the power to determine or otherwise dispose of any cases assigned to it by the Court of Criminal Appeals, except cases concerning convictions for murder in the first degree as defined by Section 701.7 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. A decision of an emergency appellate panel may be reviewed by the Court of Criminal Appeals upon the filing of a Petition for Review if a majority of judges on the Court of Criminal Appeals directs that such Petition for Review shall be granted. The Court of Criminal Appeals may, by order, recall a case from an emergency appellate panel. Decisions of an emergency appellate panel shall be final unless a Petition for Review is granted.
C. The Emergency Appellate Division shall conduct its proceedings in panels of three
(3)judges and shall have no en banc powers or jurisdiction. Added by Laws 1993, c. 292, § 2, eff. July 1, 1993.