Oklahoma 2022 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB3383 Amended / Bill

Filed 03/07/2022

                     
 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION 
 
STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022) 
 
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE 
FOR 
HOUSE BILL NO. 3383 	By: Moore of the House 
 
   and 
 
  Daniels of the Senate 
 
 
 
 
 
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE 
 
An Act relating to criminal procedure; amending 22 
O.S. 2021, Section 1080 , which relates to the Post-
Conviction Procedure Act; requiring persons filing 
writs of habeas corpus to utilize procedures provided 
in the Post-Conviction Procedure Act; establishing 
time limitation for filing original or subs equent 
application for post-conviction relief; providing 
guidelines for determining limitation periods; making 
application and time limitation provisions applicable 
to post-conviction applications filed on or after 
certain effective date; amending 22 O.S. 2021, 
Sections 1086 and 1089, which re late to the Post-
Conviction Procedure Act; requiring claims 
challenging a trial court's jurisdiction to be raised 
in the original, supplemental or amended application 
for post-conviction relief; clarifying manner in 
which the Court of Criminal Appeals may consider the 
merits of or grant relief based on an application; 
providing for codification; and providing an 
effective date. 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLA HOMA:   
 
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SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     22 O.S. 2021, Sect ion 1080, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 1080. Any person who has been convicted of, or 
sentenced for, a crime and who claims: 
(a) that 1.  That the conviction or the sentence was in 
violation of the Constitution of the Unite d States or the 
Constitution or laws of this state; 
(b) that 2. That the court was without jurisdiction to impose 
sentence; 
(c) that 3.  That the sentence exceeds the maximum authorized by 
law; 
(d) that 4.  That there exists evidence of material facts, not 
previously presented and heard, that requires vacation of the 
conviction or sentence in the interest o f justice; 
(e) that his 5.  That the sentence has expired, his the 
suspended sentence, probation, p arole, or conditiona l release 
unlawfully revoked, or he or she is otherwise unlawfully held in 
custody or other restraint; or 
(f) that 6.  That the conviction or sentence is otherwise 
subject to collateral attack upon an y ground of alleged error 
heretofore available under any common law, statutory or other writ, 
motion, petition, proceeding or remedy;, 
may institute a proceeding under this act the Post-Conviction 
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conviction was imposed to secure the appropriate r elief.  Excluding 
a timely appeal, this act the Post-Conviction Procedure Act 
encompasses and replaces all common law and statutory methods of 
challenging a conviction or sentence including, but not l imited to, 
writs of habeas corpus . 
SECTION 2.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codif ied 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1080.1 of Title 22, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  A one-year period of limitation shall apply to the filing of 
any application for post-conviction relief, whether an original 
application or a subsequent application .  The limitation period 
shall run from the latest of: 
1.  The date on which the judgment of conviction or revocation 
of suspended sentence became final by the conclusion of direct 
review by the Oklahoma Court of C riminal Appeals or the expiration 
of the time for seeking such review by the Oklahoma Court of 
Criminal Appeals; 
2.  The date on which the Governor revoked parole or conditional 
release, if the petitioner is challenging the lawfulness of said 
revocation; 
3.  The date on which any impediment to filing an application 
created by a state actor in violation of th e Constitution of the 
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of the State of Oklahoma, is removed, if the petitioner was 
prevented from filing by such action; 
4.  The date on which the constitutional r ight asserted was 
initially recognized by the United States Supreme Court, if the 
right has been newly reco gnized by the United States Supreme Court 
and made retroactively applic able to cases on collateral review; or 
5.  The date on which the factual predi cate of the claim or 
claims presented could have b een discovered through the exercise of 
due diligence. 
B.  Subject to the exceptions provided for in this section, this 
limitation period shall apply irrespective of the nature of the 
claims raised in the application and shall include juris dictional 
claims that the trial court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction. 
C. The provisions of this section shall apply to any post-
conviction application filed on or after the effe ctive date of this 
act. 
SECTION 3.     AMENDATORY     22 O.S. 2021, Section 1086, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 1086. All grounds for relief available to an applicant 
under this act the Post-Conviction Procedure Act, including claims 
challenging the jurisdiction of the trial court, must be raised in 
his or her original, supplemental or amended application. Any 
ground finally adjudicated or not so raised, or knowingly, 
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in the conviction or sentence or in any other proceeding the 
applicant has taken to secure reli ef may not be the basis for a 
subsequent application, unless the court finds a ground for relief 
asserted which for sufficient reason was not asserted or was 
inadequately raised in the prior applicati on. 
SECTION 4.     AMENDATORY     22 O.S. 2021, Section 1089, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 1089. A.  The application for post-conviction relief of 
a defendant who is under the sent ence of death in one or more counts 
and whose death sentence has been affirmed or is being reviewe d by 
the Court of Criminal Appeals in accordance with the provisions of 
Section 701.13 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma S tatutes shall be 
expedited as provided in this section.  The provisions of this 
section also apply to noncapital sentences in a case in whic h the 
defendant has received one or more sentence s of death. 
B.  The Oklahoma Indigent Defense System shall represen t all 
indigent defendants in capital cases seeking post-conviction relief 
upon appointment by the appropriate district court after a hearing 
determining the indigency of any such defendant.  When the Oklahoma 
Indigent Defense System or another attorney has been appointed to 
represent an indigent d efendant in an application for post -
conviction relief, the Clerk of the Court of Criminal Appeals shall 
include in its notice to the district court clerk, as required by 
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appeal record is to be transmitted to the Oklahoma Indigent Defense 
System or the other attorney. 
C.  The only issues that may be raised in an application for 
post-conviction relief are those that: 
1.  Were not and could not have b een raised in a direct appeal; 
and 
2.  Support a conclusion either that the outcome of the trial 
would have been different but for the error s or that the defendant 
is factually innocent. 
The applicant shall state in the application specific facts 
explaining as to each claim why it was not or could not have been 
raised in a direct appeal and how it supports a conclusion that the 
outcome of the trial would have been different but for the error s or 
that the defendant is factually innocent. 
D.  1.  The applicat ion for post-conviction relief shall be 
filed in the Court of Criminal Appeals within ninety (90) days from 
the date the appellee 's brief on direct appeal is filed or, if a 
reply brief is filed, ninety (90) days from the filing of that reply 
brief with the Court of Criminal Appeals on the direct a ppeal.  
Where the appellant's original brief on direct appeal has been filed 
prior to November 1, 1995, and no application for post -conviction 
relief has been filed, any application for post-conviction relief 
must be filed in the Court of Criminal Appeals within one hundred 
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Appeals may issue orders establishing briefing schedules or enter 
any other orders necessary to extend the time limits under this 
section in cases where the original brief on direct appeal has been 
filed prior to November 1, 1995. 
2.  All grounds for relief that were avail able to the applicant 
before the last date on whi ch an application could be timely filed 
not included in a timely ap plication shall be deemed waived. 
No application may be amended or supplemented after the time 
specified under this section.  Any amended or supplemental 
application filed after the time sp ecified under this section shall 
be treated by the Court of Crimina l Appeals as a subsequent 
application. 
3.  Subject to the specific limitations of this section, the 
Court of Criminal Appeals may issue any orders as to discovery or 
any other orders necess ary to facilitate post-conviction review. 
4. a. The Court of Criminal Appeals shall review the 
application to determine: 
(1) whether controverted, previously unresolved 
factual issues material to the legalit y of the 
applicant's confinement exist, 
(2) whether the applicant's grounds were or could 
have been previously raise d, and 
(3) whether relief may be granted u nder this act the 
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b. For purposes of this subsection, a ground could not 
have been previously raised if: 
(1) it is a claim of ineffective assistance of trial 
counsel involving a factu al basis that was not 
ascertainable through the exercise of reasonable 
diligence on or before the time of the direct 
appeal, or 
(2) it is a claim contained in an original tim ely 
application for post-conviction relief relating 
to ineffective assistance of a ppellate counsel. 
All claims of ineffective assistance of counsel shall be g overned by 
clearly established law as determined by the United States Supre me 
Court. 
If the Court of Criminal Appeals determines that controverted, 
previously unresolved factual is sues material to the legality of the 
applicant's confinement do not exist, o r that the claims were or 
could have been previously raised, or that relief may not be granted 
under this act the Post-Conviction Procedure Act and enters an order 
to that effect, the Court shall make findings of fact and 
conclusions of law or may order the parties to file proposed 
findings of fact and conclusions of law for the Court to consider on 
or before a date set by the Court that is not later than thirty (30) 
days after the date the order is issued.  The Court of Criminal 
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conclusions of law not later than fifteen (15) days after the date 
the parties filed proposed findings. 
5.  If the Court of Criminal Appeals determ ines that 
controverted, previously unresolved factual issues material to the 
legality of the applicant 's confinement do exist, and that the 
application meets the other requirements of parag raph 4 of this 
subsection, the Court shall enter an order to the di strict court 
that imposed the sentence designating the issues of fact to be 
resolved and the method by which t he issues shall be resolved. 
The district court shall not permit any amendments or 
supplements to the issues remanded by the Court of Criminal App eals 
except upon motion to and order of the Court of Criminal Appeals 
subject to the limitations of this secti on. 
The Court of Criminal Appeals shall r etain jurisdiction of all 
cases remanded pursuant to this act the Post-Conviction Procedure 
Act. 
6.  The district attorney's office shall have twenty (20) days 
after the issues are remanded to the district court within which to 
file a response.  The district court may grant one extension of 
twenty (20) days for good cause shown and may issue any orders 
necessary to facilitate post-conviction review pursuant to the 
remand order of the Court of Criminal Appeals.  Any applications for 
extension beyond the twenty (20) days shall be presented to the 
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evidentiary hearing should be held, that hearing shall be held 
within thirty (30) days from the date that the state filed its 
response.  The district court shall file its decision togeth er with 
findings of fact and conclusions of law with the Court of Criminal 
Appeals within forty-five (45) days from the date that the state 
filed its response or within forty -five (45) days from the date of 
the conclusion of the evidentiary hearing. 
7.  Either party may seek review by the Court of Criminal 
Appeals of the district court's determination of the issues remanded 
by the Court of Criminal Appeals within ten (10) days from the entry 
of judgment.  Such pa rty shall file a notice of intent to seek 
review and a designation of record in the district court within ten 
(10) days from the entry of judgment.  A copy of the notice of 
intent to seek review and the designation of the record shall be 
served on the court reporter, the petitioner, the district atto rney, 
and the Attorney General, and shall be filed with the Court of 
Criminal Appeals.  A petition in error shall be filed with the Court 
of Criminal Appeals by the party seeking review within thirty (30) 
days from the entry of judgment.  If an evidentiary hearing was 
held, the court reporter shall prepare and file all transcripts 
necessary for the appeal within sixty (60) days from the date the 
notice and designation of record are filed.  The petitioner 's brief-
in-chief shall be filed within forty -five (45) days from the date 
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evidentiary hearing was held, within forty -five (45) days from the 
date of the filing of the notice.  The respondent shall have twenty 
(20) days thereafter to file a re sponse brief.  The district court 
clerk shall file the records on appeal with the Court of Criminal 
Appeals on or before the date the petitioner 's brief-in-chief is 
due.  The Court of Criminal Appeals shall issu e an opinion in the 
case within one hundred t wenty (120) days of the filing of the 
response brief or at the time the direct appeal is decided.  If no 
review is sought within the time specified in this section, the 
Court of Criminal Appeals may adopt the fi ndings of the district 
court and enter an ord er within fifteen (15) days of the time 
specified for seeking review or may order additional briefing by the 
parties.  In no event shall the Court of Criminal Appeals grant 
post-conviction relief before giving t he state an opportunity to 
respond to any and all claims raised to the Court. 
8.  If an original application for post-conviction relief is 
untimely or if a subsequent application for post -conviction relief 
is filed after filing an original application, the Court of Criminal 
Appeals may not consider t he merits of or grant relief based on the 
subsequent or untimely original application, or a subsequent 
application, unless: 
a. the application contains claims and issues that have 
not been and could not have bee n presented previously 
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considered application filed under this section, 
because the legal basis for the claim was unavailable, 
or 
b. (1) the application contains sufficient specific 
facts establishing tha t the current claims and 
issues have not and could not have been presented 
previously in a timely origi nal application or in 
a previously considered application filed under 
this section, because the factual basis for the 
claim was unavailable as it was not ascertainable 
through the exercise of reason able diligence on 
or before that date, and 
(2) the facts underlying the claim, if proven and 
viewed in light of the evidence as a whole, would 
be sufficient to establish by clear and 
convincing evidence that, bu t for the alleged 
error, no reasonable fact f inder would have found 
the applicant guilty of the underly ing offense or 
would have rendered the penalty of death. 
The provisions of this paragraph shall apply irrespective of the 
nature of the claims raised in the application and shall include 
jurisdictional claims. The provisions of this paragraph shall also 
apply to any post-conviction application filed on or after the 
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9.  For purposes of this act the Post-Conviction Procedure Act, 
a legal basis of a claim is unavailable on or before a date 
described by this subsection if the leg al basis: 
a. was not recognized by or could not have been 
reasonably formulated from a final de cision of the 
United States Supreme Court, a court of ap peals of the 
United States, or a court of appellate jurisdiction of 
this state on or before that date, or 
b. is a new rule of constitutional law that was given 
retroactive effect by the United States Supreme Court 
or a court of appellate jurisdiction of th is state and 
had not been announced on or before that date. 
E.  All matters not specifically governed by the provisions of 
this section shall be subject to the provisions of the Post -
Conviction Procedure Act.  If the provisio ns of this act section 
conflict with the provisions of the Post-Conviction Procedure Act, 
the provisions of this act section shall govern. 
SECTION 5.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2022. 
 
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS, 
dated 03/03/2022 - DO PASS, As Amended and Coauthored.