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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 1007 By: Jett
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to jury assessment of punishmen t;
66	66	amending 22 O.S. 2011, Section 926.1, which relates
67	67	to punishments assessed and declared by juries;
68	68	establishing sentencing procedures for juries that
69	69	assess and declare punishment in criminal cases;
70	70	providing for consideration of aggravating and
71	71	mitigating circumstances unless waived by the s tate
72	72	and defendant; directing court to follow spec ific
73	73	sentencing procedure under certain circumstances;
74	74	directing court to instruct juries on laws relating
75	75	to punishment and sentencing alternatives; defining
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81	81	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF O KLAHOMA:
82	82	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2011, Section 926.1, is
83	83	amended to read as follows:
84	84	Section 926.1. A. In all cases of a verdict of con viction for
85	85	any offense against any o f the laws of the State of Oklahoma, the
86	86	jury may, and shall, upon the request of the defendant , assess and
87	87	declare the punishment in their verdict within the limitations fixed
88	88	by law, and the court shall render a judgm ent according to such
89	89	verdict, except as hereinafter provided.
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141	141	B. In any case in which a jury may assess and declare
142	142	punishment:
143	143	1. At the conclusion of the evidence, the court shall instruct
144	144	the jury on the offense charged. The jury shall be further
145	145	instructed to determine only the guilt or innocence of the defendant
146	146	on the offense charg ed and that punishment shall not be determined
147	147	by the jury at this time; and
148	148	2. If the jury reaches a verdict that the defendant is guilty
149	149	of the offense charged or gui lty of a lesser included offense, the
150	150	court shall proceed to a second stage in which th e jury shall assess
151	151	punishment within the limitations fixed by law including sentencing
152	152	alternatives available to the court pursuant to the provisions of
153	153	Section 991a, 991a-3 or 991c of this title as applic able to the
154	154	case.
155	155	C. If the defendant is not pros ecuted for a second or
156	156	subsequent offense, evidence of aggravating and mitigating
157	157	circumstances and argument on punishment shall be received by the
158	158	jury unless waived by the state and the defendant. The co urt shall
159	159	instruct the jury on the penalty fixed b y law for the offense and
160	160	the jury may assess and declare its punishment within the penalty
161	161	fixed by law including any such sentencing alternatives available to
162	162	the court including the provisions of Section 991a, 991a-3 or 991c
163	163	of this title as applicable to the case. The jury may assess and
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217	217	D. If the defendant is prosecuted for a second or subsequent
218	218	offense, except in thos e cases in which the former conviction is an
219	219	element of the offense, the court shall follow the procedure s set
220	220	forth in Section 860.1 of this title. In addition to evidence of
221	221	prior convictions, evidence of aggrava ting and mitigating
222	222	circumstances and arg ument on punishment shall be received by the
223	223	jury unless waived by the state and the defendant. The court shall
224	224	instruct the jury on the penalty fixed by law for the offense and
225	225	the jury may assess and declare its punishment within the penalty
226	226	fixed by law including sentencing alternatives available to t he
227	227	court pursuant to the provisions of Section 991a, 991a -3 or 991c of
228	228	this title as applicable to the case. The jury may assess and
229	229	declare in its punishment any s uch sentencing alternatives available
230	230	to the court.
231	231	E. For purposes of this section:
232	232	1. “Aggravating circumstances ” means evidence of the conduct of
233	233	the defendant relating to the circumstances of the offense itself
234	234	that would support a more severe senten ce within the range of
235	235	punishment fixed by law; and
236	236	2. “Mitigating circumstances ” means evidence of factors that
237	237	would support leniency in sentencing including, but not limited to,
238	238	lack of a prior criminal record, minor participation in the offense,
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290	290	culpability of the victim, past circumstances such as abuse that
291	291	resulted in the criminal activi ty, circumstances at the time of the
292	292	offense such as provocation, stress or emotional problems that,
293	293	while not excusing the crime, may offer an explanation, mental o r
294	294	physical illness and genuine remorse.
295	295	SECTION 2. This act shall become e ffective November 1, 2021.
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