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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 325 By: Daniels
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to criminal prosecutions; am ending 22
66	66	O.S. 2021, Sections 812.1 and 812.2, which relate to
67	67	right to speedy trial; modify ing time limits for
68	68	conducting certain criminal proceedings; updating
69	69	statutory references; limiting number of continuances
70	70	on certain grounds; increasing frequency of certain
71	71	required review; updating sta tutory language; and
72	72	providing an effective date.
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77	77	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
78	78	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 812.1, is
79	79	amended to read as fol lows:
80	80	Section 812.1. A. If any person charged with a crime and held
81	81	in jail solely by reason thereof is not brought to trial within one
82	82	(1) year after arrest two hundred seventy-two (272) days after the
83	83	person’s initial appearance on the charge, the court shall set the
84	84	case for immediate rev iew as provided in Section 2 812.2 of this act
85	85	title, to determine if the right of the accused to a speedy trial is
86	86	being protected.
87	87	B. If any person charged with a felony crime who is held to
88	88	answer on an appearance bond is not brought to trial within ei ghteen
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140	140	(18) months after arrest initial appearance, the court shall set the
141	141	case for immediate review as provided in Section 2 812.2 of this
142	142	act, title to determine if the right of the accused to a speedy
143	143	trial is being protected.
144	144	C. In the event a mistri al is declared or a convic tion is
145	145	reversed on appeal, the time limitations provided for in this
146	146	section shall commence to run from the date the mistrial is declared
147	147	or the date of the mandate of the Court of Criminal Appeals.
148	148	SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 812.2, is
149	149	amended to read as follows:
150	150	Section 812.2. A. Whenever the court finds that a case should
151	151	be reviewed to determine if the right of an accused to a speedy
152	152	trial is being protected, the court shall:
153	153	1. Issue notice to the District Attorney district attorney, the
154	154	accused, and the attorney for the accuse d that the case will be
155	155	reviewed by the court at a date and time which is not less than ten
156	156	(10) days nor more than twenty (20) days from the date of the
157	157	notice. Each party shall have the opportunity to prese nt evidence
158	158	or legal authority in support of it s position; and
159	159	2. Take evidence from both parties regarding the
160	160	appropriateness of the cause for the delay. At the hearing, the
161	161	court shall consider whethe r the delay has occurred f or any of the
162	162	following reasons:
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214	214	a. the delay is the result of due to the application of
215	215	the accused or an attorney on behalf of the accused,
216	216	b. the delay is the result of due to the fault of the
217	217	accused or the attorney for the ac cused,
218	218	c. the accused is incompetent to stand trial ,
219	219	d. a proceeding to determine the competency o f the accused
220	220	to stand trial is pending and a determination cannot be
221	221	completed within the time limitations fixed for trial,
222	222	e. there is material evidence or a material witness which
223	223	is unavailable and that re asonable efforts have been
224	224	made to procure such evidence or witness, and there are
225	225	reasonable grounds to believe that such evidence or
226	226	witness can be obtained and trial commenced within a
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228	228	f. the accused is charged as a codefendant or
229	229	coconspirator and the court has determined that the
230	230	codefendants or coconspirators must be tried before
231	231	separate juries taken from separate jury panels,
232	232	g. the court has other cases pending for trial that are
233	233	for persons incarcerated pr ior to the case in questi on,
234	234	and the court does not have sufficient time to commence
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288	288	not more than thirty (30) days may be ordered pursuant
289	289	to this subparagraph,
290	290	h. the court, state, accused, or the attorney for the
291	291	accused is incapable of proceeding to trial due to
292	292	illness or other reason and it is unreasonable to
293	293	reassign the case, and
294	294	i. due to other reasonable grounds the court does not have
295	295	sufficient time to commence the trial of the case
296	296	within the time limit fi xed for trial; provided, no
297	297	more than three continuances of not mor e than thirty
298	298	(30) days may be ordered pursuant to this subparagraph .
299	299	B. If, after After hearing all the evidence an d the legal
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301	301	of the evidence that the state is not proceeding with due diligence,
302	302	that none of the exceptions set out in paragraph 2 of subsection A
303	303	of this section justify additional delay and the right of the
304	304	accused to a speedy trial has been violated, the c ourt shall dismiss
305	305	the case.
306	306	C. If a preliminary hearing has been held, the case may be
307	307	refiled, unless the applicable statute of limitations has expired,
308	308	upon a showing of newly disc overed evidence which cou ld not have
309	309	been discovered prior to trial , unless the applicable statute of
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362	362	D. If a preliminary hearing has not been held, the case may be
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365	365	E. If, after After hearing all the evidence an d the legal
366	366	arguments properly submi tted, if the court finds that the right of
367	367	the accused to a speedy trial has not been violated, the court shall
368	368	set the case for review in four (4) within three (3) months. If the
369	369	case is still pending after the four-month three-month period, the
370	370	court shall conduct another review within thirty (30) days. The
371	371	four-month review of pending cases every thirty (30) days shall be a
372	372	continuing responsibil ity of the court until final disposition of
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374	374	SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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