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OK HB2088
Bill
Status
2/7/2011
Primary Sponsor
Randy Terrill
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AI Summary
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Creates the Jerome Ersland Act establishing a legal presumption that a homicide was committed in self-defense or defense of others if specific conditions are met.
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Presumption applies when: (1) the deceased was engaged in armed robbery at or shortly before the death, (2) the homicide occurred in close temporal proximity to the armed robbery, and (3) the homicide occurred on the property where the armed robbery took place.
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Presumption is rebuttable with clear and convincing evidence that the homicide was not in self-defense or defense of others.
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Bill directs codification in Oklahoma Statutes Title 21 (crimes and punishments) with effective date of November 1, 2011.
Legislative Description
Crimes and punishments; creating the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act of 2011 providing presumption of self-defense under certain circumstances; noncodification; codification; effective date.
Crimes and Punishments
Last Action
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary Committee
2/22/2011