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Oklahoma | Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 40 | Appellate Jurisdiction |
The Court of Criminal Appeals shall have exclusive appellate jurisdiction, coextensive with the limits of the state, in all criminal cases appealed from the district, superior and county courts, and + See moresuch other courts of record as may be established by law.
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Court of Criminal Appeals | Jurisdiction of the courts |
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Oklahoma | Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 91.1 | District courts as successors to jurisdiction of various other courts |
The district courts of the State of Oklahoma are the successors to the jurisdiction of all other courts, including the Superior Courts, the County Courts, the Courts of Common Pleas, + See moreSpecial Sessions Courts, Courts of Special Sessions, City Courts, Juvenile Courts, Children's Courts, Justice of the Peace Courts, and municipal courts in civil matters and proceedings for the violation of state statutes. Wherever reference is made in the Oklahoma Statutes to any of the above courts or to the judge thereof, it shall be deemed to refer to the district court or a judge thereof; provided, however, that any statute that refers to the salary of the judge of any Superior Court, Court of Common Pleas, County Court, Juvenile Court, or Children's Court, insofar as that portion of the statute dealing with salary is concerned, shall not be deemed to refer to any district judge, associate district judge or special judge, and any salary mentioned in such statute shall not be paid to the judge who succeeded to the jurisdiction of the judge who is named in the statute.
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District Court | Jurisdiction of the courts |
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Oklahoma | Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 471.1 | Authorization of Drug Court Programs |
Each district court of this state is authorized to establish a drug court program pursuant to the provisions of this act, subject to availability of funds. Juvenile drug courts may + See morebe established based upon the provisions of this act; provided, however, juveniles shall not be held, processed, or treated in any manner which violates any provision of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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District Court | Creation of the courts |
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Oklahoma | Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 472 | Anna McBride Act--Mental health courts | Any district or municipal court of this state may establish a mental health court program pursuant to the provisions of this section, subject to the availability of funds. | District Court or Municipal Court | Creation of the courts |
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Oklahoma | Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 28-102 | Jurisdiction of criminal court of record--Jury trial--Maximum punishment--Double jeopardy |
he municipal criminal courts of record shall have original jurisdiction to hear and determine all prosecutions when a violation of any of the ordinances of the city where the court + See moreis established is charged, as provided by Article VII, Section 1 of the Oklahoma Constitution.
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Municipal Court | Jurisdiction of the courts |