Oklahoma Mock Trial Rules

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OK · Capital: Oklahoma City

Evidence Rules

Oklahoma Evidence Code

Citation: Okla. Stat. Title 12

Oklahoma codifies evidence rules within Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes (§§ 2101-3103) rather than court-promulgated rules
Oklahoma Section 2702 follows the Daubert standard for expert testimony but includes state-specific reliability factors
Oklahoma retains broader grounds for impeachment by prior inconsistent statement than the FRE, allowing extrinsic evidence more freely

Rule	Description
Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 2404(B)	Other-acts evidence requires the prosecution to provide pretrial notice and demonstrate relevance; admissibility is determined by a preponderance of the evidence standard
Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 2803(24)	Residual hearsay exception modeled on FRE 807 but Oklahoma courts apply more stringent trustworthiness requirements

Civil Procedure

Oklahoma Statutes Title 12 (Civil Procedure)

Criminal Procedure

Oklahoma Statutes Title 22 (Criminal Procedure)

Oklahoma District Courts are the trial courts of general jurisdiction, organized into 26 judicial districts
Oklahoma allows bifurcation of punitive damages claims as a matter of right upon timely request
Workers' compensation cases are handled by a specialized administrative court rather than the district courts

Civil Jury Size

Criminal Jury Size

Unanimity Required

Civil juries consist of 6 jurors; verdict requires concurrence of five-sixths (5 of 6)
Criminal felony juries require 12 unanimous jurors
Misdemeanor juries consist of 6 jurors and also require unanimity

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