In re Adoption of the 2005 Revisions to the Oklahoma Uniform Jury Instructions—Criminal

2005 OK CR 12, 119 P.3d 753, 2005 Okla. Crim. App. LEXIS 30, 2005 WL 1797450
CourtCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
DecidedJuly 28, 2005
DocketNo. CCAD-2005-7
StatusPublished
Cited by1 cases

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Bluebook
In re Adoption of the 2005 Revisions to the Oklahoma Uniform Jury Instructions—Criminal, 2005 OK CR 12, 119 P.3d 753, 2005 Okla. Crim. App. LEXIS 30, 2005 WL 1797450 (Okla. Ct. App. 2005).

Opinion

ORDER ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO OKLAHOMA UNIFORM JURY INSTRUCTIONS-CRIMINAL (SECOND EDITION)

T1 On January 8, 2005, The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Committee for Preparation of Uniform Jury Instructions submitted its report and recommendations to the Court for the adoption of amendments to Oklahoma Uniform Jury Instructions-Criminal (Second Edition). The Court has reviewed the report by the committee and recommendations for the adoption of the 2005 proposed revisions to the Uniform Jury Instructions. Pursuant to 12 0.8.2001, § 577.2, the Court accepts that report and finds the revisions should be ordered adopted.

1 2 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the report of The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Committee for Preparation of Uniform Jury Instructions shall be accepted, the revisions shall be available for access via the internet from this Court's web site at wiww.okeca.net on the date of this order and provided to West Publishing Company for publication. The Administrative Office of the Courts is requested to duplicate and provide copies of the revisions to the judges of the District Courts and the District Courts of the State of Oklahoma are directed to implement the utilization of these revisions effective on the date of this order.

13 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED ADJUDGED AND DECREED the amendments to existing OUJI-CR 2d instructions, deletion of outdated instructions and the adoption of new instructions, as set out in the following designated instructions and attached to this order, are adopted, to wit:

1-5; 4-64; 4-68; 4-78; 5-19; 5-20; 5-21; 5-22; 5-28; 5-24, 5-25; 5-26, 5-27; 5-28; 5-29; 5-80; 51144; 6-34; 6-3B; 6-3C; 6-5; 6-18; 6-24; 6-29; 6-30; 6-60; 6-61; 6-62; 8-25; 8-86; 8-38; 8-39; 10-17; 10-19; 10-21.

1 4 The Court also accepts and authorizes the updated committee comments to be published, together with the above styled revisions and each amended page in the revisions to be noted at the bottom as follows "(2005 Supp.)".

15 IT IS THE FURTHER ORDER OF THIS COURT that the members of The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Committee for Preparation of Uniform Criminal Jury Instructions be commended for their ongoing efforts to provide up-to-date Uniform Jury Instructions to the bench and the bar of the State of Oklahoma.

1 6 IT IS SO ORDERED.

17 WITNESS OUR HANDS AND THE SEAL OF THIS COURT this 28th day of July, 2005.

/s/ Charles S. Chapel CHARLES S. CHAPEL, Presiding Judge

/s) Gary L. Lumpkin GARY L. LUMPKIN, Vice Presiding Judge

/s/ Charles A. Johnson CHARLES A. JOHNSON, Judge

/s/ Arlene Johnson ARLENE JOHNSON, Judge

Revisions to the Oklahoma Uniform Jury Instructions-Criminal (Second Edition)

2005 SUPP.

Approved 10/15/04

OUJI-CR 1-5

EXAMINATION BY THE COURT

I will now ask you a number of questions to determine your qualifications to serve as jurors in this case. To determine your qualifications I will need to obtain information from each of you, including some personal information. The purpose of these questions is to obtain a fair jury and it is not to embarrass you. If any of my questions should touch on sensitive subjects that you do not want to have heard by everyone present, you should tell me, and you can then [754]*754come forward so that we can discuss those matters privately.

1. Do you reside in [Name of County] County?

Committee Comments
Okla. Const. art. 2, § 20 requires "trial by an impartial jury of the county in which the crime shall have been committed." Not every juror who reports for service on the jury panel is necessarily a resident of the county, and so the judge should make sure that all non-residents are removed from the jury.

2. The attorney(s) for the State is/are [Name the Attorney(s)]. Do any of you know the attorney(s) for the State? Has the District Attorney's office handled any matter for any of you?

8. The attorney(s) for the defendant(s) is/are [Name the Attorney(s) ]. Do any of you know the attorney(s) for the defendant(s)? Has/Have the attorney(s) for the defendant(s) [or his/her law firm] represented you on any legal matter?

4, - The defendant(s) in this case is/are is [Name the Defendant(s) ]. Do any of you know the defendant(s)?

5. Do/Did any of you know [Name the Alleged Victim(s) 1, or any member of his/ her/their family?

6. The witnesses who may be called in this case are [Name the Witnesses) ]: Do any of you know any of the witnesses, or any member of their families?

7. Have any of you read or heard the alleged facts of this case? Have you expressed or formed an opinion concerning this case? Would any information you have read or heard concerning this case influence your ability to hear or decide this case impartially? Have you discussed this case with anyone prior to today?

8. Have any of you had any experience that you feel might affect your consideration of this case?

9. Are you or is-anyone-in-your immediate-family any of your friends or relatives employed or involved with a law enforcement agency or organization? Have you or has in immediate family any of your friends or relatives been connected with law enforcement in the past? Do you hold or have you held a "Reserve Deputy Commis-gion," a "Special Deputy Commission," or an "Honorary Deputy Commission"?

Committee Comments
Under 88 O.S. Supp. 2001, § 28, sheriffs or deputy sheriffs are disqualified from serving as jurors. The Court of Criminal Appeals has held that a person who holds a "reserve deputy commission," a "special deputy commission," or an "honorary deputy commission" is similarly disqualified from serving as a juror, even though the person holding this commission has no legal authority or legal duty to act as a deputy sheriff. State v. Smith, 1958 OK CR 6, 320 P2d 719 (Okl.Cr.1958); Henderson v. State, 95 Okl. Cr. 342, 246 P.2d 398 (1952); Allen v. State, 70 Okl. Cr. 148, 105 P.2d 450 (1940); Carr v. State, 63 Okl. Cr. 201, 84 P.2d 42 (1988); Tripp v. State, 68 Okl. Cr. 41, 72 P.2d 529 (1987).

10. Have any of you ever been charged with or accused of a crime? Have any of your close friends or relatives ever been charged with or accused of a crime?

11. Have any of you ever been victims of a crime? Have any of your elose friends or relatives ever been victims of a crime?

12. I will instruct you on the law and the rules by which the jury reaches a verdict. Your duty as jurors is to accept and follow the law as included in the instructions and rules given to you by me. If selected as a juror, will each of you accept and follow the law as included in the instructions and rules that I will give to you?

One instruction I will give is that the/each defendant is presumed innocent of the crime charged, and the presumption continues unless after consideration of all the evidence you are convinced of his/her/(each defendant's) guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The State has the burden of presenting the evidence that establishes the guilt of the/ each defendant beyond a reasonable doubt. [755]

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