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2009 OK CR 5
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IN RE: ADOPTION OF THE 2009 REVISIONS TO THE OKLAHOMA UNIFORM JURY INSTRUCTIONS CRIMINAL (SECOND EDITION)
Case No. CCAD-2009-1
March 12, 2009

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA

ORDER ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO OKLAHOMA UNIFORM JURY

INSTRUCTIONS-CRIMINAL (SECOND EDITION)

¶1 On October 17, 2008, The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Committee for Preparation of Uniform Jury Instructions submitted its report and recommendations to the Court for 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 2009 proposed revisions to the Uniform Jury Instructions. Pursuant to 12 O.S. 1991, § 577.2, the Court accepts that report and finds the revisions should be ordered adopted.

¶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 www.okcca.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.

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

2-19A; 4-77; 8-15; 8-15A; 9-20; 10-13C; 11-3; 11-5; 11-7

¶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 "(2009 Supp.)".

¶5 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.

¶6 IT IS SO ORDERED.

¶7 WITNESS OUR HANDS AND THE SEAL OF THIS COURT this12th day of March, 2009.

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

ATTEST:

/s/ Michael Richie
Clerk