Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals

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The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals is the state's highest appellate court for criminal cases, responsible for reviewing and deciding appeals from lower criminal courts in Oklahoma.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf appellate court
court
court of last resort
criminal court
abbreviation OCCA
alsoKnownAs Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals
surface form: Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals
appliesToJurisdiction Oklahoma
branchOf Judicial branch of Oklahoma
building Oklahoma Judicial Center
composition five judges
country United States of America
surface form: United States

United States of America
courtType court of last resort for criminal matters
state appellate court
decides appeals from district courts in criminal cases
petitions for writs in criminal matters
distinctFrom Oklahoma Supreme Court
establishedIn 1907
follows Oklahoma Constitution
Oklahoma statutes
handles criminal appeals
post-conviction relief matters in criminal cases
hasAuthorityTo affirm criminal convictions
modify criminal sentences
remand criminal cases
reverse criminal convictions
hasJurisdictionOver death penalty appeals in Oklahoma
felony criminal appeals
misdemeanor criminal appeals
hasLegalAuthorityOver criminal appeals in Oklahoma
hasNumberOfJudges 5
highestCourtFor criminal cases in Oklahoma
jurisdiction Oklahoma
U.S. state of Oklahoma
surface form: State of Oklahoma
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalSystem Oklahoma state court system
common law
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Oklahoma County
surface form: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
location Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
surface form: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
partOf Judiciary of Oklahoma
reviews appeals from lower criminal courts in Oklahoma
seat Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
surface form: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
sharesBuildingWith Oklahoma Supreme Court
state Oklahoma
subjectTo United States Constitution
federal law
website http://www.okcca.net/

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Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals alsoKnownAs Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals
this entity surface form: Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals
Oklahoma Supreme Court coequalWith Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals
this entity surface form: Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (for criminal matters)
U.S. state of Oklahoma judicialBranch Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals
subject surface form: Oklahoma