Legal Question in Criminal Law in Oklahoma
death penalty
to end an argument, if you plead guilty to a murder, can you still be sentenced to death? from very beginning you say i'm guilty, can you be sentenced to death, or would it be life imprisonment?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: death penalty
All crimes have minimum and maximum sentences that are imposed by state statute. The minimum sentence for a first degree murder in the state of Oklahoma is life imprisonment, whereas the maximum sentence is death. There is also another option and that is life imprisonment without parole.
It is possible to reach a plea agreement with the ditrict attorney's office in which you can avoid the death penalty by pleading guilty or nolo contendre. However, the judge is not required to accept the plea, and may reject the DA's offer.
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