Oklahoma Statutes

Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 254 (2026)

Adjournment of examination

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The examination must be completed at one session unless the magistrate for good cause adjourn it. R.L.1910, § 5670.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1970–1983 · leading case: Fisher v. State, 668 P.2d 1152 (Okla. Crim. App. 1983).
Fisher v. State, 668 P.2d 1152 (Okla. Crim. App. 1983). “Title 22 O.S.1971, § 254, requires the preliminary examination to be completed at one session unless the magistrate for good cause adjourn it.”
Harper v. Dist. Court of Oklahoma Cnty., 484 P.2d 891 (Okla. Crim. App. 1971). “” (Emphasis added) Title 22 O.S.1961, § 254, provides with reference to preliminary examinations: “The examination must be completed at one session unless the magistrate for good cause adjourn it.”
Walters v. Williams, 474 P.2d 661 (Okla. Crim. App. 1970). “Under 22 O.S. § 254, the examining magistrate’s authority is limited.”
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