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Indigent Defense System

The Oklahoma Indigent Defense System (OIDS) serves as the state agency responsible for providing trial, appellate, and post-conviction criminal defense services to persons who have been judicially determined to be entitled to legal counsel at state expense. OIDS is appointed by the courts to represent all adult and juvenile indigents in 75 counties who are charged in felony cases, misdemeanor cases, traffic cases punishable by incarceration, and juvenile delinquency proceedings. The System is also appointed by the courts to represent all indigents in 75 counties where the state is seeking the death penalty. Upon conviction, the System is appointed by the courts to represent defendants on direct appeal to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, and, in death penalty cases, in post-conviction proceedings before the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. The System is responsible for capital and non-capital direct appeals from judgements and sentences, including death sentences, imposed in 75 counties as well as in the remaining two counties under certain circumstances. The System is responsible for all capital post-conviction appeals in the state.

143

Number of Employees 
(Headcount)​


Year-over-Year Expenditure Comparison By Fund Type

FY 2024 Q2 YTD Expenditures by Statewide Program

Last Modified on Jan 18, 2024
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