Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals

Format

Type

Times New Roman 14 pt, double-spaced

Margins

Margins: top 1.25", right 1", bottom 1", left 1"

Opening brief

50 pages

Reply brief

No fixed limit found

What counts

50 typewritten pages unless otherwise specified; reply brief rules not verified

Rules

Rules of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, Title 22 O.S. Ch. 18 App. — Rule 3.5 (max 12 characters per inch body; footnotes up to 17 cpi); OCCA Rule 3.5

Parts of the brief, in order

1. Cover — Required · Rule 3.5
2. TABLE OF CONTENTS — Required · Rule 3.5
3. INDEX OF AUTHORITIES — Required · Rule 3.5
4. STATEMENT OF THE CASE — Required · Rule 3.5
5. STATEMENT OF FACTS — Required · Rule 3.5
6. ARGUMENT AND AUTHORITIES (Propositions of Error) — Required · Rule 3.5
7. CONCLUSION — Required · Rule 3.5
8. Signature block — Required · Rule 3.5
9. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE — Required · Rule 3.5

Argument headings: Each proposition of error set out separately ('PROPOSITION I'), with standard of review; failure to cite record/authority may forfeit issue.

Standard of review: For each proposition, in the argument

Record citations: (O.R. 123) original record; (Tr. 45) transcript (Tr. Vol. I 45 where multiple)

None (original record and transcripts transmitted)

This court does not use a separate appendix — it relies on the record prepared by the clerk. We still build an index of your record documents if you upload them. Pages are numbered like O.R. 12. (Rule 3.5)

Certificates

• Service: Certificate of service

Good to know

• Quotations over 50 words single-spaced.
• Rule text read via secondary summary; confirm section letters.

Filing: Clerk of the Appellate Courts (paper); e-filing status not verified