Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-601b: Protracted deliberations - Sequestration of alternate

jurors.

If, upon final submission of the cause, the court is of the

opinion that the deliberations may be protracted, the court may

order the alternate juror or jurors to remain sequestered physically

or by admonition not to discuss the case with any person or allow

any person to discuss the case with a juror. In such event said

alternate or alternates shall remain apart from the jury and not

take part in its deliberations, but shall await the call of the

court at some place designated by the court until such time as said

alternate may be needed. In the event one or two of the twelve

jurors shall, during the course of deliberations, be discharged

because of illness, or die, the court shall order one or both

alternate jurors to take their places in the jury room and

deliberations shall then continue.

In the event the cause is a bifurcated, two-stage proceeding,

the "final submission of the cause" shall occur when the jury

retires to deliberate upon the sentence in the punishment or second

stage of the proceedings. In such a trial the alternates shall not

be excused prior to commencement of deliberations in the second

stage.