{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-701","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-701","heading":"Defendant a competent witness - Comment on failure to","body":"testify - Presumption.\n\nIn the trial of all indictments, informations, complaints and\n\nother proceedings against persons charged with the commission of a\n\ncrime, offense or misdemeanor before any court or committing\n\nmagistrate in this state, the person charged shall at his own\n\nrequest, but not otherwise, be a competent witness, and his failure\n\nto make such request shall not create any presumption against him\n\nnor be mentioned on the trial; if commented upon by counsel it shall\n\nbe ground for a new trial.","path":["OK Code","Title 22"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os22.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"ba57d7e5072e0adadcc3c49f1e4e3e862e28b22079b0a336f20d30b64a947bb9","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-70","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}