{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-745","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-745","heading":"Murder, burden of proof in mitigation of","body":"Upon a trial for murder, the commission of the homicide by the\n\ndefendant being proven, the burden of proving circumstances of\n\nmitigation, or that justify or excuse it, devolves upon him, unless\n\nthe proof on the part of the prosecution tends to show that the\n\ncrime committed only amounts to manslaughter, or that the defendant\n\nwas justifiable or excusable.","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":"ae0bfe1aa0429a96b12e063c4975d176ba2adc2472ed3ae1a28f709ca5e1cf73","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-744","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-746"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}