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§21-701.12.
§21-701.12.
Aggravating circumstances shall be:
1. The defendant was previously convicted of a felony involving the
use or threat of violence to the person;
2. The defendant knowingly created a great risk of death to more than
one person;
3. The person committed the murder for remuneration or the promise of
remuneration or employed another to commit the murder for remuneration
or the promise of remuneration;
4. The murder was especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel;
5. The murder was committed for the purpose of avoiding or preventing
a lawful arrest or prosecution;
6. The murder was committed by a person while serving a sentence of
imprisonment on conviction of a felony;
7. The existence of a probability that the defendant would commit
criminal acts of violence that would constitute a continuing threat to
society; or
8. The victim of the murder was a peace officer as defined by Section
99 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or guard of an institution
under the control of the Department of Corrections, and such person
was killed while in performance of official duty.
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