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How to cite Oklahoma Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals opinions

Cite a decision of the Oklahoma Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals with the case name, the reporter citation, and a parenthetical that gives the year, adding the state’s abbreviation when the reporter is a regional one.

The examples below use P.3d and P.2d.

The book’s Table A lists Oklahoma’s courts, reporters and citation rules.

4 real examples

Each citation is printed as the book prints it, from an authority the book checked against its source.

  1. State ex rel. Hunter v. Johnson & Johnson, 2021 OK 54, ¶ 8, 499 P.3d 719.

    Case name
    State ex rel. Hunter v. Johnson & Johnson
    Year, court and opinion number
    2021 OK 54
    Pinpoint
    ¶ 8
    Volume, reporter and first page
    499 P.3d 719

    The authority

    Where the book teaches this

  2. Skinner v. Braum's Ice Cream Store, 1995 OK 11, 890 P.2d 922.

    Case name
    Skinner v. Braum's Ice Cream Store
    Year, court and opinion number
    1995 OK 11
    Volume, reporter and first page
    890 P.2d 922

    The authority