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COURTNEY v. STATE

No. 111,121.

307 P.3d 337 (2013)

2013 OK 64

Sedrick Ramon COURTNEY, Petitioner/Appellant, v. The STATE of Oklahoma, Respondent/Appellee.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

July 2, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard O'Carroll, Esq. , O'Carroll & O'Carroll, Tulsa, Oklahoma, for Petitioner.

Barry Scheck, Esq. , Karen Thompson, Esq. , The Innocence Project, New York, New York, for Petitioner.

Charles A. Dickson III , Assistant Attorney General, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Respondent.

Howard Schiffman, Esq. , Katherine Schuerman, Esq. , Schulte, Roth and Zabel LLP, Washington, D.C., and Patrick O. Waddel , Sneed Lang PC, Tulsa, Oklahoma, for Amicus Curiae.

REIF, V.C.J.

¶ 1 The primary issue presented in this original proceeding is whether this Court or the Court of Criminal Appeals has jurisdiction to review an order deciding a request to determine actual innocence. A determination of actual innocence is required for a wrongful conviction claim under the Governmental Tort Claims Act, 51 O.S.2011, §§ 151 through 172. The controversy over appellate jurisdiction stems from the fact that petitioner Sedrick...

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