Rule 3.1. Meritorious Claims and Contentions
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 5. Attorneys and State Bar
T. 5, Ch. 1, App. 3-A, Rule 3.1
Rule 3.1. Meritorious Claims and Contentions
A lawyer shall not bring or defend a proceeding, or assert or controvert an issue therein, unless there is a basis in law and fact for doing so that is not frivolous, which includes a good faith argument for an extension, modification or reversal of existing law. A lawyer for the defendant in a criminal proceeding, or the respondent in a proceeding that could result in incarceration, may nevertheless so defend the proceeding as to require that every element of the case be established.
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Adopted March 10, 1998, effective July 1, 1988. Comment amended April 9, 2007, effective January 1, 2008.
Rules of Prof. Conduct, Rule 3.1, 5 O. S. A. Ch. 1, App. 3-A, OK ST RPC Rule 3.1
Current with amendments received through April 15, 2024. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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