Research Guides
Reference guides published by the Oklahoma Federal Defense Research Desk. Each guide summarizes public statutes, court resources, and case law in a neutral research voice, with primary sources quoted and linked.
Federal Criminal Defense in Oklahoma: A Reference Overview
District court jurisdiction, the three Oklahoma districts, and the statutes most often charged.
Read the guide →Oklahoma Federal Sentencing: A Reference Guide
18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors, mandatory minimums, the safety valve, and the sentencing guidelines.
Read the guide →Conspiracy Charges in Oklahoma Federal Court
The text of 18 U.S.C. § 371 and how conspiracy is charged and sentenced.
Read the guide →Federal Firearms Offenses in Oklahoma
18 U.S.C. § 924(c) penalties and § 922(g) prohibited possession.
Read the guide →The Federal Grand Jury in Oklahoma
Summoning and term under 18 U.S.C. § 3331 and how grand juries operate in the three districts.
Read the guide →White-Collar Prosecutions in Oklahoma Federal Courts
False statements, conspiracy to defraud, and the U.S. Attorney’s Offices.
Read the guide →Western District of Oklahoma: Court Reference
Counties, courthouse locations, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District.
Read the guide →Oklahoma Federal Courts: Structure and Jurisdiction
The three districts, the Tenth Circuit, and McGirt v. Oklahoma.
Read the guide →Federal Appeals from Oklahoma: Tenth Circuit Reference
Tenth Circuit composition under 28 U.S.C. § 41 and the appeal framework.
Read the guide →Primary sources
Each citation below links to the primary source and quotes it verbatim. Verify the current text of any statute at the linked source before relying on it.
- 18 U.S.C. § 3231 — District Courts (Cornell LII)law.cornell.edu
“The district courts of the United States shall have original jurisdiction, exclusive of the courts of the States, of all offenses against the laws of the United States. Nothing in this title”
- 28 U.S.C. § 116 — Oklahoma (Cornell LII)law.cornell.edu
“Oklahoma is divided into three judicial districts to be known as the Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Oklahoma.”
- McGirt v. Oklahoma, 591 U.S. ___ (2020) — Slip Opinionsupremecourt.gov
“Today we are asked whether the land these treaties promised remains an Indian reservation for purposes of federal criminal law. Because Congress has not said otherwise, we hold the government to its word”