Goeppinger v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. ““ . . .In order to sustain a conviction for a violation of Title 47 O.S. § 11-902, it is incumbent for the record to reflect that the offense occurred within the corporate limits of the City of Tulsa. The boundaries of the corporate limits of the City of Tulsa are fixed by the duly enacted ordinances of that City, and while it has been generally held that the trial Judge of a Municipality may take judicial notice of City Ordinances, it has also been uniformally held that the Court of Criminal Appeals will not take judicial notice of Municipal Ordinances; but that the Ordinance, or Ordinances, must be reflected in the record, either by way of introduction in evidence in the trial court in accordance with and as provided by Title 12 O.S.1961, § 498, or set forth verbatim by the Municipal Court or Court trying the case de novo, during trial, or in its findings, in judgment rendered, or the wording must have been agreed to by the parties and stipulation entered in the record during trial. . . . ” (Citations omitted)”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Blanton v. City of Oklahoma City · Whisenhunt v. State