Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Grand Jury of McCurtain County v. Pate
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided November 29, 1977No. 51546PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERRY, Justice.
The precise question for decision is to determine whether Art. II § 18, Okla. Const., as amended in 1971, was repealed and amended in such a manner that a duly empanelled grand jury can legally be called to initiate a proceeding of “Accusation For Removal” against a county official of this State. We answer in the affirmative. In so doing we confine our answer to the academic question above and not to the substance, wording or legal sufficiency of the bill of accusation.
In assuming jurisdiction we recognize the public concern which surrounds this important function of the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Caldwell v. Hooker, County JudgeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
- Application of Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Auth.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
- Tate v. LoganSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1961
- Wiseman v. BorenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
- State v. ScarthSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1931
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Way v. Grand Lake Ass'n, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1981
- Delano v. City of South PortlandSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- Hale v. Board of County Commissioners of Seminole CountySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
- Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma v. BakerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1981
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Tax Commission v. DaxonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
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