Legal Opinion
Sontag v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided June 4, 1981No. M-79-715PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BUSSEY, Judge:
James L. Sontag, hereinafter referred to as the appellant, is a licensed and practicing member of the Oklahoma Bar, and was directed to serve as legal counsel for Terry Blankenship. Mr. Blankenship had been charged with a crime in Nowata County and was indigent, necessitating the services of court-appointed counsel. The court, pursuant to 22 O.S.1971, § 464, 1 informed the appellant that he would be appointed to represent the defendant, Blankenship, in the matter, to which the appellant respectfully informed the court that he would have to decline to accept. When the…
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