Vogel v. Corporation Commission

I think the petitioner is being denied rights guaranteed to him by the state Constitution, and the question is of sufficient importance to justify my stating at some length the reasons for my dissent.

Section 19, article 2, of the state Constitution provides that “the right of trial by jury shall be and remain inviolate,” while section 20 provides that “in all criminal prosecutions the accused shall have the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of the county in which the crime shall have been committed.” These sections are found in the Bill of Rights. Section 19 applies to…