Dowell v. Hall

This case is here on a petition for writ of mandamus to require W. M. Hall, county judge of Rogers county, Okla., to certify his disqualification. It alleged, in substance, that the county judge was prejudiced against the petitioner, by reason of a trial had on February 19, 1947, presided over by said judge, in which there was a hung jury. The petition further alleged that the court manifested its prejudice by immediately setting the case for retrial on March 22, 1947. It further alleged that when the affidavit of disqualification was filed, the trial court refused to certify his…