State Ex Rel. Burns v. Steely

OPINION

CORNISH, Presiding Judge:

The pivotal issue in this proceeding is whether our earlier decision to declare unconstitutional the statute relating to “reverse certification” 1 had the effect of creating a void that precludes certifying juveniles for adult prosecution in felony cases. On August 8, 1979, an order was entered in the District Court of Stephens County denying the State’s motion to certify four named juveniles.

The Court expressly held that our decision in State ex rel. Coats v. Johnson, Okl.Cr., 597 P.2d 328 (1979), voided 10 O.S.Supp.1978, § 1104.2, and § 1112(b), in their…