Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Harris v. Harris
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 1, 1975No. 48891PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES, Vice Chief Justice.
The issue presented by this original action is the sufficiency of a petition to convene a grand jury. The public nature and importance of this unanswered question dictates our acceptance of the Application to Assume Original Jurisdiction.
On September 4, 1975, a petition was filed and presented to the respondent judge, calling for the convening of a grand jury, bearing some 720 signatures.
The petition for grand jury states as follows :
“We, the undersigned qualified electors of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, petition the Court to immediately call a Grand Jury to convene…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State Ex Rel. Ogden v. HuntSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1955
3Cited by6 opinions
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- DIST. CT. OF SECOND JUD. DIST. v. McKennaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
- District Court of the Second Judicial District v. McKennaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
- Key v. OwensCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1996
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