State Ex Rel. Woodard v. Adams

BRETT, Judge.

This is an action in which the petitioner, James Woodard, is asking this Court to assume original jurisdiction, and to issue a writ of prohibition against the Hon. John Q. Adams, District Judge for the Twelfth Judicial District, including Craig County, Oklahoma, to prohibit him from further hearing a criminal charge against James Woodard for second degree burglary.

The preliminary hearing was held October 8, 1964 before Justice of the Peace I. E. (Pat) McNelis, in case No. A-6499, Craig County. After hearing the evidence, the magistrate bound the defendant over for trial before…