Walters v. Williams

BRETT, Presiding Judge.

This is an original proceeding in mandamus. Under the provisions of 22 O.S. § 811, petitioner is seeking dismissal of two murder charges pending against him in the District Court of Grady County, Oklahoma. At the time the two preliminary complaints were filed against petitioner, a third one was also filed. The three complaints charged petitioner with three different murders, which occurred at the same time and place. It was alleged that the petitioner shot and killed three men. It was the County Attorney’s election to file the three complaints at the same time, before…