Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Roselle v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided November 28, 1972No. A-17319Published

1ConcurrenceSimms, Judge

(specially concurring):

We feel we must add our concurrence to the decision and result reached by Judge Bussey and while we agree with that portion of Judge Brett’s dissent that indicates the majority opinion appears to be a reversion, we must respectfully observe that such a reversion is necessary in order to *1297follow the law and to preserve some semblance of order in our appellate process.

We strongly disagree with that portion of the holding in Fulreader, supra, which stands for the proposition that proceedings for direct contempt are stii generis, that is neither civil nor criminal, for…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Dancy v. OwensSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1927
  2. Hunter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1962
  3. Best v. EvansSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1956
  4. Cannon v. State.Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1936
  5. Deskins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1937

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