Leftwich v. Alcorn

*772A. JOHNSON, Presiding Judge,

Specially Concurring.

T1 I concur in the result and rationale of today's order declining to accept original jurisdiction over Petitioner Leftwich's petition. I write separately, however, to forestall the legal confusion that may arise from the cireu-itous and extraordinary route this eriminal case has traveled from the district court and, now, back again.

JURISDICTION

12 Jurisdiction in this case is properly in this Court. Under the laws of this State, this Court alone is vested with appellate jurisdiction in criminal matters. See Okla. Const. art. VII, § 4 ("the…