Edwards v. Municipal Court of Oklahoma City

ORDER DENYING ISSUANCE OF WRIT OF PROHIBITION AND/OR MANDAMUS

Petitioner, Joan Edwards, filed a petition with this Court to issue a writ of prohibition or in the alternative mandamus on September 26, 1988. Appellant’s attorney, Travis Smith, of Legal Aid of Western Oklahoma, Inc., has alleged appellant is incompetent to aid him in her trial in the Municipal Court of Oklahoma City; she is charged with two counts of Assault and Battery, Case Nos. 88-8445993 and 88-8449971.

Appellant’s attorney apparently has not pursued an action in Oklahoma County District Court to have appellant processed under…