Legal Opinion
Key v. Owens
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided December 24, 1996No. 86591PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BOUDREAU, Judge.
Charles Key and Glenn Wilburn (Petitioners) appeal an order entered by OHahoma County District Judge Daniel L. Owens quashing their amended request to call a grand jury to investigate the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City. Two questions are presented on appeal: 1) is the amended petition sufficient under 38 O.S.1991 §§ 101 & 102; and 2) if so, does the court nevertheless have discretion to deny circulation of the petition for perceived reasons of public policy? We answer the first question in the affirmative, the second…
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