State v. Scarth

This is a proceeding to remove J. H. Scarth, defendant, from office Hinder a grand jury accusation. Defendant’s demurrer to the accusation was sustained by the court, and the state appealed. Defendant was a member of the board of county commissioners of Caddo county, Okla., and as such county commissioner, the grand jury of Caddo county, Okla., on September 22\, 1928, returned an accusation against defendant seeking his removal from office. •

Defendant was given the statutory notice, and filed his answer objecting to the legal sufficiency of the accusation and denying the truth of the same.…