State ex rel. Young v. Woodson

DOOLIN, Justice.

Petitioner requests this Court to prohibit the Respondent District Judge of Creek County from enforcing a contempt citation issued against him for failing to answer a direct question put to the Petitioner during a non-jury trial by the Judge. He further seeks mandamus to compel the Judge to disqualify and to let another district judge condrtct a hearing as guaranteed a contem-ner under Article II, Sec. 25 of the Oklahoma Constitution. It is in order to determine Petitioner’s rights herein and to define the power of contempt and to specifically pass upon the question of whether…