Legal Opinion
Stonecipher v. District Court of Pittsburg County
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 8, 1998No. 87898PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, V.C.J.
¶ 1 A grand jury report, contrary to a statute regulating grand juries, criticized two public employees and recommended their termination from employment, but did not name them as subjects for indictment or ouster. May the employees successfully bring an action in mandamus to require the judge in charge of the grand jury to expunge from the report the language prohibited by statute? We hold that they may. We reverse the lower court’s ruling, and remand with instructions.
¶ 2 Plaintiff Stonecipher was Chief Deputy Sheriff for Pittsburg County. Plaintiff Long was a supervisor in…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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