State Ex Rel. Suttle v. District Court of Jackson County

I concur in the results reached by the Court in this case based on application of the rule of stare decisis as established in James v. Rogers, 734 P.2d 1298 (Okl.1987), and State ex rel. Wise v. Clanton, 560 P.2d 588 (Okl.Cr.1977), in that the Petitioner has failed to establish the requisite proof to warrant the issuance of a writ of prohibition.

To ensure the appearance of impartiality is maintained in a judicial proceeding the trial judge should not sua sponte invade the discovery process. We presume in the *527judicial process that legal counsel will comply with pretrial orders of discovery.…