Matthews v. Powers

This is an original proceeding by William Doyle Matthews against Donald E. Powers, Judge of the District Court of Lincoln County, Oklahoma, for a writ of prohibition directed to the Respondent, to prohibit him from proceeding further in a criminal case pending in the district court of Lincoln County.

The pleadings before this Court reflect that the Petitioner herein was charged with the crime of operating a gambling game, as set forth in Title 21 Okl.St.Ann. § 941, which provides in part as follows:

“Every person who opens, or causes to be opened, or who conducts, whether for hire or not, or…