Legal Opinion
Terry v. Gassett
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 7, 1987No. 68452PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice.
Husband was the subject of contempt proceedings for failure to pay child support. At arraignment, he requested jury trial. The trial court placed it on the jury docket and as required by 21 O.S.1981 § 567 set an appearance bond (of $500.00) with time to post. Husband was not able to post. He then appeared before the trial judge, waived jury trial, and no bond was required. The application and petition filed in this original action reads in part:
“The Court informed Mr. Terry that if he continued to request a jury trial he would be incarcerated until the trial date unless he…
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