Territory of Oklahoma v. Wright

Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Territory of Oklahoma v. Wright, 41 P. 623 (Okla. 1895)
3 Okla. 600; 1895 OK 82; 1895 Okla. LEXIS 59
Scott, Dale

Territory of Oklahoma v. Wright

Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Scott, J.:

This is a prosecution by indictment against Fred H. Wright and Jerry O’Rourke, returned into the district court of Canadian county by the grand jury on the 22d day of December, 1894, charging the *601 forgery of a certificate of attendance of a jui'or of the said district court, issued by the clex'k thereof. Upon arraignment on the 4th day of March, 1895, the defendants, Wright and O’Roui'ke, interposed-a demurrer to said indictment, alleging, first, that the indictment was not entitled in a court having authority to receive it; second, that it did not state the name of the court to which it was presented, and third, that the facts stated thex’ein did not constitute a public offense, axxd on the 6th day of March, 1895, said demurrer was sustained, the indictments dismissed and the defendaxxts held to await the actioxx of the xxext grand jury. The territory, feeling aggrieved at the action of the court, appeals to this coui-t and asks a reversal thereof.

This case presents the same questions as those decided by this court in the case of Territory v. John Delana and Charles W. Beacom, reported in this volume, p. 573, except that the indictment in this case alleges the forgery of another and different juror’s certificate, and upon the same reasoning and authority supporting our view of that case, the action of the lower court in this case will be affirmed.

By the Court: It is so oi'dei-ed.

Dale, C. J., having presided below, xxot sitting; all the other Justices concurring.

Reference

Full Case Name
Territory of Oklahoma v. Fred H. Wright Et Al.
Status
Published