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RUSSELL v. HENDERSON

No. 54208.

603 P.2d 1132 (1979)

John W. RUSSELL, Jr., District Attorney, 27th District Attorneys' District, State of Oklahoma, Petitioner, v. Honorable Lester D. HENDERSON, Assigned District Judge, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

November 28, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd Payton, Muskogee, Paul Ferguson, Edmond, for petitioner.

Jan Eric Cartwright, Atty. Gen., Barry Albert, David W. Lee, Danny K. Shadid, Timothy S. Frets, Asst. Attys. Gen., for respondent.

L. Jack Barton, Dist. Atty., Woodward, for Oklahoma District Attorneys' Ass'n, amicus curiae.

HARGRAVE, Justice.

The Grand Jury of Wagoner County returned an accusation for removal against petitioner, John W. Russell, District Attorney of the 27th District Attorneys' District, on August 21, 1979, alleging petitioner habitually or willfully neglected the duties of that office. The accusation sets forth seven areas of neglect in addition to gross partiality in office. On September 13, 1979, upon the order of the Presiding...

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