STATE v. THORNTON

No. 54776.

653 P.2d 936 (1982)

The STATE of Oklahoma, ex rel. The GRAND JURY OF SEQUOYAH COUNTY, Appellant, v. Frank THORNTON, Jr., Sheriff, an Officer of Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, and Carl Wilson (Mayor), President, Board of Trustees, Town of Roland, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

November 2, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jan Eric Cartwright, Atty. Gen., William S. Flanagan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Oklahoma City, for appellant.

Jim Jones, Sallisaw, for appellees.


BARNES, Vice Chief Justice.

On the 9th day of August, 1979, District Judge Pat Pate of the District Court of Sequoyah County ordered and directed the convening of a Grand Jury. The Grand Jury was convened on September 17, 1979, and was discharged on December 13, 1979 after returning a single indictment against Larry Ringgold and two accusations for removal, one against appellee, Frank Thornton, Jr., then the Sheriff of Sequoyah County, and one against Carl Wilson...

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