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OK HR1059
Resolution
Status
4/23/2014
Primary Sponsor
Mike Christian
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AI Summary
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Calls for impeachment of five Oklahoma Supreme Court Justices (Chief Justice Tom Colbert, Vice-Chief Justice John Reif, and Justices Yvonne Kauger, Joseph Watt, and Doug Combs) under Article VIII, Section 1 of the Oklahoma Constitution
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Alleges the Justices violated their oaths of office by issuing stays of execution in cases where jurisdiction belonged exclusively to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals
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Contends the majority opinion improperly allowed death row inmates to delay execution based on arguments regarding their right to know specific chemicals used in lethal injection procedures
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Cites a dissenting opinion by four other Justices (Taylor, Winchester, Edmondson, and Gurich) stating the Supreme Court had no jurisdiction in death penalty appeals
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Characterizes the Justices' actions as "willful neglect of duty" and "incompetence" constituting grounds for impeachment
Legislative Description
Resolution of Impeachment; Designated Justices of the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
Government
Last Action
Authored by Representative Christian
4/23/2014