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OK HR1059

Resolution

Status

Introduced

4/23/2014

Primary Sponsor

Mike Christian

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Origin

House of Representatives

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Cites a dissenting opinion by four other Justices (Taylor, Winchester, Edmondson, and Gurich) stating the Supreme Court had no jurisdiction in death penalty appeals

  • 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

Full Bill Text

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