by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Oklahoma
The grand jury has power to inquire into all public offenses committed or triable in the county or subdivision, and to present them to the court, by indictment or accusation in writing. R.L.1910, § 5716.
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Oklahoma
On the completion of the business before the grand jury, or completion of the statutory time limit for sessions of a grand jury, or whenever the court shall be of the opinion that the public interests will not be subserved by further continuance of the session, the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Oklahoma
A member of the grand jury may for ill health of himself or immediate family, or other cause rendering him unable to serve, be discharged before the term is ended or the labor of the grand jury completed; or, if the judge becomes satisfied that any grand juror is...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Oklahoma
The grand jury must appoint one of their number as clerk, who must preserve minutes of their proceedings, except of the votes of the individual members, and of the evidence given before them. R.L.1910, § 5713.
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Oklahoma
The grand jury must then retire to a private room and inquire into the offenses cognizable by them. R.L.1910, § 5712.
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Oklahoma
The grand jury, being impaneled and sworn, must be charged by the court. In doing so the court must give them such information as it may deem proper as to the nature of their duties, and as to any charges for public offenses returned to the court, or likely to come...
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