holding that under the provisions of Article VI, Section 15 and Article VI, Section 16 of the Oklahoma Constitution, when the Governor absents himself from the State, the office of the Governor devolves upon the Lieutenant Governor, and with the office comes the powers of the office, including the power to issue pardons
How later courts described this case
- holding that under the provisions of Article VI, Section 15 and Article VI, Section 16 of the Oklahoma Constitution, when the Governor absents himself from the State, the office of the Governor devolves upon the Lieutenant Governor, and with the office comes the powers of the office, including the power to issue pardons
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
The facts culminating in this proceeding arose and the writ of habeas corpus was issued and the case determined by the court during my absence from Oklahoma City. I therefore did not participate in the consideration of this case prior to its determination. But as the decision of the court has excited some criticism, and as I have no desire to escape full responsibility for any action by the court of which I approve, I desire to say upon a full and thorough investigation I fully concur in the views expressed by Judge Doyle. Any other view would be revolutionary.