In Re Driggs’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““Every exercise of the power to punish a violation of a judicial order is, however, subject to one important qualification, namely, it is absolutely essential that the court making the order should have acted directly within jurisdictional limits, otherwise the disobedience of such an order will be no contempt. In the absence of jurisdiction the judgment is a nullity, and if the punishment be by imprisonment the contemnor will be released on the hearing of a writ of habeas corpus.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Pate v. State · Fields v. Driesel

2. ““Here the petitioner refused to answer a question not tending to establish the guilt of some other person, but of himself. Admittedly, no charge or complaint was pending against any other person, which obviously is required under Sec. 27, art. 2 of our Constitution, supra, and it has been so held. Ex parte Gudenoge, supra. [ 2 Okl.Cr. 110 , 100 Pac. 39 ] Therein, the petitioner refused to answer questions tending to establish the guilt of another.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Pate v. State

3. ““Thus, a construction of art. 2, Sec. 27 of the Oklahoma Constitution has yielded the rule that unless a complaint has been made, supported by affidavit, charging a crime committed, a witness at an inquisition need not answer an incriminatory question.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Pate v. State