Title: TERRITORY OF OKLAHOMA v. WOODRING
Citation: 15 Okla. 202, 1905 OK 23, 82 P. 57 4
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State: Oklahoma
Issuer: Oklahoma Supreme Court
Date: February 11, 1905

TERRITORY OF OKLAHOMA v. WOODRING Annotate this Case TERRITORY OF OKLAHOMA v. WOODRING 1905 OK 23 82 P. 574 15 Okla. 202 Decided: 02/11/1905 Supreme Court of Oklahoma Supreme Court of the Territory of Oklahoma. TERRITORY ex rel. THACKER, Co. Atty., v. WOODRING, et al. Error from the Probate Court of Greer County: before T.P. Clay, Trial Judge February 11, 1905. Syllabus by the Court. ¶0 1. BAIL - Powers of Courts and Clerks as to. Courts have inherent power to take bial or recognizance in a criminal case, butclerks have such power only when it is conferred upon them by statute. 2. SAME - Clerk. Our statute does not authorize the clerk of thedistrict court to takebail in a criminal case, and hence a bail bond taken by him is void. Chas. M. Thacker, Co. Atty.,for plaintiff in error. No appearancefor defendant in error. HAINER, J. ¶1 This is an action on a bail bond taken in a criminal action by the deputy clerk of the district court of Greer county. The facts in this case are identical with those in the case of Territory of Oklahoma, ex. rel. v. Allen, et al., cause No. 1596, decided at this term of the court, and the same question of law is involved. Upon the authority of that case, the judgment of the court below is affirmed, at the costs of plaintiff in error. ¶2 Beauchamp, J., absent; all the other Justices concurring.