[DOWNLOAD] "Buis v. State" by Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Buis v. State
- Author : Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
- Release Date : January 14, 1990
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 53 KB
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1 William Craig Buis, Appellant, was tried by jury for the crimes of State Taxes Due, Operating a Motor Vehicle Without Carrying a Security Verification Form and Driving Under Suspension in Case Nos. TR-87-3583, TR-87-3584 and TR-87-3585, respectfully, in the District Court of Tulsa County. Appellant represented himself pro se. The jury returned verdicts of guilty and set punishment at $100.00, $250.00, and $200.00. The trial court sentenced Appellant in accordance with the jurys verdicts. The Appellant perfected his appeal in each of the cases and the judgments and sentences were affirmed on September 22, 1989. Appellant filed a Petition for Rehearing on October 31, 1989, asking this Court to reconsider its opinion and determine if an unverified Uniform Violations Complaint, which in this case served as the Information charging the crimes, confers subject matter jurisdiction upon the trial court. On January 22, 1990, Appellants Petition for Rehearing was granted and the State of Oklahoma was directed to file a response. We now vacate the original opinion in this case, determine that failure to properly verify the Uniform Violations Complaint deprived the trial court of subject matter jurisdiction in each case, and the cases must be reversed and remanded for further proceedings in accordance with 22 O.S. 1981 1067 [22-1067], due to the fact the fatal defect in the complaint did not confer authority for the trial court to act.