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RIDGEWAY v. STATE

No. 5129.

389 S.W.2d 617 (1965)

Gene RIDGEWAY, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied May 24, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ward & Mooney, Jonesboro, for appellant.

Bruce Bennett, Atty. Gen., by Beryl F. Anthony, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

McFADDIN, Justice.

The present case is a sequel to Ridgeway v. Catlett, 238 Ark. 323, 379 S.W.2d 277. That case was decided on June 1, 1964; and in it we said that since Ridgeway had been convicted of the crime of embezzling public funds, no executive pardon could restore to him eligibility to hold public office (Art. 5, § 9 of the Arkansas Constitution). As a direct result of that holding, Ridgeway filed, on July 16, 1964...

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