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GILL v. STATE

No. 5280.

416 S.W.2d 269 (1967)

242 Ark. 797

Lucy GILL et al., Appellant, v. STATE of Ark. ex rel. Jeff MOBLEY, Pros. Attorney, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied July 26, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darrell Hickman, Searcy, for appellant.

Gene Worsham and Fletcher Jackson, Little Rock, Jeff Mobley, Russellville, Joe Purcell, Atty. Gen., Don Langston and William R. Hass, Asst. Attys. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

WARD, Justice.

This is a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari challenging the power of a Prosecuting Attorney to sit as a Grand Jury. The Circuit Judge of Faulkner County, on March 25, 1967, held the Prosecuting Attorney had this power. The facts out of which this issue arises are summarized below.

Lucy Gill and ten other citizens of the county (petitioners) were subpoenaed to appear before the Prosecuting Attorney to testify regarding an investigation of alleged...

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