NEELEY v. BARBER

No. 85-191.

706 S.W.2d 358 (1986)

288 Ark. 384

Johnnie E. NEELEY, Appellant, v. Juanita BARBER, Pope County Circuit Clerk, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

March 24, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Young & Finley by James K. Young, Russellville, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Randel K. Miller, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellees.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

This is an effort by the appellant Neeley to avoid paying a filing fee for appealing to the circuit court from a misdemeanor conviction in the municipal court. We agree with the circuit judge's ruling that a fee must be paid.

Neeley was convicted of a misdemeanor by the Pope County municipal court. When he tried to appeal to the circuit court, the circuit clerk demanded a filing fee. Neeley first sought a writ of mandamus to compel...

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