BLOUNT v. HUGHES

No. 86-254.

728 S.W.2d 519 (1987)

292 Ark. 166

Robert BLOUNT, Steve Menzie, and Michael Ives, Appellants, v. Thomas HUGHES, City Judge for Police Court in Beebe, Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

May 11, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Petty and Robert Meurer, Searcy, for appellants.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., by Robert A. Ginnaven, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


PURTLE, Justice.

This case involves an appeal from the decision of the White County Circuit Court, rejecting the appellant's petition for mandamus. The petition sought to compel the transfer of criminal prosecutions from the Beebe Police Court to the Municipal Court of Searcy, Arkansas. The appellants objected to the jurisdiction of the Beebe Police Court, alleging that the Beebe city ordinances were invalid. They argued...

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