FORD v. WILSON

No. CR 96-1047.

939 S.W.2d 258 (1997)

327 Ark. 243

Clay Anthony FORD, Petitioner, v. Honorable Ralph WILSON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

February 10, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ricky Hicks, Little Rock, Brian Ratcliff, El Dorado, Timothy O. Dudley, Little Rock, for Petitioner.

Winston Bryant, Attorney General, Kent G. Holt, Assistant Attorney General, Little Rock, for Respondent.


BROWN, Justice.

Petitioner Clay Anthony Ford petitions for a writ of prohibition to Judge Ralph Wilson, circuit judge of Mississippi County, on three grounds: (1) venue is improper in Mississippi County and should be fixed in Crittenden County; (2) the State is prevented from seeking the death penalty under principles of res judicata and collateral estoppel; and (3) retrial of petitioner is precluded as violative of the double-jeopardy clause. Though the style...

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