STATE v. CASSELL

No. CV-12-852.

427 S.W.3d 663 (2013)

2013 Ark. 221

STATE of Arkansas, Appellant v. Kenny Webster CASSELL, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

May 23, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dustin McDaniel , Att'y Gen., by: Colin R. Jorgensen , Ass't Att'y Gen., for appellant.

Joe Don Winningham , Conway, for appellee.


CLIFF HOOFMAN, Justice.

The State of Arkansas appeals from an order of the Searcy County Circuit Court granting Kenny Webster Cassell's motion for summary judgment and dismissing the State's petition to remove Cassell as Sheriff and Collector of Searcy County. At issue is whether Sheriff Cassell's misdemeanor-theft conviction prohibits him from holding public office in the state of Arkansas. Because we conclude that it does, we reverse and remand.

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