STATE EX REL. MERRELL v. CARTER

No. SC 95932.

518 S.W.3d 798 (2017)

STATE EX REL. Jeffrey MERRELL, Prosecuting Attorney, Relator, v. The Honorable Robert Craig CARTER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, en banc.

Opinion issued May 30, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The prosecutor was represented by Anthony M. Brown of the Taney County prosecutor's office in Forsyth, (417) 546-7260.

The defendant was represented by Jason Coatney of The Law Office of Jason Coatney LLC in Springfield, (417) 831-4200, and Donald R. Cooley , another attorney in Springfield, (417) 831-3139.


Relator Jeffrey Merrell, prosecuting attorney for Taney County, seeks a writ of prohibition to prevent the trial court from assessing the costs of a special master against the county in the criminal proceeding against Malcolm Pearce (Defendant). Because the trial court lacked authority...

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