Westark Christian Action Council v. Stodola

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

We dismiss this appeal because the case is moot. Dale W. Morfey, Chairman of the Westark Christian Action Council, Inc., complained to Mark Stodola, the Prosecuting Attorney of the Sixth Judicial District, that Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders, a state employee, violated the Arkansas Political Practices Act in Pulaski County on January 18,1992. The statute that was allegedly violated, Ark. Code Ann. § 7-1-103 (Supp. 1991), provides that a violation is a misdemeanor. The applicable statute of limitation provides that the prosecution of a misdemeanor must be commenced within one…