Ard v. State

If I thought the State would file a mandamus against us for the folly of the majority’s order, I would spend the time to fully explain why, in my opinion, this is probably one of the more unreasonable positions I have seen the majority take. Notwithstanding that it is the type of order that results in the needless expenditure of taxpayer resources, it will be easier for the county to spend the money for an appointed attorney to pursue a meritless appeal than to fight the order; so you know what the ultimate result will be.

In summary, the majority reverses this Court’s prior unanimous…