Legal Opinion
Martindale v. Honey
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided March 1, 1976No. 75-102PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Robert S. Lindsey, Special Chief Justice.
To the question “May a member of the General Assembly, during his term of office, constitutionally be appointed a deputy prosecuting attorney?”, we answer “No.”
On August 1, 1973, the prosecuting attorney appointed appellee Charles L. Honey, a member of the House of Representatives, to the position of deputy prosecuting attorney for Nevada County. In chancery court appellant Aimer Martindale, Jr., as a citizen and taxpayer, challenged the legality of the appointment.
The chancellor transferred the action to circuit court - “insofar as the question of the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Griffin v. RhotonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
- Maddox v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1952
- Lucas v. FutrallSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
- Haynes v. RialesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1956
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1939
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3Cited by54 opinions
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