Mackey v. State

Lyle Browñ, Justice.

Pulaski County Judge B. Frank Mackey was convicted of violating the county purchasing procedure act. Ark. Stat. Ann. § 17-1601 et seq. That act requires bidding on most county purchases where the estimated purchase equals or exceeds $1,000. It also prohibits a purchasing official from splitting any item with the intent to avoid bidding procedures. The four indictments on vPhich Judge Mackey was convicted may be summarized as follows:

Indictment 77664 charged that appellant on eight separate days in September, 1973, purchased corrugated metal pipe with the intent of…