Webb v. Honorable Todd Harrison

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

Bertha Webb filed a petition in this court asking for a writ of prohibition to stop Circuit Judge Todd Harrison from proceeding with the trial of her case in Poinsett County. She is charged with forgery and uttering of a check. We granted a temporary stay of the trial pending a decision by the full court.

Webb argues this court should grant a writ of prohibition because she was denied a speedy trial, an order dismissing her case was illegally set aside, and the circumstances of the case warrant the writ.

The deputy prosecuting attorney of Poinsett County charged Webb in…