State v. Staples

The purpose of this appeal is to determine whether the prosecuting attorney of the Twelfth Judicial District of Arkansas was entitled to a fee of $25 in the case of State of Arkansas v. Luther Staples, charged with and convicted of the crime of gambling, in the municipal court of the city of Fort Smith, upon the plea of guilty to the charge. The question to be determined was presented to the municipal court upon a motion to tax a fee of $25 for the prosecuting attorney of that district in said cause. The motion was overruled in the municipal court, and on appeal to the circuit court was…