Lee v. McNeil

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

The petitioner, Tony Lee, has been charged with the criminal offense of fourth offense driving while intoxicated (Ark. Code Ann. §§ 5-65-103 and 111 (1987)). Lee is set to stand trial for this offense in Faulkner County Circuit Court. Lee has filed a petition for a writ of prohibition from this court to the Faulkner County Circuit Court requesting that this court prohibit his upcoming trial; Lee contends in his petition that the circuit court would not have jurisdiction over his criminal case because the judge who will preside over his case is the respondent…