Pulaski County Municipal Court v. Scott

Frank Holt, Justice.

Appellee was charged in Pulaski County Municipal Court with a traffic violation. She moved to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction, asserting that Act 123, Ark. Acts of 1979 (Ark. Stat. Ann. § 22-759 et seq. [Supp. 1979]), which established the court, is unconstitutional. That court declined to rule on the motion and the circuit court granted her petition for writ of certiorari. Since the validity of a state statute was questioned, the appellant attorney general was required to intervene. Ark. Rules of Civ. Proc., Rule 24 (a), (b) and (c) and Ark. Stat. Ann. § 34-2510 (Repl.…