Graham v. State

Melvin Mayfield, Judge.

The appellant in this case was convicted in the Elkins Municipal Court for driving while intoxicated. On appeal to circuit court, he was again convicted. In his appeal to this court, the appellant argues that the City of Elkins could not be the plaintiff in a criminal prosecution for violation of a state law; that it could not be the plaintiff in a case where the offense occurred outside the city limits; and that the circuit court had no jurisdiction to change the plaintiff to the State of Arkansas in the appeal from municipal court. We do not agree, and we affirm the…