Ball v. Roberts
Supreme Court of Arkansas
1Opinion of the Court
Darrell Hickman, Justice.
The petitioner, William K. Ball, is a licensed attorney from Monticello, Arkansas. He was appointed by Judge Paul Roberts to represent Mary McKinley in a criminal case in Drew County, Arkansas. Ball filed a motion to void the appointment on two grounds. First, he relied on Ark. Stat. Ann. § 43-2419 (Supp. 1985) which provides in pertinent part:
An attorney shall not be so appointed by a court if the attorney certifies to the court in writing, that he or she has not attended or taken a prescribed course in criminal law in an accredited school of law within twenty-five…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited6 opinions
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