Legal Opinion

State v. McGillvray

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided January 15, 1879Published

The district court of Brown county affirmed the judgment of a justice of the peace taxing the costs in a certain criminal case against the prosecuting witness, McGillvray, who appeals to this court.

1Per curiam

This case is affirmed, on authority of Shields v. Comm’rs of Shawnee County, 5 Kas. 589.

The doubt expressed by Mr. Justice Valentine, in the case of The State v. John C. Reisner, 20 Kas. 548, is disapproved.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Shields v. Commissioners Shawnee CountySupreme Court of Kansas · 1870
  2. State v. ReisnerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1878