State ex rel. Peach v. Gaertner

CRIST, Presiding Judge.

Preliminary writ of prohibition made absolute.

On September 29, 1980, we issued a preliminary writ of prohibition demanding the trial court to show cause why it should not be prohibited from enforcing its order dated September 10,1980 dismissing State of Missouri v. Fred Williams, Jr., Cause Number 801-02108, filed in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis.

Fred Williams, Jr. was charged by information with committing an assault on his wife. His lawyer filed a motion to dismiss, along with a supporting affidavit, alleging that Mr. & Mrs. Williams were living together…