Legal Opinion
Gill v. State ex rel. Mobley
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided June 5, 1967No. 5280PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Paul Ward, Justice.
This is a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari challenging the power of a Prosecuting Attorney to sit as a Grand Jury. The Circuit Judge of Faulkner County, on March 25, 1967, held the Prosecuting Attorney had this power. The facts out of which this issue arises are summarized below.
Lucy Gill and ten other citizens of the county (petitioners) were subpoenoed to appear before the Prosecuting Attorney to testify regarding an investigation of alleged violations of the election laws during the election in 1966 in said county. Petitioners appeared as directed, but their attorney…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1939
- Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1952
- In re Subpoena to appear Issued for KelleyTennessee Supreme Court · 1961
3Cited by6 opinions
- Walter L. Kaylor, Freda Moore, and Juanita Rowe v. Ron FieldsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Pollard v. RobertsDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1968
- Wright v. WrightSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1970
- Todd v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
- Duckett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1980
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