State ex rel. Parks v. Barker

ROBERT R. WELBORN, Special Judge.

Original proceeding in prohibition. Preliminary rule issued upon petition of John A. Parks, Prosecuting Attorney of Polk County, against Honorable Charles V. Barker, Judge of the Polk County Circuit Court. The return of the respondent admitted the factual allegations of the relator’s petition, but denied that the action complained of was in excess of the court’s jurisdiction.

The factual basis of the proceeding is as follows:

By information in the Polk County Circuit Court, Joe Duryee was charged with violating the Missouri Wildlife Code by trammel netting in…