State Ex Rel. Bennett v. RAVENS

THOMAS H. NEWTON, Chief Judge.

Mr. Bennett petitioned this court for a writ of prohibition to bar Judge Gary E. Ravens from appointing a special prosecuting attorney and to prohibit Judge Ravens from presiding over his underlying case. We issued a preliminary Writ and now make that Writ absolute.

Factual and Procedural Background

The State of Missouri charged Mr. Bennett with the Class D felony of leaving the scene of an accident, a Class A misdemeanor of careless and imprudent driving, and a Class B misdemeanor of driving while intoxicated in State v. David Bennett, case number 06L1-CR00489-01.

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