Ford v. State

James R. Cooper, Judge.

The appellant was charged with aggravated robbery and being an habitual criminal. He was convicted and sentenced to thirty years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections. The sole issue raised on appeal is that the trial court erred in refusing to require the appointment of a special prosecutor because of the involvement of the prosecuting attorney in the apprehension of the appellant.

On February 28, 1981, the prosecuting attorney for the Twelfth Judicial District, the Honorable Ron Fields, was riding with Officer Garrett on his regular patrol duty in the late hours of…