City of Star City v. Shepherd

David Newbern, Justice.

Charges were filed against the appellee in Star City Municipal Court. The charges were dismissed because the judge found the officer who brought the charges was not a properly certified police officer. The city appealed the dismissal to the circuit court which dismissed the appeal. We affirm.

While we know the arguments presented to the circuit judge because the motion to dismiss and response are contained in the record, we have no idea why he dismissed the case. The record does not contain a report of any colloquy between counsel and the judge, nor was there a request…