Foster v. Hill

Jim Hannah, Chief Justice.

This matter concerns investigation of possible criminal conduct arising from the death of DeAunta Farrow.1 Special Prosecuting Attorneys H.G. Foster and Jack McQuary petition this court for a writ of prohibition, or in the alternative, a writ of certiorari, to quash an order of the Circuit Court of Crittenden County, Civil Division (Division 6) calling a special grand jury to investigate Farrow’s death. We hold that Division 6 was without authority to enter an order that a special grand jury investigate Farrow’s death when Division 3 had already appointed the special…