Taylor v. City of Pine Bluff

The appellant was charged with having kept his grocery store open on seven separate Sundays, in violation of state law. Ark. Stats. 1947, § 41-3802. The trial court directed a verdict of guilty upon each count, as is permissible in a misdemeanor ease when the proof of guilt is undisputed and the punishment is by fine alone. Huff v. State, 164 Ark. 211, 261 S. W. 654. The jury assessed the minimum fine of $25 for each offense.

The appellant’s principal contention is that the Pine Bluff police are enforcing the statute with such discrimination as to deny to the appellant the equal protection of…