Gore v. Emerson

John A. Fogleman, Justice.

Appellant Earl Gore and several other petitioners, who are also appellants here, filed a petition in the Circuit Court of St. Francis County for prohibition to Mayor Wallace Emerson of Palestine as Judge of the City Court (formerly Mayor’s Court) of Palestine1 and Henry Wilkinson, as Judge of the Municipal Court of Forrest City to prevent further proceedings in said courts against them. They allege, and it is admitted, that appellants were charged on October 31, 1976, with throwing objects, a violation of a city ordinance of Palestine,2 and with disorderly conduct.…