HESTER v. LANGSTON

No. 88-82.

759 S.W.2d 797 (1988)

297 Ark. 87

Jimmy HESTER, Petitioner, v. John LANGSTON, Judge, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

November 14, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gene Worsham, Little Rock, for petitioner.

Theodore Holder, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for respondent.


HAYS, Justice.

This is an original action by the petitioner, Perry County Sheriff Jimmy Hester, asking this court to prohibit Circuit Judge John Langston from proceeding to trial upon an indictment returned against Hester by a Perry County grand jury. We granted a temporary writ of prohibition and required briefs pursuant to Rule 16 of the Rules of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals. Having considered the arguments we now dissolve the temporary writ of prohibition...

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