State v. Kirby

Sep 20, 1971
5-5714
Reporters:
,
Before:
Fogleman
John A. Fogleman, Justice.

For the reasons set out in our supplemental opinion in ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‍State of Arkansas v. George, No. 5-5671, the temporary writ issued in this cause is made permanent. It is only because of compelling public policy that ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‍we cannot sustain the exchange of circuits arranged by the regular Circuit Judge of Pope County. There has not been the slightest suggestion or intimation ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‍of any partiality on the part of the experienced circuit judge named as the respondent or that he is himself disqualified for any reason. Our ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‍action is in nowise premised on any showing or apprehension of prejudice or disqualification on his part and is not to be taken as a reflection ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‍on his ability to have acted impartially in the premises.

Byrd, J., not participating.