State v. Jernigan
Annotate this CaseIn a run-off election, Steve Jernigan was elected major of the City of Lepanto. A month later, the State filed a petition for writ of quo warranto, seeking to prevent the usurpation of the office of mayor of the City on the grounds that Jernigan did not reside within the City as required by Ark. Code Ann. 14-42-201(c)(1). After a hearing, the circuit court denied the State's petition. The State appealed. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the circuit court did not clearly err in finding that the State failed to meet its burden of proving that Jernigan did not reside within the City limits.
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