Supreme Court of Arkansas

James Thompson v. the Honorable Gordon W. "mack" McCain, Jr.

June 20, 20132013 Ark. LEXIS 302

Summary

The court denied James Thompson’s petition for writs of prohibition and certiorari because the challenged circuit-court orders had already been entered and Thompson had an adequate remedy by appeal. The court held that prohibition cannot correct completed actions and that certiorari cannot substitute for an appeal or correct errors after the right to appeal has been lost through the petitioner’s fault.