Hinds County DA asks court to overturn order banning him
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Hinds County’s district attorney is asking the Mississippi Supreme Court to overturn a judge’s order barring him from having any contact with county grand juries or trying cases in that judge’s court.
Robert Shuler Smith filed the motion Monday with the high court.
The prosecutor also asks that a series of sealed court hearings be opened so he can prepare his defense against six misdemeanor charges that he was illegally aiding defendants.
Hinds County Circuit Judge Jeff Weill banned Smith in June after he was arrested.
Smith says Weill didn’t give him notice or a hearing before issuing the order, violating his due process rights under the Mississippi and U.S. constitutions.
The district attorney also says state law only provides for him to be removed from office after a conviction.
