Thomas Whitt v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The Arkansas Court of Appeals addresses a motion for rule on clerk in Thomas Whitt's criminal appeal. In a concurring opinion, Judge Brandon J. Harrison criticizes recurring failures by defense counsel to timely file appellate records and notices of appeal, and states that referrals to appropriate authorities may increase.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the motion for rule on clerk should be granted in connection with the appellant's direct appeal.
2. What professional consequences may follow from recurring failures by criminal-defense counsel to timely file appellate records and notices of appeal.

Disposition

other