Burnett v. State, 83 S.W.3d 417

Per Curiam.

Appellant, Ross Burnett, through his attorney, G. B. “Bing” Colvin, has filed a motion for permissipn ‍​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‍to file a belated brief. Pursuant to a granted motion for extension of time, Burnett’s brief was due on or before July 14, 2002. Mr. Colvin acknowledges that on August 8, 2002, he received ‍​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‍the State’s motion to dismiss due to his failure to file the brief, but did not file his motion for belated brief until August 21, 2002.1 Mr. Colvin has accepted fault for the untimely tendering ‍​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‍of the brief and asks the court to grant him extra time in which to file the brief.

We grant Burnett’s motion with the brief due on or before twenty-one days from the date of ‍​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‍this order. A copy of this per curiam will be forwarded to the Committee on Professional Conduct.

Notes

We also note that on August 21, 2002, Mr. Colvin caused a case in die Arkansas Court of ‍​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‍Appeals to be dismissed due to his failure to file a brief. Robinson v. State, CACR 02-558.

Case Details

Case Name: Burnett v. State

Court Name: Supreme Court of Arkansas

Date Published: Sep 5, 2002

Citations: 83 S.W.3d 417; 350 Ark. 2; 2002 Ark. LEXIS 425; CR 02-336

Docket Number: CR 02-336

Court Abbreviation: Ark.