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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Robert Lee JONES v. STATE of Arkansas
    CR 94-595
    883 S.W.2d 451
    Supreme Court of Arkansas
    Opinion delivered July 18, 1994
    
      Bart E. Ziegenhorn, for appellant.
    No response.
   Per Curiam.

Robert Lee Jones was convicted and sentenced to ten years. His attorney at trial, Davis Loftin, filed a notice of appeal and later a motion to extend the time to lodge a record. The extension was apparently granted. Loftin was a public defender at this time, as was Tom Montgomery. Montgomery stated that, when Loftin left the public defender’s office, Loftin agreed to continue his assigned cases on appeal, but Loftin failed to take further appellate action on Jones’ appeal.

Although Loftin never moved to withdraw as Jones’ counsel, Bart E. Ziegenhorn was appointed counsel for Jones, who was determined indigent. Ziegenhorn now files a motion for rule on the clerk requesting that he be allowed to lodge Jones’ record and pursue his appeal because Loftin had failed to meet his responsibility in this respect.

We grant Jones’ motion, but we further set a hearing date on Monday, September 12, 1994, at 9:00 a.m., and direct Davis Loftin to appear and show cause why he should not be held in contempt for failing to file a record, brief or other appropriate motions in this cause.