Case Title: Robertson v. State

Citation: 2010 Ark. 159

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State: arkansas

Court: Arkansas Supreme Court

Date: 2010-04-01T00:00:00Z

Document:
Cite as 2010 Ark. 159 SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR 09-1379 DIANA NICHOLE ROBERTSON Appellant v. STATE OF ARKANSAS Appellee Opinion Delivered April 1, 2010 PRO SE MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF [CIRCUIT COURT OF CRITTENDEN COUNTY, CR 2007- 1427, HON. RALPH WILSON, JR., JUDGE] MOTION GRANTED. PER CURIAM In 2008, a jury found appellant Diana Nichole Robertson guilty of capital murder, aggravated robbery, and arson. The trial court sentenced her to an aggregate term of life imprisonment without parole. This court affirmed the judgment. Robertson v. State, 2009 Ark. 430, ___ S.W.3d ___. Appellant filed in the trial court a timely petition for postconviction relief under Arkansas Rule of Criminal Procedure 37.1 (2009) and a number of other pleadings, all of which were denied. Appellant lodged an appeal of the order in this court and now has filed a motion in which she seeks an extension of time in which to file her brief. Appellant’s brief was due to be filed on February 1, 2010. Appellant filed her motion for an extension of time on that date and requests an additional seven days to file her brief. Appellant’s request is the first such request for an extension of time in this appeal. The motion is granted. Appellant’s brief is now due seven days from the date of this opinion. Motion granted.