Case Title: Leon Jermaine Smith v. State of Arkansas

Citation: 

Docket Number: CR07-707

State: arkansas

Court: Arkansas Supreme Court

Date: 2007-11-29T00:00:00Z

Document:
ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT No. CR 07­707 LEON JERMAINE SMITH Appellant v. STATE OF ARKANSAS Appellee Opinion Delivered November 29, 2007 APPELLEE’S MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL [CIRCUIT COURT OF PULASKI COUNTY, CR 2004­2029, HON. BARRY A. SIMS, JUDGE] MOTION GRANTED. PER CURIAM In 2004, appellant Leon Jermaine Smith entered a plea ofguiltyto five counts ofrape and was sentenced to an aggregate termof600 months’ imprisonment. He subsequently filed in the trial court a pro se petition to withdraw his plea of guilty and vacate the judgment. The petition was denied, and appellant lodged an appeal from the order in this court on June 28, 2007. Appellant was advised that his brief­in­chief was due here August 7, 2007. He has not filed a brief nor has he sought leave to file a belated brief. The appellee now asks that the appeal be dismissed for appellant’s failure to pursue the appeal. The motion is granted pursuant to Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 4­5. Motion granted.