Case Title: Gregory M. Small v. State of Arkansas

Citation: 

Docket Number: CR07-1364

State: arkansas

Court: Arkansas Supreme Court

Date: 2007-05-17T00:00:00Z

Document:
ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT No. CR 06-1364 GREGORY M. SMALL Appellant v. STATE OF ARKANSAS Appellee Opinion Delivered May 17, 2007 PRO SE MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE REPLY BRIEF [CIRCUIT COURT OF POLK COUNTY, CR 2003-43, HON. JERRY WAYNE LOONEY, JUDGE] MOTION GRANTED. PER CURIAM A jury found appellant Gregory M. Small guilty of rape, attempted rape, and sexual assault in the second degree, and imposed an aggregate sentence of 492 months’ imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Correction. The Arkansas Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment. Small v. State, CACR 04-1390 (Ark. App. June 22, 2005). Appellant timely filed in the trial court a pro se petition for postconviction relief under Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1, which was denied. This court granted appellant’s request for belated appeal of that decision. Small v. State, CR 06-1364 (Ark. Jan. 11, 2007) (per curiam). The record was lodged, and appellant, proceeding pro se, and the State have each filed briefs. Appellant’s reply brief was to have been submitted by April 17, 2007. Prior to the due date, appellant filed the pro se motion for extension of time to file the reply brief that is now before us. Since filing the motion, appellant has tendered the reply brief. Appellant indicated in his motion that the delay resulted from conditions of his incarceration, -2- and tendered the brief within two days of the date due. The motion is granted. Our clerk is directed to file the tendered brief as of the date of this opinion. Motion granted.