Case Title: Allen Smith v. State of Arkansas

Citation: 

Docket Number: CR96-662

State: arkansas

Court: Arkansas Supreme Court

Date: 1996-10-07T00:00:00Z

Document:
Allen Smith v. State of Arkansas  Allen SMITH v. STATE of Arkansas CR 96-662 ___ S.W.2d ___ Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered October 7, 1996 Contempt -- belated-appeal motion denied -- show-cause order issued. -- Where appellant's attorney, who had received two extensions to file a brief on appeal, filed a motion for belated appeal upon the expiration of his final extension but thereafter failed to file or tender a brief on behalf of his client, the supreme court denied the motion for belated appeal and ordered the attorney to appear before the court to show cause why he should not be held in contempt for his failure to file appellant's brief. Motion for Belated Appeal denied; Order to Appear and Show Cause issued. Louis A. Etoch, for appellant. No response. Per Curiam. Appellant, Allen Smith, was convicted by a jury of two counts of aggravated assault for which he was sentenced to a total of twelve years in prison. On July 2, 1996, Smith's attorney, Louis Anthony Etoch, was granted an extension until August 29, 1996, to file his brief on appeal. Again, on August 21, 1996, Etoch was granted a second and final extension to file a brief with such being due on September 19, 1996. However, on September 19, 1996, Etoch filed a "Motion for Belated Appeal," asserting that he intended to file the brief "next week" and asking that he be allowed to file the brief "as soon as possible." Etoch has thus far failed to file or tender a brief on behalf of his client. The Motion for Belated Appeal is denied. Louis Anthony Etoch is hereby ordered to appear before this court on the fourteenth day of October, 1996, at 9:00 a.m., to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of this court for his failure to file the appellant's brief.