Title: Temple v. State

State: arkansas

Issuer: Arkansas Supreme Court

Document:

Cite as 2010 Ark. 176 SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR 08-665 DANNY LEE TEMPLE Appellant v. STATE OF ARKANSAS Appellee Opinion Delivered April 15, 2010 APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BRADLEY COUNTY, CR 2007-97, HON. SAMUEL B. POPE, JUDGE; MOTION TO BE RELIEVED AS COUNSEL AFFIRMED; MOTION GRANTED. PER CURIAM In 2008, appellant Danny Lee Temple entered a negotiated plea of guilty to one count of aggravated residential burglary and one count of rape. A jury sentenced him to life imprisonment on each of the two charges. Appellant timely filed a notice of appeal, and counsel has now filed a motion to be relieved and a no-merit brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 4-3(j)(1) (2008). Our clerk provided appellant with a copy of appellant’s brief and motion as required by Rule 4- 3(j), and appellant submitted no points for reversal. An appeal may be taken after a guilty plea when it alleges evidentiary errors which arose after the plea and during the sentencing phase. Johnson v. State, 2010 Ark. 63. Counsel contends, and the State agrees, that there were no adverse rulings in this case from which to appeal. Our review of the record confirms that there were no objections to the evidence presented to the jury, and consequentially no adverse rulings. See Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 4-3(i) Cite as 2010 Ark. 176 (2009). We further note that appellant’s sentence on each charge was within the statutory range. As we agree that an appeal is without merit, we affirm the judgment. Counsel’s motion to be relieved is granted. Affirmed; motion granted. -2-