Case Name: James KIRBY v. STATE of Arkansas
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 1999-01-14
Citations: 336 Ark. 82
Docket Number: CR 98-1442
Parties: James KIRBY v. STATE of Arkansas
Judges: 
Reporter: Arkansas Reports
Volume: 336
Pages: 82–83

Head Matter:
James KIRBY v. STATE of Arkansas
CR 98-1442
983 S.W.2d 431
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Opinion delivered January 14, 1999
Lea Ellen Fowler, for appellant.
No response.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Appellant James Kirby was convicted of aggravated robbery and theft of property on May 13, 1997. No timely appeal was filed by Kirby or his counsel, James O. Clawson. Kirby retained new counsel, Lea Ellen Fowler, after the time to file an appeal and post-conviction relief had expired. On May 12, 1998, Fowler filed a motion for belated appeal. We remand this matter to the trial court to conduct a hearing to determine if Mr. Kirby had requested his trial counsel, James O. Clawson, to file an appeal, and direct the trial court to make its findings and remand them to this court within thirty days. See Sanders v. State, 329 Ark. 571, 950 S.W.2d 220 (1997).