Case Name: Jerry ELLIS v. STATE of Arkansas
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 2005-06-09
Citations: 362 Ark. 583
Docket Number: CR 05-552
Parties: Jerry ELLIS v. STATE of Arkansas
Judges: 
Reporter: Arkansas Reports
Volume: 362
Pages: 583–584

Head Matter:
Jerry ELLIS v. STATE of Arkansas
CR 05-552
210 S.W.3d 71
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Opinion delivered June 9, 2005
Julia B. Jackson, Public Defender, for appellant.
No response.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Julia B. Jackson, a full-time, state-salaried public defender for the Sixth Judicial District, was ap pointed by the trial court to represent appellant, Jerry Ellis, an indigent defendant, on charges of rape, burglary, and terroristic threatening. Following a trial, he was convicted of the charges and sentenced to life plus 55 years, to be served consecutively. A notice of appeal was timely filed, and a request for the transcribed record has been timely lodged in this court.
Ms. Jackson now moves to withdraw as counsel on appeal based upon Rushing v. State, 340 Ark. 84, 8 S.W.3d 489 (2000), which held that full-time, state-salaried public defenders were ineligible for compensation for their work on appeal. Since Rushing, the General Assembly has passed legislation providing that only those full-time, state-salaried public defenders who do not have state-funded secretaries may seek compensation for their work on appeal. See Ark. Code Ann. § 19-4-1604(b)(2)(B) (Supp. 2003).
Ms. Jackson states in her motion that she is provided with a full-time, state-funded secretary. Accordingly, we grant her motion to withdraw.
Greg Knutson will be substituted as counsel for appellant in this matter. The clerk will establish a new briefing schedule.
It is so ordered.