Case Name: Kingrale COLLINS v. STATE of Arkansas
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 1999-01-14
Citations: 336 Ark. 81
Docket Number: CR 98-563
Parties: Kingrale COLLINS v. STATE of Arkansas
Judges: 
Reporter: Arkansas Reports
Volume: 336
Pages: 81–82

Head Matter:
Kingrale COLLINS v. STATE of Arkansas
CR 98-563
983 S.W.2d 431
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Opinion delivered January 14, 1999
Chris Tarver, for appellant.
No response.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Attorney Chris Tarver represents appellant Kingrale Collins, who was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to the death penalty. A notice of appeal was filed on Mr. Collins's behalf, and the appellate record was subsequently filed in this court. Thereafter, on June 22, June 30, August 24, and November 12, 1998, Mr. Tarver received extensions of the deadline for filing of Mr. Collins's brief. In granting these extensions, we cautioned Mr. Tarver that the August 24 and November 12, 1998, extensions were final extensions. The final deadline for Mr. Tarver to file Mr. Collins's brief was December 10, 1998. The deadline was not met; instead, on December 10, 1998, Mr. Tarver filed a fifth motion for an extension of time in which to file Mr. Collins's brief.
Based on the circumstances described above, we order Chris Tarver to appear before this court on Thursday, January 21, 1999, at 9:00 a.m., to show cause why he should not be held in contempt for fading to file his client's brief on or before December 10, 1998, as previously ordered.