Case Name: Allen SMITH v. STATE of Arkansas
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 1996-10-07
Citations: 326 Ark. 238
Docket Number: CR 96-662
Parties: Allen SMITH v. STATE of Arkansas
Judges: 
Reporter: Arkansas Reports
Volume: 326
Pages: 238–238

Head Matter:
Allen SMITH v. STATE of Arkansas
CR 96-662
928 S.W.2d 799
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Opinion delivered October 7, 1996
Louis A. Etoch, for appellant.

Opinion:
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.