Case Name: James BIBBS v. STATE of Arkansas
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 2002-07-11
Citations: 349 Ark. 733
Docket Number: CR 02-684
Parties: James BIBBS v. STATE of Arkansas
Judges: 
Reporter: Arkansas Reports
Volume: 349
Pages: 733–733

Head Matter:
James BIBBS v. STATE of Arkansas
CR 02-684
80 S.W.3d 755
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Opinion delivered July 11, 2002
McCullough Law Firm, by: R.S. McCullough, for appellant.
No response.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Appellant, James Bibbs was convicted of criminal attempt to commit fraudulent use of a credit card, theft by receiving, and felony possession of a firearm on December 7, 2001. No timely appeal was filed by Mr. Bibbs or his counsel, J. Blake Hendrix. Mr. Bibbs retained new counsel, R.S. McCullough, after the time to file an appeal had expired.
On June 19, 2002, Mr. McCullough filed a motion for belated appeal. We remand this matter to the trial court to conduct a hearing to determine if Mr. Bibbs had requested his trial counsel, J. Blake Hendrix, 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).