Case Name: Ronald O'NEAL v. STATE of Arkansas
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 2003-09-25
Citations: 354 Ark. 280
Docket Number: CR 03-980
Parties: Ronald O’NEAL v. STATE of Arkansas
Judges: Thornton, J., not participating.
Reporter: Arkansas Reports
Volume: 354
Pages: 280–281

Head Matter:
Ronald O’NEAL v. STATE of Arkansas
CR 03-980
118 S.W.3d 580
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Opinion delivered September 25, 2003
Thomas B. Devine III, for appellant.
No response.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Attorney Thomas B. Devine III, a full-time public defender for the Sixth Judicial District, has filed a motion asking to be relieved from representing Appellant Ronald O'Neal on appeal. Appellant was convicted in the Pulaski County Circuit Court of capital murder and was sentenced to fife without parole.
Mr. Devine asserts that because he is a full-time public defender with a full-time state-funded secretary, he is ineligible for compensation for work performed regarding this appeal, pursuant to this court's holding in Rushing v. State, 340 Ark. 84, 8 S.W.3d 489 (2000). He therefore requests this court to relieve him of his duties on appeal. We grant Mr. Devine's motion to be relieved for good cause shown. See Munn v. State, 351 Ark. 324, 92 S.W.3d 63 (2002) (per curiam); Newman v. State, 350 Ark. 265, 85 S.W.3d 883 (2002) (per curiam). Mark Murphy Henry, of Fayetteville, will be substituted as Appellant's attorney in this matter.
It is so ordered.
Thornton, J., not participating.