Opinion ID: 1634748
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Denial of Counsel's Right to be Heard

Text: Finally, Appellant argues that application of Rule 5-2(d) violates his right to be heard through his counsel under Article 2, § 10, of the Arkansas Constitution. Appellant states that section 10's provision that counsel shall be heard means, in the context of an appeal, that counsel be allowed to argue prior decisions available to the public through online research sites. Appellant avers that this court's due-process doctrine regarding effective representation must be based on an expanded protection under section 10, rather than the protections provided under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments. Again, however, Appellant fails to cite to any authority or convincing argument in support of this point. We therefore decline to address the merits of this point. See Hollis, 346 Ark. 175, 55 S.W.3d 756. For the foregoing reasons, Appellant's motion is denied.