Court Opinion

ID: 7823897
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-09-07 18:02:35.391043+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:30:48.607227
License: Public Domain

John I. Purtle, Justice, concurring. I concur in the result reached in this case because it is obvious that the responsibility for failure to perfect the appeal lies entirely with the appellant. However, I concur in order to prevent a misunderstanding of the opinion of the court. An attorney of record desiring to withdraw from a case, or failing to perfect an appeal, must follow the provisions of A.R.Cr.P. Rule 36.26 and Ark. Sup. Ct. Rule 11 (h) as explained in Finnie v. State, 265 Ark. 941, 582 S.W.2d 19 (1979). An attorney of record who fails to perfect an appeal must obtain permission to withdraw from the case or he will face a substantial risk of subsequently being held ineffective.