Vestal v. State
This text of 775 S.W.2d 911 (Vestal v. State) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Supreme Court of Arkansas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
On May 26, 1989, Lamar Vestal was convicted of possession of marijuana and sentenced to one year in jail. His attorney, James W. Haddock, stated that he negligently failed to file a timely notice of appeal, as instructed by the defendant. He now seeks a belated appeal.
The failure of counsel to perfect an appeal in a criminal case where the defendant desires an appeal constitutes and is good cause for the granting of a belated appeal. Gay v. State, 288 Ark. 589, 707 S.W.2d 320 (1986). The motion for belated appeal is granted.
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775 S.W.2d 911, 300 Ark. 91, 1989 Ark. LEXIS 412, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/vestal-v-state-ark-1989.