Max v. State ( 2013 )


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  •                                  Cite as 
    2013 Ark. App. 570
    ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS
    DIVISION III
    No. CR-13-64
    Opinion Delivered   October 9, 2013
    APPEAL FROM THE CRITTENDEN
    JOSEPH ASHLEY MAX                                 COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT
    APPELLANT          [NO. CR-12-291]
    V.                                                HONORABLE RALPH WILSON, JR.,
    JUDGE
    STATE OF ARKANSAS                                 AFFIRMED; MOTION TO
    APPELLEE        WITHDRAW GRANTED
    ROBIN F. WYNNE, Judge
    Joseph Ashley Max appeals from the trial court’s revocation of his probation. His
    counsel has filed a motion to withdraw and a no-merit brief in accordance with Anders v.
    California, 
    386 U.S. 738
     (1967) and Rule 4-3(k) of the Rules of the Arkansas Supreme Court
    and Court of Appeals in which he asserts that the appeal is wholly without merit.1 We affirm
    and grant the motion to withdraw as counsel.
    In April 2012, appellant pled guilty to charges of residential burglary and criminal
    mischief in the first degree. He was sentenced to 120 months’ probation on the charge of
    residential burglary and sixty months’ probation on the charge of criminal mischief in the first
    1
    This is the second time this appeal has been before us. In an opinion dated June 26,
    2013, we denied counsel’s motion to withdraw and ordered rebriefing due to a deficiency in
    the brief. Max v. State, 
    2013 Ark. App. 426
    . Counsel has corrected the deficiency, and we
    may now consider the appeal.
    Cite as 
    2013 Ark. App. 570
    degree. On August 23, 2012, the State filed a petition to revoke appellant’s probation.
    Following a hearing on the State’s petition, the trial court revoked appellant’s probation,
    finding that he had violated the terms and conditions of his probation. Appellant was
    sentenced to sixty months’ imprisonment. This appeal followed.
    A request to withdraw on the ground that the appeal is wholly without merit shall be
    accompanied by a brief that contains a list of all rulings adverse to appellant and an explanation
    as to why each ruling is not a meritorious ground for reversal. Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 4-3(k)(1)
    (2012). Counsel has listed all adverse rulings in the brief and discussed why they do not
    present a meritorious issue for appeal. Appellant did not file any pro se points for reversal.
    After reviewing the brief and the record, we agree with counsel that an appeal in this case
    would be wholly without merit. Therefore, we affirm the trial court’s sentencing order and
    grant counsel’s motion to withdraw.
    Affirmed; motion to withdraw granted.
    HARRISON and BROWN, JJ., agree.
    C. Brian Williams, for appellant.
    No response.
    2
    

Document Info

Docket Number: CR-13-64

Judges: Robin F. Wynne

Filed Date: 10/9/2013

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 10/30/2014