Samuel L. Henderson v. State of Arkansas

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ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT No. CR 08-162 Opinion Delivered May 29, 2008 APPELLEE’S MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL [CIRCUIT COURT OF GARLAND COUNTY, CR 99-570 I, HON. JOHN H. WRIGHT, JUDGE] SAMUEL L. HENDERSON Appellant v. STATE OF ARKANSAS Appellee MOTION GRANTED; APPEAL DISMISSED. PER CURIAM In 2001, appellant Samuel L. Henderson was found guilty by a jury of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. We affirmed. Henderson v. State, 349 Ark. 701, 80 S.W.3d 374 (2002). He subsequently filed in the trial court a pro se petition pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1. The petition was denied, and appellant lodged a pro se appeal from the order in this court. Appellant was advised that his brief-in-chief was due here March 17, 2008. He has not filed a brief nor has he sought leave to file a belated brief. The appellee now asks that the appeal be dismissed for appellant’s failure to pursue the appeal. The motion is granted pursuant to Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 4-5. Motion granted; appeal dismissed.

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