Doyle Dewayne Frye v. State of Arkansas
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ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT
No.
CR 08-635
Opinion Delivered
DOYLE DEWAYNE FRYE
Appellant
August 7, 2008
v.
AMENDED MOTION TO WITHDRAW
AS COUNSEL ON DIRECT APPEAL
[CIRCUIT COURT OF BENTON
COUNTY, CR 2006-1232, HON. DAVID
S. CLINGER, JUDGE]
STATE OF ARKANSAS
Appellee
AMENDED MOTION GRANTED.
PER CURIAM
Doyle Dewayne Frye was found guilty of rape and sentenced as a habitual offender to life
imprisonment. An appeal from the judgment has been lodged in this court. Appellant Frye is
represented on appeal by Tony Pirani, a full-time public defender. Mr. Pirani now asks that he be
permitted to withdraw as counsel on the ground that he is ineligible for compensation for services
as appellate counsel.
Act 1370 of 2001, codified as Ark. Code Ann. § 19-4-1604(b)(2)(B) (Supp. 2001), provides
that persons employed as full-time public defenders who are not provided a state-funded secretary
are eligible to seek compensation for appellate work. Counsel here affirms that he is a full-time
public defender with a full-time, state-funded secretary. Under these circumstances, he is not entitled
to be paid for services in this appeal and his request to be relieved is well founded. Mishion v. State,
369 Ark. 482, 255 S.W.3d 868 (2007) (per curiam).
We grant Mr. Parini’s motion to withdraw and appoint attorney Greg Knutson to represent
appellant. Our clerk is directed to set a new briefing schedule for the appeal.
Motion granted.
IMBER, J., not participating.
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