Taylor v. State

The appellant, Thomas Kevin Taylor, seeks to appeal a judgment of conviction entered January 14, 1988. He filed a motion for a new trial January 22, 1988, which was denied April 8,1988. His notice of appeal was filed April 25, 1988. At the time, Ark. R. App. P. 4(c) provided for extension of the time for filing a notice of appeal by filing a new trial motion, but it was required that the motion for new trial be ruled on or taken under advisement within thirty days or it would be deemed denied. The time for filing a notice of appeal began to run at the end of thirty days from the time the new…