Fields v. State

This appeal involves a sentence of life in prison. I concur with the majority on the merits of this appeal but write to emphasize my concern over the deficient performance of Field’s counsel in preparing appellant’s brief. On two separate occasions, the State filed motions regarding counsel’s deficient abstracting prior to the submission of the case. On December 6, 2001, the State first moved for this court to direct Fields to comply with Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 4-3(h). We granted that motion. On February 26, 2002, Field’s counsel advised this court that he was “standing by” his original…