Legal Opinion

Whitfield v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided November 25, 1996No. CR 96-522PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Per CURLAM.

The appellant, Charles Lee Whitfield, was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, (1967), his counsel has filed a motion to be relieved and a brief stating there is no merit to the appeal. Whitfield was notified of his right to file a pro se brief within thirty days. He did not file a brief. The State agrees that there is no merit to Whitfield’s appeal. We find that Whitfield’s counsel did not fully brief all of the rulings that were adverse to her client. Accordingly, we order rebriefing.

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2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Dewberry v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
  2. State v. Fabian Ramirez, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2001

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