Mills v. State

P ER CURIAM.

Ben Beland, a state-salaried, full-time public defender for the Twelfth Judicial District, was appointed by the trial court to represent Appellant Buckie Mills, an indigent defendant, in his rape and kidnaping case. Following a trial, Mills was sentenced to life in prison without parole. A timely notice of appeal and request for the transcribed record have been filed.

Mr. Beland now asks to be relieved as counsel for Mr. Mills in this criminal appeal as a result of this court’s decision in Rushing v. State, 340 Ark. 84, 8 S.W.3d 489 (2000). In Rushing, this court determined that…