Philyaw v. State

Steele Hays, Justice.

Charles Philyaw was convicted in 1981 of the aggravated robbery of a Texarkana liquor store. A sentence of life imprisonment and a $12,000 fine were imposed. Philyaw filed a timely notice of appeal but no further action was taken toward an appeal.

On September 8,1986, the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas ordered the State of Arkansas by its Attorney General to either request this court to grant Charles Philyaw a belated appeal or to try him a second time on the charge of aggravated robbery. The state chose to request a belated appeal, which…