Valenzuela v. State

The State has filed a motion to dismiss Jose riam. appeal, claiming that certain jurisdictional grounds have not yet been addressed in this case. A brief chronology-reveals that Valenzuela filed his notice of appeal from the conviction in this case one day late, and the trial court dismissed the appeal. Then, within thirty days, Valenzuela filed a notice of appeal from the dismissal order. Both notices were filed on Valenzuela’s behalf by Charles Waldman, an attorney who is not licensed to practice law in the State of Arkansas. The State contends that, for this reason, both notices of appeal…