Betts v. State

Albert Betts was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment. He filed a timely notice of appeal and lodged the transcript. He filed a brief containing an abstract which was not in compliance with our rules. We granted the State’s motion to compel compliance with the rules and set April 9, 1994, a Saturday, as the due date for an amended abstract. Our letter informing counsel of the due date was mailed February 28, 1994.

The brief containing the revised abstract was not received until April 13, 1994. Mr. Betts’s counsel, Rita F. Bailey, has filed this motion…