Green v. State

On May 12, 1982, we appointed Gary Burbank to represent John Green on appeal. Green then filed the motion which is now before us to proceed pro se and for permission to file a handwritten brief on appeal.

It has been the practice of this Court to require all appellants, including those acting pro se, to comply with the rules of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. Green asserts in his motion that he cannot comply with Rule 8 which provides that all briefs on direct appeal must be printed or typed. Supreme Court Rule 8, Ark. Stat. Ann. Vol. 3A (Supp. 1981). He states that he does not have…