Legal Opinion

Burns v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided October 19, 2017No. CR-17-163Published

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2017 Ark. 280

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR-17-163 Opinion Delivered: October 19, 2017 JUSTIN ISIAH BURNS APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE GARLAND COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT V. [NO. CR2016-22-IV] STATE OF ARKANSAS HONORABLE MARCIA R. APPELLEE HEARNSBERGER, JUDGE DISMISSED. RHONDA K. WOOD, Associate Justice Following a guilty plea, Justin Burns was sentenced to life in prison. He now appeals a pre-plea denial of a motion for continuance. However, Burns’s appeal does not fall within the limited circumstances under which we may hear appeals following pleas of guilty. We accordingly lack jurisdiction…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Ungar v. SarafiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
  3. Bradford v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
  4. Reeves v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
  5. Tyler v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979

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