Legal Opinion · Dissent

DeViney v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided July 10, 1989No. CR 89-25Published

1DissentJohn I. Purtle, Justice

Although the trial court may have been following our precedent in Henderson Methodist Church v. Sewer Improvement District No. 142, 294 Ark. 488, 741 S.W.2d 272 (1987), I am still of the opinion that the appellant should have been granted an extension. The court reporter informed the appellant in the beginning that she could not complete the record within 90 days. Not a single soul would have been harmed by the granting of an extension, while the lack of appellate review may have meant that justice, in this instance, did not prevail. The majority opinion exemplifies the tendency of this court…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Henderson Methodist Church v. Sewer Improvement District No. 142Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
  2. McCoy v. MunsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988

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