Slack v. State

Appellant James Slack has filed a motion for belated appeal. We previously denied the motion due to Appellant’s failure to file an affidavit in support of his motion, pursuant to Ark. R. App. P.—Crim. 2(e). See Slack v. State, 338 Ark. 512, 999 S.W.2d 667 (1999) (per curiam). We directed Appellant to submit the required affidavit, demonstrating good reason for failing to timely file the notice of appeal, within thirty days of the date of our per curiam opinion.

Appellant’s attorney, Kenneth G. Fuchs, filed an affidavit on September 16, 1999, asserting that the notice of appeal was not filed by…