Jones v. State

Danny P. Rodgers, Managing Public Defender for the Eighth Judicial District, North, and court-appointed counsel for Appellant Jerry L. Jones has filed a motion to be relieved as counsel on appeal and for appointment of substitute counsel. The motion reflects that Mr. Rodgers was originally appointed to represent Appellant by the Hempstead County Circuit Court on a charge of violating the Arkansas Hot Check Law. Appellant pled guilty to the charge in August 2000 and was sentenced to three years’ probation. In March 2002, the State filed a petition to revoke Appellant’s probation. Mr. Rodgers…