Roy v. State

Appellant Dallas Roy, through his attorney John May, filed a motion for rule on clerk to file his record and have his appeal docketed. The clerk refused to docket the appeal based on a failure to comply with Arkansas Rules of Appellate Procedure — Civil 5(b)(1), regarding an extension of time to file the record.

Attorney John May represented appellant below. The court entered an amended judgment and commitment order on November 3, 2005. The next day, Mr. May filed a motion to be relieved as attorney of record, but no order granting the motion or substituting counsel appears in the record. On…