Bealer v. State

I concur in the result reached by the opinion written by Judge Cooper but that opinion does not come to grips with an issue that I think should be discussed and decided.

Rule 4-3(j) of the Rules of the Arkansas Supreme Court and Court of Appeals sets out certain requirements to be followed in cases where the attorney wants to withdraw because the appeal is without merit. The. rule concludes that after considering the attorney’s motion to withdraw the appellate court may affirm or reverse the judgment of the trial court “without any supporting opinion.”

However, our appellate court decisions…