Buie v. State

Appellant Edward Henry Buie, by and through his attorney John C. Goodson, has filed this motion for rule on the clerk. We deny the motion.

Appellant was convicted in the District Court of Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, of driving while intoxicated^ — first offense, improper lane change, and refusing a chemical test. He timely appealed each of these convictions to the Garland County Circuit Court. A jury trial was scheduled for June 26, 2002, with a readiness hearing scheduled for June 18, 2002. Appellant failed to appear at the readiness hearing, and the trial court subsequently…