Shuffield v. State

Steele Hays, Justice.

After being convicted of aggravated robbery and kidnapping on June 19,1984 Roger Steven Shuffield replaced his appointed counsel, Mr. Paul K. Lancaster, with retained counsel, Mr. Ron Heller. Notice of appeal was filed and on February 4,1985 Heller tendered the record to the clerk of this court for filing. Since more than seven months had expired the clerk properly refused to file the record. See Arkansas Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 5.

Nothing material occurred thereafter until September 12, 1985 when Heller filed a Rule 37 petition in the trial court alleging…