Leaks v. State

A Miller County jury convicted Thomas Leaks of possession of less than two grams of methamphetamine, a Class D felony. He was sentenced as a habitual offender to 15 years' imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Correction. In this no-merit appeal, Leaks's appellate attorney has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California , 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), and Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 4-3(k)(1) (2017), seeking to withdraw as counsel on the basis that there is no merit to an appeal.

On March 5, 2018, Leaks filed pro se points pursuant to Rule 4-3(k)(2) alleging that…