Mangiapane v. State

Sheldon Paul Mangiapane, the appellant in this case, moves for permission to file a belated appeal pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 36.9. In support of his motion he shows this court that he filed his notice of appeal at 8:37 a.m. on June 22,1992, and judgment was not entered until eight minutes later at 8:45 a.m. on that same date. The Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal on July 7, 1993, for the reason that the notice of appeal was prematurely filed, and, accordingly, the appeal was not properly lodged. Mangiapane v. State, 43 Ark. App. 19, 858 S.W.2d 128 (1993). The Court of Appeals then…