Jones v. State

Appellant Bobby Joe Jones filed a motion for belated appeal from the order denying his motion for postconviction relief pursuant to A.R.Cr.P. Rule 37. We previously denied the motion because Appellant’s attorney, Marsha Basinger, did not admit fault in fading to timely file the notice appeal. See Jones v. State, 334 Ark. 236, 973 S.W.2d 483 (1998) (per curiam). We indicated, however, that we would grant the motion if Appellant’s attorney filed within thirty days a motion and affidavit accepting full responsibility for not timely filing the notice of appeal. Appellant’s attorney has assumed…