Hamilton v. Jones

Attorney S. Butler Bernard, Jr., represents appellant Richard Hamilton. A notice of appeal was filed on Mr. Hamilton’s behalf, and the appellate record was subsequently filed in this court. On September 5, 2002, we granted appellant’s petition for writ of certiorari to complete the record to be returned by October 5, 2002. On September 24, 2002, we granted this extension and noted that it was a final extension. The final deadline for Mr. Bernard to return the writ was December 8, 2002. The deadline was not met; instead, on December 6, 2002, Mr. Bernard filed a motion for an extension of time…