Rayford v. State

The Clerk of the Court refused to docket this case when the record was presented on April 2, 1996. Appellant’s counsel, John F. Gibson, Jr., filed this motion on behalf of his client asking that the record be accepted, despite its being tendered more than two years after final judgment was entered. We deny the motion at this time.

The grounds set forth in support of the motion are: 1) the trial court erroneously extended the time for preparing the transcript beyond the seven-month period allowed by Ark. R. App. P. 5(b), and 2) the appellant was indigent and could not afford the cost of the…