State v. Conley

John I. Purtle, Justice.

Robert Newcomb was appointed to defend the indigent appellee in a criminal proceeding in the Pulaski Circuit Court. At the conclusion of the proceedings, the trial court allowed the attorney a fee of $1,500.

The only question on appeal is whether Ark. Stat. Ann. § 43-2419 (Repl. 1977) limits the amount of compensation by court appointed attorneys to $350.

This same problem was discussed in our opinion in State v. Ruiz and Denton, 269 Ark. 331, 602 S.W. 2d 625 (1980), where we stated:

We hold that the trial court was bound by the provisions of the legislature and that each…