Harris v. State

Appellant Cedric Lamar Harris was convicted of capital murder and attempted murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole and thirty years’ imprisonment, respectively. Through his attorney, Althea E. Hadden, Appellant has filed a motion for belated appeal. We deny the motion, as it was not timely filed.

This court previously dismissed Appellant’s case because the notice of appeal was not timely filed pursuant to Rule 2(a)(3) of the Arkansas Rules of Appellate Procedure—Criminal. See Harris v. State, 327 Ark. 14, 935 S.W.2d 568 (1997). This court held:

Harris’s new trial motion…