Swindle v. Benton County Circuit Court

I concur in the conclusion that the circuit court should be affirmed; however, I base my decision on different grounds than those set out by the majority. This appeal must be dismissed because a criminal defendant’s attorney has no right of appeal in a criminal case. Any remedy an attorney may have from an act or order entered against him or her in a criminal case must be sought by an original action in this court based on this court’s supervisory control of the circuit court.

The judgment below was one of conviction of Swindle’s client Manuel Dejesus Manica on a charge of theft by receiving.…