Supreme Court of Arkansas

Richard v. State

December 1, 20162016 Ark. 429

Summary

The court denied Richard's pro se motion for a belated appeal from the order denying his postconviction petition because he filed his notice of appeal sixty-two days after the order and failed to prove that he had previously tendered notices or affidavits of appeal. The court held that the appellant bears responsibility for perfecting an appeal and that unsupported assertions of mailing do not establish good cause for noncompliance with the filing deadline.