Roy Treat v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court held that Treat's timely affidavit satisfied Rule 36(d) and independently vested the circuit court with jurisdiction over his appeal from district court. The rule's plain language does not condition the affidavit procedure on prior payment of the record-preparation fee required by subsection (c). The court therefore reversed the dismissal, remanded for further proceedings, and vacated the court of appeals' opinion.