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        "text": "Per Curiam.\nBilly Bigham filed an appeal from an order revoking his probation and sentencing him to a term of six years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. His attorney, John L. Kearney, has moved to be relieved as counsel on grounds that the appeal is without merit. Counsel\u2019s motion is accompanied by an \u201cabstract and brief\u2019 that consists entirely of a statement of the case, a statement that the appeal is without merit, a four-page abstract, and a conclusion. The State has filed a brief in which it argues that the evidence was sufficient to support the revocation.\nMotions to be relieved as counsel for criminal defendants are governed by Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 11(h), which was adopted by our supreme court in order to insure the constitutional guarantees of equal protection and due process set out in Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Rule 11(h) provides in pertinent part:\nA request to withdraw on grounds that the appeal is wholly without merit shall be accompanied by a brief referring to anything in the record that might arguably support the appeal, together with a list of all objections made by the appellant and overruled by the court and of all motions and requests made by the appellant and denied by the court, accompanied by a statement as to the reason counsel considers that the points thus raised would not arguably support the appeal.\nCounsel\u2019s \u201cbrief\u2019 in this case fails to meet any of the requirements of Rule 11 (h) set out above. The mere assertion by counsel that the appeal is without merit is insufficient. These deficiencies cannot be cured by the State\u2019s brief. See House v. State, 20 Ark. App. 28, 722 S.W.2d 886 (1987).\nMr. Kearney\u2019s motion to be relieved as counsel is denied, and we direct that he comply with the requirements of Rule 11 (h) and Anders v. California, supra, by filing a proper brief in support of his motion on or before November 25, 1991.",
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    "head_matter": "Billy BIGHAM v. STATE of Arkansas\nCA CR 91-7\n820 S.W.2d 462\nCourt of Appeals of Arkansas\nOpinion delivered October 23, 1991\nJohn Kearney, for appellant.\nWinston Bryant, Att\u2019y Gen., by: Jeff Vining, Asst. Att\u2019y Gen., for appellee."
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