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  "name": "IN THE MATTER OF CONTEMPT OF COUNSEL, A. Wayne DAVIS",
  "name_abbreviation": "In re Contempt of Counsel",
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      "IN THE MATTER OF CONTEMPT OF COUNSEL, A. Wayne DAVIS"
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    "opinions": [
      {
        "text": "Per Curiam.\nIvan Floyd Pipkin was convicted in the Stone County Circuit Court and appealed the judgment of conviction on May 17, 1994. On June 24, 1994, Pipkin\u2019s attorney, A. Wayne Davis requested a seven-day clerk\u2019s extension making his brief due on July 5, 1994.\nOn June 27, 1994, Mr. Davis, by letter, confirmed the clerk\u2019s extension and acknowledged that the appellant\u2019s brief would be due on Tuesday, July 5, 1994. On October 27, 1994, our clerk, Mr. Steen, mailed a letter to Mr. Davis advising him that the records indicated that a brief had not been filed or tendered in the appellant\u2019s behalf, nor had a further motion for an extension of time been granted. In addition, the clerk called for a response to his letter, to which Mr. Davis has not replied. Mr. Davis has yet to file a brief on behalf of Mr. Pipkin.\nCounsel, A. Wayne Davis, appeared before the court on Monday, December 5, 1994, and entered his plea of not guilty to the charge of contempt.\nIt is necessary for a hearing to be held to determine whether or not counsel has a meritorious defense to the charge of failing to file his brief in a timely manner. We appoint the Honorable George Cracraft as a Master to conduct the hearing. Counsel will have the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, that he has meritorious reasons for not filing Mr. Pipkin\u2019s brief when due as prescribed by the Rules of Supreme Court, Rule 11.\nThe Master shall conduct a hearing and make findings of fact. Upon receiving the findings of fact from the Master, we will make a decision as to whether or not counsel, A. Wayne Davis should be held in contempt.",
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        "author": "Per Curiam."
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    "head_matter": "IN THE MATTER OF CONTEMPT OF COUNSEL, A. Wayne DAVIS\n887 S.W.2d 311\nSupreme Court of Arkansas\nOpinion delivered December 6, 1994"
  },
  "file_name": "0889-01",
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