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  "id": 1453679,
  "name": "IN THE MATTER OF CONTEMPT OF COUNSEL, Frank Shaw and F.N. \"Buddy\" Troxell",
  "name_abbreviation": "In re Contempt of Counsel",
  "decision_date": "1995-01-03",
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  "first_page": "182",
  "last_page": "183",
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    "name": "Arkansas Supreme Court"
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    "parties": [
      "IN THE MATTER OF CONTEMPT OF COUNSEL, Frank Shaw and F.N. \u201cBuddy\u201d Troxell"
    ],
    "opinions": [
      {
        "text": "Per Curiam.\nOn June 20, 1993, a judgment of conviction was entered against appellant Christopher Ray Stone for first-degree murder and a sentence of life imprisonment was imposed. A timely notice of appeal was filed by appellant\u2019s trial attorneys, Frank Shaw and F.N. \u201cBuddy\u201d Troxell. The transcript was lodged with this court on February 21, 1994, and at that time appellant\u2019s trial attorneys filed motions to be relieved as attorneys on appeal. Their motions to be relieved and to have substitute counsel appointed were denied. Counsel sought reconsideration of their motions to be relieved but reconsideration was denied.\nAppellant\u2019s attorneys next sought and obtained an extension of time in which to file the appellant\u2019s brief to July 1, 1994. When appellant\u2019s attorneys did not timely file, the State filed a motion to dismiss the appeal. A response to the motion to dismiss was filed on September 27, 1994, by F.N. \u201cBuddy\u201d Troxell on appellant\u2019s behalf. Counsel also filed another motion for extension of time to file a belated brief. By order entered October 10, 1994, this court denied the motion to dismiss the appeal and granted the second motion for extension of time to file a belated brief, extending the time to December 19, 1994. The order indicated that this was a final extension. As of this date, briefs have not been filed on behalf of the appellant.\nCounsel F.N. \u201cBuddy\u201d Troxell and Frank Shaw appeared before the court on Monday, January 2, 1995, and entered their respective pleas of not guilty to the charge of contempt.\nIt is necessary for a hearing to be held to determine whether respective counsel have a meritorious defense to the charge of failing to file their brief in a timely manner. We appoint the Honorable Darrell Hickman as a Master to conduct the hearing. Counsel will have the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, that they have meritorious reasons for not filing the brief when due as prescribed by the Rules of Supreme Court, Rule 4-3.\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, Frank Shaw and F.N. \u201cBuddy\u201d Troxell, should be held in contempt.",
        "type": "majority",
        "author": "Per Curiam."
      }
    ],
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    "head_matter": "IN THE MATTER OF CONTEMPT OF COUNSEL, Frank Shaw and F.N. \u201cBuddy\u201d Troxell\n890 S.W.2d 258\nSupreme Court of Arkansas\nOpinion delivered January 3, 1995"
  },
  "file_name": "0182-01",
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