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  "name": "Jesse Dewayne WICKLIFFE v. STATE of Arkansas",
  "name_abbreviation": "Wickliffe v. State",
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  "docket_number": "TEN 96-108",
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      "Jesse Dewayne WICKLIFFE v. STATE of Arkansas"
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    "opinions": [
      {
        "text": "Per Curiam.\nOn February 12, 1998, we issued an order holding attorney A. Wayne Davis in contempt of court and sentenced him by imposing fines totalling $500.00. Because those fines were not paid, we issued an order on May 21, 1998, for Mr. Davis to appear and show cause why he had failed to pay his fines or to make arrangements for their payment.\nOn June 18, 1998, Mr. Davis appeared before this court with his counsel, John Wesley Hall, and informed the court that he had paid his fines in full immediately before the hearing. He opted, however, to enter a not-guilty plea, so he could explain to an appointed master and the court why his prior nonpayment of the fines was not willful on his part. The court took Mr. Davis\u2019s plea under submission.\nAt the hearing, the court was assured Mr. Hall was continuing as Mr. Davis\u2019s counsel in this matter, and because Mr. Davis\u2019s whereabouts had been unknown, Mr. Hall stated he would accept future service on Mr. Davis\u2019s behalf. Under questioning by the court, Mr. Davis stated he could be personally served at a designated post office box in Little Rock or at his parents\u2019 address. Those addresses have been submitted to the clerk\u2019s office.\nMr. Davis was informed at the June 18 hearing that we would accept his plea but would then decide whether the matter was appropriate for appointment of another master. This matter has become somewhat complex due to Mr. Davis\u2019s prior failures to proceed timely. In this respect, during the pendency of these matters concerning Mr. Davis, Mr. Davis\u2019s client, Jesse Dewayne Wickliffe, has been placed in a position where his counsel, Mr. Davis, has not been able to function because his attorney\u2019s license has been suspended. In fact, because of Mr. Davis\u2019s failure to proceed in this matter, Mr. Wickliffe\u2019s appeal was dismissed. Mr. Wickliffe has been notified by this court\u2019s clerk, by letter dated May 18, 1998, that Mr. Wickliffe must retain new counsel or, if he is indigent, Mr. Wickliffe must file a motion to proceed in forma pauperis before this court can reinstate his appeal. As yet, Mr. Wickliffe has not responded. Also, although Mr. Davis has suggested an inability to have paid his fines before June 18, 1998, he has not, as yet, given any reason why he had never contacted the clerk\u2019s office to relate such an inability or to arrange a method of payment.\nWe have decided not to appoint a master in this cause, so Mr. Wickliffe\u2019s case can proceed without further complications or delays. In doing so, we note Mr. Davis\u2019s fine payment in fuE and rule he has complied with that sentencing portion of the court\u2019s per curiam order dated February 12, 1998. Mr. Davis\u2019s payment does not absolve him of the actual finding of contempt in the order of February 12, but only of his faEure of payment of the fines therein.\nThere have been a number of other earlier orders involving Mr. Davis\u2019s past conduct referred to the Professional Conduct Committee. Consequently, we refer this latest order to the Committee so it may have a complete and full understanding of Mr. Davis\u2019s actions and inactions taken in this matter.",
        "type": "majority",
        "author": "Per Curiam."
      }
    ],
    "attorneys": [
      "A. Wayne Davis, for appellant.",
      "No response."
    ],
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    "head_matter": "Jesse Dewayne WICKLIFFE v. STATE of Arkansas\nTEN 96-108\n970 S.W.2d 298\nSupreme Court of Arkansas\nOpinion delivered June 25, 1998\nA. Wayne Davis, for appellant.\nNo response."
  },
  "file_name": "0720-01",
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