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Cite as 2011 Ark. App. 420 ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION IV No. CACR10-1209 Opinion Delivered JUNE 1, 2011 VERNELL RENOLD CONLEY APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE WASHINGTON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT V. [NO. CR-09-2046] HONORABLE WILLIAM A. STOREY, STATE OF ARKANSAS JUDGE APPELLEE REBRIEFING ORDERED CLIFF HOOFMAN, Judge Appellant Vernell Conley appeals his convictions for delivery of a controlled substance (crack cocaine), possession of a controlled substance (marijuana), and possession of drug paraphernalia. Conley argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions and that the trial court erred in permitting prosecutorial misconduct and in failing to provide a curative instruction. We are unable to consider appellants appeal at this time, however, because his brief is not in compliance with Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 4-2(a)(8) (2010). Estrada v. State, 2010 Ark. 333 (per curiam). Our rule states that in any case where there was a jury trial, the jurys verdict forms must be included in the addendum. Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 4-2(a)(8)(A)(i). Our rules also require that if an exhibit or other item in the record cannot be reproduced in the addendum,
Cite as 2011 Ark. App. 420 then the party making the addendum must file a motion seeking a waiver of the addendum obligation.” Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 4-2(a)(8)(A)(ii). In this case, appellant failed to include the jury-verdict forms in his addendum as required by our rules, nor has appellant filed a motion for waiver of this addendum obligation. Accordingly, we order appellant to file a substituted brief, curing the deficiencies in the addendum, within fifteen days from the date of entry of this order. After service of the substituted brief, the appellee shall have the opportunity to file a responsive brief in the time prescribed by the supreme court clerk, or appellee may choose to rely on the brief previously filed in this appeal. While we have noted the above-mentioned deficiency, we encourage appellants counsel to review Rules 4-2 and 4-3 and the entire record to ensure that no additional deficiencies are present, as any subsequent rebriefing order in this criminal matter may result in referral to our Committee on Professional Conduct. See, e.g., Lee v. State, 375 Ark. 421, 291 S.W.3d 188 (2009) (per curiam). Rebriefing ordered. GRUBER and GLOVER, JJ., agree. 2
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