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Cite as 2011 Ark. App. 461 ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION IV No. CACR11-24 Opinion Delivered June 29, 2011 APPEAL FROM THE BENTON FRANK PARMLEY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT APPELLANT [No. CR 2003-884-1] V. HONORABLE ROBIN FROMAN GREEN, JUDGE STATE OF ARKANSAS APPELLEE REBRIEFING ORDERED; MOTION TO WITHDRAW DENIED LARRY D. VAUGHT, Chief Judge Appellant Frank Parmley was convicted of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of drug paraphernalia, and delivery of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) on May 11, 2004. He was sentenced to twelve years imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Correction, an additional twelve years suspended, and it credited 358 days for time served on the delivery charge. He was sentenced to ten years for each possession conviction and fined $2100. On January 22, 2010, a petition for revocation of suspended sentence was filed alleging that Parmley committed the offenses of manufacturing a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia. His 2004 suspended sentence was revoked on October 11, 2010. According to the judgment and commitment order filed on October 25, 2010, Parmley was sentenced
Cite as 2011 Ark. App. 461 to 336 months incarceration for possession of a controlled substance (a Class C felony); 336 months incarceration for possession of drug paraphernalia (a Class C felony); and 336 months incarceration for possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance (a Class Y felony). He also received a special condition to his sentence requiring that he shall complete long term drug treatment while in custody.” Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and Rule 4-3(k) of the Arkansas Rules of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, appellants counsel has filed a motion to withdraw on the grounds that the appeal is without merit. 1 Appellants counsels motion was accompanied by a brief purportedly referring to everything in the record that might arguably support an appeal, including a list of all rulings adverse to appellant made by the trial court on all objections, motions, and requests made by either party with an explanation as to why each adverse ruling is not a meritorious ground for reversal. An Anders brief may be submitted in lieu of an appeal on the merits only if such an appeal would be wholly frivolous.” Eads v. State, 74 Ark. App. 363, 47 S.W.3d 918 (2001). We remand this case because upon review, we have discovered that during the sentencing phase there were nonfrivolous adverse rulings that were not abstracted. We are particularly concerned with the seemingly illegal sentences associated with appellants Class C felony convictions and the questionable reach of the trial court to place conditions on appellant once he is incarcerated. Richie v. State, 2009 Ark. 602, 357 S.W.3d 909. 1 Appellant has not filed pro se points in this matter, although he was notified that in accordance with Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 4-3(k)(2), he was permitted to do so. 2
Cite as 2011 Ark. App. 461 When an appeal is submitted to this court under the Anders format and we believe that issues exist that are not wholly frivolous, we are required to deny appellants counsels motion to withdraw and order rebriefing in adversary form. Tucker v. State, 47 Ark. App. 96, 885 S.W.2d 904 (1994). Because appellants counsel fails to demonstrate that an appeal would be wholly frivolous, we remand for adversarial rebriefing. Rebriefing ordered; motion to withdraw as counsel denied. HART and GLOVER, JJ., agree. 3
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