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Cite as 2014 Ark. App. 302 ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION IV No. CR-13-174 DONALD D. EDWARDS Opinion Delivered May 14, 2014 APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE CRITTENDEN V. COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT [NO. CR-2008-1248] STATE OF ARKANSAS HONORABLE JOHN N. APPELLEE FOGLEMAN, JUDGE AFFIRMED; MOTION TO WITHDRAW GRANTED ROBIN F. WYNNE, Judge Donald D. Edwards appeals from the revocation of his suspended imposition of sentence. Pursuant to Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 4-3(k)(1) (2013) and Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), his attorney has filed a no-merit brief and a motion to withdraw, asserting that there is no issue of arguable merit to present on appeal. 1 Edwards has filed pro se points, and the State has filed a response brief. We affirm the revocation and grant counsels motion to withdraw. In May 2009, Edwards pled guilty to robbery, a Class B felony. He was sentenced to 120 months imprisonment, followed by 120 months suspended imposition of sentence (SIS), and ordered to pay certain costs and fees in monthly installments of $50 beginning sixty 1 This case returns to us following a rebriefing order. Edwards v. State, 2014 Ark. App. 7.
Cite as 2014 Ark. App. 302 days after his release from the Arkansas Department of Correction. In May 2012, the State filed a petition for revocation of suspension, alleging that Edwards had violated the conditions of his SIS as follows: (1) failure to pay fines, costs, and fees as directed; (2) failure to notify sheriff of current address and employment; (3) possession of marijuana, November 14, 2011 arrest; (4) no liability insurance; (5) driving while drivers license suspended; (6) driving a vehicle with a fictitious vehicle license; and (7) tampering with physical evidence. At the revocation hearing on November 27, 2012, appellant testified and admitted to possessing marijuana at the time of his November 2011 arrest. In addition, a certified copy of the district-court conviction for misdemeanor possession of marijuana was introduced. The court found that Edwards had violated the conditions of his SIS by possessing marijuana and sentenced him to sixty months in the Arkansas Department of Correction. Edwards timely appealed. In the brief, counsel identifies three rulings that were adverse to Edwards and adequately explains why none present a meritorious ground for reversal: denying a motion for continuance, overruling an objection to the introduction of appellants district court conviction, and the revocation itself. Appellants pro se points do not raise any arguably meritorious grounds for reversal. After reviewing the record, counsels brief, appellants pro se points, and the States brief, we affirm the revocation and grant counsels motion to withdraw. Affirmed; motion to withdraw granted. WHITEAKER and VAUGHT, JJ., agree. C. Brian Williams, for appellant. Dustin McDaniel, Atty Gen., by: Christian Harris, Asst Atty Gen., for appellee. 2
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