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520 Cite as 360 Ark: 520 (2005) [360 Arthur E_ DICKERSON a/k/a Bolden v STATE of Arkansas CR 04-1320 202 &VT:3d 532 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered February 1, 2005 APPEAL & ERROR — MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL — MOTION GRANTED — Where appellant was represented at trial by two public defenders, one of whom was allowed to withdraw as counsel on appeal, and that attorney filed a motion on behalf of the remaining attorney, asking that he also be relieved as counsel on appeal because he had left the public defender's office following his election as a distnct judge, the motion to withdraw w tiN granted and new Lounsel was appointed to represent appellant in this case Motion to Withdraw Granted, Substitute Counsel Appointed: Ben Beland, for appellant: No response ER CURIAM Appellant Arthur E Dickerson a/k/a Bolden p was convicted of first-degree murder in the Sebastian County Circuit Court and sentenced to life impnsonment He was represented at tnal by two public defenders, Ben Beland and John Jophn Recently, we issued a per cunam opinion granting Joplin's motion to withdraw as counsel on appeal, on the ground that he is a
ARK ] 521 full-time public defender with a full-time state-salaned secretary and is thus ineligible to receive compensation for appellate work_ See Dickerson v, State, 360 Ark: 305, 200 S.W.3d 89° (2005). We declined to appoint substitute counsel at that time, however, as we noted that Beland remained attorney of record and had not filed a motion to withdraw. [1] Since our order, Joplin has filed a motion on behalf of Beland, asking that Beland also be relieved as counsel on appeal: The motion reflects that Beland left the public defender's office as of December 31, 2004, following his election as Fort Smith District Judge. We grant the motion and appoint J. Brent Stan-dridge to represent Appellant in this case. Our clerk is directed to set a new briefing schedule for this appeal: It is so ordered.
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