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JACKSON 11. STATE Cite as 361 Ark 287 (2005) 287 James Lee JACKSON v, STATE of Arkansas CR 04-854 206 S W3d 246 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered March 31,2005 CONTEMPT SHOW-CAUSE HEARING SPECIAL MASTER APPOINTED Where counsel appeared before the supreme court on March 24. 2005, to show cause why he should not be held in civil contempt for filling to comply with the terms of the court's previous per curiam orders, and counsel pled not guilty to contempt and denied that he should be held in contempt for noncomphance with the court's orders, the supreme court appointed a special master to conduct a hearing on the matter. Show Cause Heanng; referred to special master. William M. Howard, Jr., for appellant. Mike Beebe, Att'y Gen., by. Misty Wilson Borkowski, Ass't Att'y Gen., for appellee. ER Culumvi. The procedural background of this matter is p set in_fackson v : State, 361 Ark, 144, 205 S.W.3d 137 (2005). Mr. William M. Howard, Jr, appeared before this court on March 24, 2005, to show cause why he should not be held in civil contempt for failing to comply with the terms of our previous per curiam orders. Mr. Howard pled not guilty to contempt and denied that he should be held in contempt for noncompliance with our orders
288 [361 [1] We hereby appoint a special master, the Honorable Jack Lessenberry, to conduct a hearing on this matter. Upon receipt of the master's findings, we will render a decision on the matter.
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