ARK.] 371 William F. EKELMAN v. A.L. LOCKHART, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction 91-343 823 S.W.2d 910 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered February 17, 1992 1. APPEAL & ERROR - HANDWRITTEN BRIEF - REQUIREMENTS. — Handwritten briefs are permitted on two conditions: the movant must have no access to a typewriter and he must make a showing that there is substantial merit to the action. 2. APPEAL & ERROR - MOTIONS FOR HANDWRITTEN BRIEFS - CONTENT. - Motions for handwritten briefs must set forth the nature of the action, errors charged to the trial court, and other information essential to a showing of substantial merit. Motion to File Handwritten Brief; denied. Petitioner, pro se. Winston Bryant, Att'y Gen., by: Brad Newman, Asst. Att'y Gen., for respondent. [1, 2] PER CURIAM. William F. Ekelman asks permission to file a handwritten brief. We have held that a handwritten brief will be allowed on two conditions — one, that the movant has no access to a typewriter and, two, makes a showing that there is substantial merit to the action. Patterson v. State, 289 Ark. 564, 712 S.W.2d 922 (1986). Since the adoption of that rule some years ago we have had scores of motions for handwritten briefs. Almost without exception they have been denied, not due to handwriting, but because they uniformly fail to make any attempt to show there is substantial merit to their cause. In fact, typically, they fail to even tell us what the case is about or what relief is being sought. This motion by William F. Ekelman is no exception. Motions for handwritten briefs must set forth the nature of the action, errors charged to the trial court, and other information essential to a showing of substantial merit.
You are being directed to the most recent version of the statute which may not be the version considered at the time of the judgment.