Opinion
CA CR 11-48
Opinion Delivered June 29, 2011
Appeal from the Pulaski County Circuit Court, Seventh Division, [No. CR 2007-4553], Honorable Barry Sims, Judge, Affirmed; Motion Granted.
Appellant Marcus Ross appeals from the revocation of his probation, which resulted in a ten-year sentence for possession of a controlled substance. Appellant's attorney has filed a motion to be relieved as appellate counsel and a no-merit brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 4-3(k) (2011). The brief includes a list of matters in the record that might arguably support an appeal and a discussion of why counsel considers each matter to be without merit. Appellant, acting pro se, has filed several points for reversal.
The trial court's denial of appellant's motion to dismiss and the resulting sentence were the only rulings adverse to appellant in the proceeding below. After careful review of the record, the brief, and appellant's pro se points, we hold that counsel has complied with the requirements established by the Arkansas Supreme Court for no-merit cases, that appellant raises no meritorious arguments for reversal, and that the appeal is wholly without merit. Accordingly, we affirm the revocation and grant counsel's motion to be relieved as appellate counsel.
Affirmed; motion granted.
MARTIN and HOOFMAN, JJ., agree.