[DOWNLOAD] "Winston v. State" by Arkansas Supreme Court ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Winston v. State
- Author : Arkansas Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 24, 2009
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 49 KB
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In 2007, a jury found appellant Tywan Winston guilty of capital murder and sentenced him to life imprisonment without parole. This court affirmed the judgment. Winston v. State, 372 Ark. 19, 269 S.W.3d 809 (2007). Appellant timely filed in the trial court a pro se notice of appeal of an order denying post-conviction relief. The appeal was lodged in this court, with our docket reflecting that appellant is represented by counsel, Mr. Mark Alan Jesse. Mr. Jesse filed appellant's brief. Appellant later tendered a pro se brief that was returned to him,1 and he has now filed this motion in which he requests permission to file a pro se brief. This court will not permit an appellant to compete with his attorney to be heard in an appeal. Brewer v. State, 371 Ark. 532, 268 S.W.3d 332 (2007) (per curiam). If appellant is represented by counsel, he may not submit his own brief in competition with his attorney's. Appellant contends that he terminated his representation by Mr. Jesse, and that the brief that Mr. Jesse filed was submitted without his consent. The record, however, indicates that Mr. Jesse was attorney-of-record below and does not reflect that Mr. Jesse was relieved as counsel.