Larry Charles Washington v. State of Arkansas

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT
NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION

June 24, 2004

LARRY CHARLES WASHINGTON

Appellant

v.

STATE OF ARKANSAS

Appellee

CR 04-550

PRO SE MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT'S BRIEF [CIRCUIT COURT OF PULASKI COUNTY, CR 2002-2945, HON. JOHN LANGSTON, JUDGE]

MOTION GRANTED

                                                                                                            Per Curiam

In 2002, Larry Charles Washington was found guilty by a jury of aggravated robbery, theft of property, residential burglary, two counts of battery in the first degree, terroristic threatening in the first degree, and the offense of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was also found to be a habitual offender. An aggregate sentence of 480 months' imprisonment was imposed. The court of appeals reversed and dismissed the judgments of conviction for the two counts of battery in the first degree and affirmed the remaining judgments. Washington v. State, CACR 03-350 (Ark. App. January 7, 2004).

Washington subsequently filed in the trial court a timely petition pursuant to Criminal Procedure Rule 37.1 seeking to vacate the judgment. The petition was denied, and the record on appeal from the order has been lodged here. Appellant Washington, who is in the custody of the Arkansas Department of Correction and proceeding pro se, now seeks an extension of time to file the appellant's brief.

The motion for extension of time to file the appellant's brief, which is the first such motion filed by appellant in this appeal, is granted. The time to file the appellant's brief is extended to forty days from the date of this opinion.

Motion granted.