Sheila Andrien v. Arkansas Department of Human Services

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ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS  NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION  ROBERT J. GLADWIN, JUDGE  DIVISION I  CA07­853  SHEILA ANDRIEN  APPELLANT  JANUARY 23, 2008  APPEAL  FROM  THE  CRITTENDEN  COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT  [NO. JV­05­424]  V. ARKANSAS  DEPARTMENT  OF  HUMAN SERVICES  APPELLEE  HON. RALPH EDWARD WILSON,,  CIRCUIT JUDGE  AFFIRMED  This appeal is brought by Sheila Andrien, whose parental rights as the mother of S.M.,  born on August 3, 2004, were terminated. Counsel for Ms. Andrien has filed a motion to  withdraw and a no­merit brief pursuant to Linker­Flores v. Arkansas Department of Human  Services, 359 Ark. 131, 194 S.W.3d 739 (2004), and Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 4­3(j)(1). The clerk of  this  court  sent  certified  copies  of  Ms.  Andrien’s  attorney’s  brief  and  the  motion  to  be  relieved to Ms. Andrien, informing her that she had the right to file pro se points for reversal.  Although  Ms.  Andrien  received  the  documents,  she  did  not  file  any  pro  se  points.  The  Arkansas Department of Human Services also filed no brief. Counsel’s motion was accompanied by a brief listing only one adverse ruling made  at  the  termination  hearing  (the  decision  to  terminate)  and  explaining  why  there  is  no  meritorious ground for reversal. It included a discussion of the sufficiency of the evidence  to support the termination order based on evidence presented at all prior proceedings that  were incorporated in the record of the termination proceeding. Here, appellant’s counsel has  abstracted the testimony and included in the addendum all exhibits from the termination  hearing, and the record includes all other  items  that the trial court incorporated into the  proceeding. See Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 6­9(c)(1).  After  carefully  examining  the  record,  we  find  that  Ms.  Andrien’s  attorney  has  complied with the requirements established by the Arkansas Supreme Court for no­merit  motions in termination cases and that the appeal is wholly without merit. We therefore grant  her attorney’s motion to withdraw and affirm the order terminating her parental rights.  Affirmed.  PITTMAN, C.J., and BAKER, J., agree. ­2­  CA07­853 

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