Treece v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs.

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Not Designated for Publication ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION III No. CA09-113 Opinion Delivered JUNE ROBERT TREECE APPELLANT 3, 2009 APPEAL FROM THE VAN BUREN COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, [NO. JV 2007-68] V. HONORABLE DAVID CLARK, JUDGE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES APPELLEE AFFIRMED; MOTION TO WITHDRAW GRANTED ROBERT J. GLADWIN, Judge On November 5, 2008, the Van Buren County Circuit Court entered an order terminating the parental rights of appellant Robert Treece to his son, S.T. His attorney has filed a motion to withdraw and a no-merit brief pursuant to Linker-Flores v. Arkansas Department of Human Services, 359 Ark. 131, 194 S.W.3d 739 (2004), asserting that there are no issues of arguable merit to support the appeal. Counsel’s motion is accompanied by an abstract and brief that includes a discussion of the sufficiency of the evidence to support the termination order and states that there were no adverse rulings made at the hearing. See Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 6-9(i)(1), In re Rules of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, Rules 6-9 and 6-10, 374 Ark. App’x ___, ___ S.W.3d ___ (Sept. 25, 2008). The clerk of this court sent copies of counsel’s brief and motion to Treece, informing him that he had the right to file pro se points for reversal. See Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 6-9(i)(3). Treece has not filed any pro se points. After carefully examining the record and the briefs presented to us, we find that counsel has complied with the requirements established by the Arkansas Supreme Court for no-merit termination cases and that the appeal is wholly without merit. Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw and affirm the order terminating Treece’s parental rights. Affirmed; motion to withdraw granted. GRUBER and GLOVER, JJ., agree. -2-

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